#MIU 404

[bubblegeon]

This is more like a thirty-hour shift.

🚔 MIU404 [1.01]

[pickletrip]

@catatonicrainbow recommended this Japanese Police Procedural to get through the days when I don't have any BLs to watch (because all the fricking shows are on the weekend) and believe me I was initially taken aback by the first episode. Except for Japanese BLs and anime I haven't watched much else from Japan, so it took me some time to get used to the conversation style, humor and characters. But after that first episode it was such a fun and beautiful ride. With just 11 episodes, it dives deep into various types of cases. I thought it would be the same as other police shows I've seen, but there was definitely something very different in this show. The basic premise was the same, but the way they tackled the cases, the passion and heart behind being a detective, the kind of stories they explored were so different. I loved the depth and growth of each character in this show. Where many shows stick to black and white, they gave us morally grey and there doesn't have to be a big reason for that.

Ayano Go as Ibuki Ai and Hoshino Gen as Shima Kazumi were wonderful as partners and carried the show really well. The supporting cast deserves a round of applause because they exceeded my expectations.

If you want something different and new from a police procedural, give this show a chance.

[wabisabiheart]

During my quest to find more Ayano Go and Hoshino Gen content after watching MIU404, I came across this May 20, 2020 Issue of the anan magazine online:

not relevant but i'm kinda emotional as it's the same day that i'd started learning japanese😭

The magazine is currently sold out on CD Japan, but I found a copy available on eBay (i'm adding it to my wishlist to buy someday in the future).

Further digging on Twitter and Pinterest led me to these GORGEOUS spreads in this issue:

(various sources - shoutout to this twitter post that made me jump into this rabbithole😅)

*fangirl screaming*

[dilebe06]

My Top Female Characters of 2023

[kanelune]

Jimba and his son Kokonoe || MIU404

[writing-in-sin]

KaiShin and IbSm

I dont know if i have a type when it comes to OTPs but sometimes I get blindsided by myself when i realise that there's always some sort of similarities between some of them

Like, Kaito's wild, friendly yet dangerous personality is remarkably similar to Ibuki. While both Shinichi and Shima are quite blunt with a similar deadpanned snark to them, more so whenever they try to reign in their crazier counterparts

It's just so much fun watching them. Now i want nothing more than to see KaiShin working together even more than they do now. Like having a real partnership alongside their rivalry

I feel like if anyone ever wants to see what KaiShin could be like teaming up as partners, solving crimes with ongoing snark, then I hope you'd give MIU404 a chance because it's just so much fun 🤣

[that-one-ao3-writer]

If I had a nickel for everytime a japanese buddy cop show turned weirdly homoerotic and subtly gay then i would have two nickels, which is not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice

[abe-ma]

Another post with drama recs

[sheilajsn]

MIU 404 - Policías en acción

MIU 404 (2020) es un drama japonés que mi esposo Néstor escogió después de como veinte minutos browsing en Netflix. (more…) “”

[ayoyoungg]

The last 12min of ep 1 of MIU 404 are so funny

[bubblegeon]

Whether it's the people that we meet, or don't meet. Which switch will change the path of this person? 🚔 MIU404 (2020)

[hafwen]

Just watched episode of MIU 404. Pretty cute so far

[dilebe06]

My Top Male Characters of 2023

[wabisabiheart]

(bonus) shima's lil smile at the end:

The man who won’t die even if you kill him. It’s Ibuki Ai.