7 reviews · average 7.6 / 10
MonsterZero65 · 29 Aug 2010
This was a very fun drama. It is nothing you can take seriously so just sit back relax and enjoy the funny food based detective story unfold. I would have given it a 10 but the end was a bit of a let down.
MonsterZero-65 · 22 Jun 2010
If you are looking for a goofy funny enjoyable drama you can do much worse than Kuitan the Glutinous Detective. Based on a Manga this drama delivers a consistent story line and odd sense of humor. The characters are not what you would call especially deep but they are all over the top in the best possible way. I enjoyed it completely.
gauntlet · 17 May 2007
I watched this Special DVD right after the Season 1 DVD. It was disappointing as the Kuitan character was vastly different from Season 1. It was as if Higashiyama Noriyuki forgot the essence of his original character: humbleness and humility.
Hong Kong is not a pretty backdrop for this series; the Cantonese food is uninspiring; and the Chinese actors/actresses could be better looking. Kuitan actually could be seen without eating food while walking.
All in, a clumsy effort to introduce a Hong Kong office of the Holmes Agency. I hope they don't try to export the format to other countries.
gauntlet · 14 May 2007
I'm halfway through this series. It was slow to start with and I couldn't really gel with the characters but it gets engaging. Food is a supporting cast but the biggest star has to be the sights and suburbs of Yokohama. It makes me want to visit this city in the shadow of Tokyo! Another thing I got from this series was the deep respect for food. Kuitan always begins his eating with a sincere heartful, thanks irregardless of whether it is sushi or a bun. I will never look at food in the same way again!
Wynter · 2 Jan 2007
Ahhhhh another fun drama! Kuitan has everything you could ask for: comedy, romance, adventure, suspense, action (even kung-fu fighting!), etc. and lots and lots of food! There was so much food in this drama it was almost hard to watch! By the end of every episode I was ready to devour a buffet. Each episode is treated individual, with the chemistry between the characters serving as the constant element. That casting was solid. Not only did the actors/actresses work well together, so did the characters! Each character is different and unique, and each is fun to watch. Although there is very little character development, and although there are some minor discrepancies (like how in episode 8 theyfre all ready to sell each other, and then in episode 9 theyfre all weeping over a lost friend, and how Kuitan loses and gains his memory back all within the span of 10 minutes, and without a grain of reality, etc.) because the drama is so fun, it can get away with it. You donft notice the flaws because, well, therefs so much food everywhere! So grand.
Kirari Ililah · 14 Apr 2006
This was a pretty funny drama, I do recommend it as a comedy. The sempai of all johnnys is a very good actor, as well as Morita, though the cases weren't too complex. As in the mysteries weren't creative enough. Though Kyono yelling at the character Igarashi was hilarious.
The little kids was pretty cute too, always with the cat and his Conan outfit. Having Morita's character call him Kindaichi was pretty funny too (I suggest watching the animes to find out the joke of Conan & Kindaichi).
This is a nice little drama, not the best, but it's calm and kind of fast.
yuki ando · 31 Jan 2006
Quite funny, the casts had their names, or dressing associated with famous detectives.
The drama itself seems to concentrated more on the relationship with human rather then crime solving.
Not much on the food itself too...
Continue to watch for maybe there will be improvment in the later part of the drama and for the sake of Higashiyama Noriyuki Sama.
The character Higashiyama Noriyuki Sama casted had a similar personality with the lead character in another drama "Food Fight".
BIG, ENDLESS APPETITE.