The read
The series ran 25 seasons across 288 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Mariko is a forensic scientist working at the Kyoto PD Crime Lab. Her credo is “science never lies” and she delves into the truth of the case with her colleagues with their specialized skills and knowledge in forensic medicine, physics, chemistry etc. Mariko’s steadfast belief in science makes her stand against conventional institutional ethics of the police department, diehard detectives averse to scientific investigation and sometimes even with her own colleagues, but she stays faithful to her belief in science and continues to pursue the truth.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
3 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 9 ep1999 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 9 ep2000 |
| 3 | Season 3 | 8 ep2001 |
| 4 | Season 4 | 8 ep2002 |
| 5 | Season 5 | 9 ep2004 |
| 6 | Season 6 | 10 ep2005 |
| 7 | Season 7 | 9 ep2006 |
| 8 | Season 8 | 9 ep2008 |
| 9 | Season 9 | 10 ep2009 |
| 10 | Season 10 | 10 ep2010 |
| 11 | Season 11 | 16 ep2011 |
| 12 | Season 12 | 9 ep2013 |
| 13 | Season 13 | 16 ep2013 |
| 14 | Season 14 | 9 ep2014 |
| 15 | Season 15 | 15 ep2015 |
| 16 | Season 16 | 17 ep2016 |
| 17 | Season 17 | 18 ep2017 |
| 18 | Season 18 | 8 ep2018 |
| 19 | Season 19 | 34 ep2019 |
| 20 | Season 20 | 9 ep2020 |
| 21 | Season 21 | 18 ep2021 |
| 22 | Season 22 | 9 ep2022 |
| 23 | Season 23 | 9 ep2023 |
| 24 | Season 24 | 10 ep2024 |
| 25 | Season 25 |
Cast
- Yasuko SawaguchiMariko Sakaki
Themes
policemedical examinerforensic sciencecrime investigationfemale scientistmystery