Anime Crimes Division

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About

Anime Crimes Division is a web series created by Rocket Jump in conjunction with Crunchyroll. The series is a parody of police procedurals and stars SungWon Cho, aka ProZD, as a gritty detective solving crimes in New Otaku City related to anime. The series also stars Riley Rose Critchlow as his rookie partner.^[1] It is directed by Freddie Wong. After a successful three-episode first season, the series was renewed for a second season that debuted September 7th, 2018.

History

The first episode of Anime Crimes Division aired November 16th, 2017, and gained over 3.5 million views (shown below). The episode concerns a gang war between a gang representing anime fans who prefer subs and a gang representing those who prefer dubs.

Two more episodes were released in season one, gaining over 962,000 and 949,000 views, respectively (shown below).

Season 2

On July 5th, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.^[2] On September 5th, 2018, released the trailer for the second season of the series, which follows the protagonists working to track down a serial killer (shown below). The trailer gained over 64,000 views in less than two days (shown below).

The second season premiered on September 7th, 2018.

Reception

The first season of the show was positively reviewed by critics and fans. Kotaku^[3] said of the first season, "(It's) non-stop anime puns and satire of the highest order. The writing and acting are exquisite, with actors playing straight-faced, hard-boiled detectives in a world where running like Naruto is totally normal." It was also well-reviewed by blacknerdproblems.^[4] It has a rating of 7.7/10 on IMDb.^[5]

Anime Crimes Division has pages on TV Tropes^[1] and ProZD has released several vlogs about his experience working on the show (examples shown below).