Streetwise in Wonderland – Jiken no Hou ga Hotte Okanai Tantei (2018)

Private detective Wada exudes a tough, unflappable air. He has an office in a multi-tenant building in a corner of the city and his principle is to face ordinary and modest requests head-on. He wants to live quietly, but during investigations into what seem like ordinary requests, he always finds himself getting involved in the greatest cases of the century without knowing why. Despite having a fate where cases cannot leave himalone, Wada persists in taking care of the small cases. A meddling small-time hoodlum and thug, homeless man with the air of an informant and a convenience store employee who loves the occult sniff out the complicated situations that Wada has with extraordinary speed. Free and in search of excitement, they try to get involved in his cases. One day, Wada gets a request from a seemingly highly strung graduate student who feels he is being watched by someone and wants help. There are many such requests in Wada’s line of work. But most cases get struck out. When Wada goes to his client’s house to take a look, there is nothing suspicious. He is about to tell him that the investigation has been completed when he sees a totally unexpected scene. Wada steps outside to confirm what he saw, only to be threatened from behind all of a sudden and dragged away. His abductors are the Time Patrol Team which is on some mission. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman like an assassin suddenly enters Wada’s client’s house and stabs him. Wada gets entangled in yet another outrageous case again …