Cuticle Detective Inaba

In a city where half-human chimeras live alongside ordinary people, crime often leaves behind clues that aren’t exactly human—details the police struggle to interpret. Detective Hiroshi Inaba, a lone operator who’s literally part wolf, fills that gap with an unusual talent: by inspecting, and even tasting, a strand of hair, he can pull out vital information about its owner.

That gift comes with quirks, including Inaba’s not-so-subtle fixation on hair, but his two assistants keep the agency running—one of them a cross-dresser who takes the chaos in stride. Standing in Inaba’s way is his nemesis Don Valentino, a half-goat crime boss with an “omnivorous” appetite aimed less at food and more at cold, hard cash, setting the stage for a string of offbeat cases that blend detective work with urban-fantasy gag humor.