---
title: "Trickster"
year: 2016
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/trickster-2016"
media_type: "tv"
tmdb_id: 68101
imdb_id: "tt8851064"
status: "Ended"
seasons_count: 1
episodes_count: 24
runtime_minutes: 24
community_rating: 6.4
vote_count: 12
content_rating: "TV-PG"
---

# Trickster (2016) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/trickster-2016

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Trickster is a television series first released in 2016. Catalogued under Action & Adventure, Animation, Mystery. Produced and broadcast by Tokyo MX. Current status: Ended. Spans 1 seasons and 24 tracked episodes.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A mysterious detective and his young proteges investigate cases while confronting a legendary criminal mastermind."

### Why Watch
- unique character abilities
- intriguing central mystery

### Caveats & Content Note
- complex character motivations
- dark thematic elements
- Tone & Suitability: The series contains themes involving death and supernatural phenomena.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: mystery, supernatural, dramatic, suspenseful

## Streaming Availability Matrix

| Region | Stream (Subscription) | Free / Ads | Rent / Buy |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **United States (US)** | None | None | Apple TV Store |
| **Canada (CA)** | None | None | Apple TV Store |

## Season Architecture & Lore Primers

### Season 1 (24 Episodes)
## Filler vs. Essential Episode Classifier

- **Total Tracked Episodes**: 24
- **Crucial Mytharc Episodes**: 3 (13%)
- **Character Core Episodes**: 21 (88%)
- **Side Quest / Filler Episodes**: 0 (0%)

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Ryota Osaka** as *Kensuke Hanasaki (voice)*
- **GACKT** as *Kaijin Nijuu Mensou (voice)*
- **Daiki Yamashita** as *Yoshio Kobayashi (voice)*
- **Ibuki Kido**
- **Azusa Tadokoro**

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: What is the setting of Trickster?
The series takes place in the 2030s.

### Q: Who leads the detective group?
The Boy Detectives Club is led by the mysterious detective Kogoro Akechi.

### Q: What is unique about Yoshio Kobayashi?
Kobayashi's body cannot die due to the effects of the Unidentifiable Mist.

### Q: Who is the primary antagonist?
The era's greatest villain is known as the Fiend With Twenty Faces.

### Q: How do the characters solve cases?
The members of the club utilize their unique skills to solve cases of varying sizes.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Trickster — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/68101)
- [Trickster - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickster)

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*Generated by Archytele Open Intelligence Systems. Data verified against TMDB and JustWatch APIs.*