SPEC: Birth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

SPEC: Birth revolves around a pair of police detectives as part of a special division solving difficult cases. Touma Saya is a woman with an IQ of 201 and an inability to "read the atmosphere" in social situations. Due to a previous case, her left arm is in a sling. Her partner Sebumi Takeru used to be the star performer of the Metropolitan Police. After some incident however, he was transferred to Mishou. Those two track down offenders with special abilities who managed to get away with their crimes.

Series details

• Title: SPEC: Birth
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2010-10-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-12-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 43531
• IMDb ID: tt1712150
• TVDB ID: 197751

Cast and credited roles

• Erika Toda — Saya Toma
• Ryo Kase — Takeru Sebumi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-10-08; final listed air date 2010-12-17; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from SPEC: Birth on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.