Aibō

This article is about the Japanese television series. For the robotic pet, see AIBO.
Aibō
Genre DF
Created by TV Asahi
Toei
Starring Yutaka Mizutani
Opening theme Rendez-Vu by Basement Jaxx (Pilots)
Ending theme Promised You by Zard (Pilots)
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of seasons 13
No. of episodes 230 (as of Oct 22, 2014)
Production company(s) Toei
Broadcast
Original channel TV Asahi
Original run June 3, 2000 – Present
External links
tv-asahi.co.jp/aibou/

Aibō (相棒 Partners) is a Japanese television detective series that first aired on TV Asahi on June 3, 2000. It has been adapted into three films: Aibō the Movie (2008), Aibou: The Movie II (2010) and Aibou: The Movie III (2014).

One of the drama's two main protagonists is Ukyō Sugishita (杉下右京) (Yutaka Mizutani), a police inspector assigned to the fictional Special Missions Unit (特命係 Tokumei-gakari) of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Sugishita's partner is the other main protagonist, initially Kaoru Kameyama (亀山薫) (Yasufumi Terawaki) from 2000 to 2009, secondly Takeru Kambe (神戸尊) (Mitsuhiro Oikawa) from 2009 to 2012, and currently Tōru Kai (成宫宽贵) (Hiroki Narimiya).

Aibō is also broadcast with English subtitles in Hawaii by the television station KIKU under the name Partners.[1]

Seasons

Season Episodes Debut Ending
Pre Season 3 June 3, 2000 November 10, 2001
1 12 October 9, 2002 December 25, 2002
2 21 October 8, 2003 March 17, 2004
3 19 October 13, 2004 March 23, 2005
4 21 October 10, 2005 March 15, 2006
5 20 October 11, 2006 March 13, 2007
6 19 October 24, 2007 March 19, 2008
7 19 October 22, 2008 March 18, 2009
8 19 October 14, 2009 March 10, 2010
9 18 October 20, 2010 March 9, 2011
10 19 October 19, 2011 March 21, 2012
11 19 October 10, 2012 March 20, 2013
12 19 October 16, 2013 March 19, 2014
13 October 15, 2014 March, 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Partners 10". kikutv.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

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