Cuticle Detective Inaba

Cuticle Detective Inaba (キューティクル探偵因幡 Kyūtikuru Tantei Inaba^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mochi. It was adapted into an anime television series in 2013.^[1][2]

Plot

The story revolves around Hiroshi Inaba, a genetically altered part human and part wolf being. Inaba is also a private detective, who runs his agency with the help his cross-dressing secretary, Yuta and his "mostly normal" teenaged assistant Kei. The plot mostly centers around the gang trying to arrest Don Valentino, a goat who literally eats money.

Characters

Detective Inaba Office

Hiroshi Inaba (因幡 洋 Inaba Hiroshi^?)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (drama CD), Junichi Suwabe (anime, present), Natsumi Takamori (anime, young)

A genetically altered being made from the spliced genes of human and wolf, he is also a private detective. He gains information by examining and tasting people's hair. As a result from this, he has a hair fetish. Hiroshi can also transform into a more wolf-like form and can use special powers and attacks from whatever type or color of hair he eats. Formerly, he worked for the police but quit and formed his own detective agency after his younger brother, Haruka, left .

Kei Nozaki (野崎 圭 Nozaki Kei^?)

Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana (drama CD), Miyu Irino (anime)

A 16-year old teenaged boy who is also an assistant to Inaba. He is the "mostly normal" and the straight man out of the agency. He is a cat lover, and has a Spinx cat even though he is allergic to cats.

Yūta Sasaki (佐々木 優太 Sasaki Yūta^?)

Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (drama CD), Asami Shimoda (anime)

A cross-dressing young boy who serves as Inaba's secretary. He hates Ogino to the point of wanting to kill him.

Police Officer

Kuniharu Ogino (荻野 邦治 Ogino Kuniharu^?)

Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (drama CD), Toshiyuki Morikawa (anime)

A top inspector with the police force. He was partnered with Inaba, back when he was with the police. He is still good friends with Inaba and usually seeks their assistance in several cases.

Yuzuki Ogata (緒方 柚樹 Ogata Yuzuki^?)

Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (drama CD), Kōsuke Toriumi (anime)

A detective known to solve cases quickly. He used to dote on Inaba due to his extreme love for dogs. When Inaba was still with the police force, together with most of the police dogs, would often go to strike due to his annoying attitude towards them. Inaba hates him. ^[3]

Stella (ステラ Sutera^?)

Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (drama CD), Ai Fukada (anime)

From the same agency as Inaba, Stella is also a wolf/human hybrid and appears to be a young teenage girl. Paired with Ogata, she gains a taste for flesh elasticity during her first outing in the field.

Mafia Valentino Family

Don Valentino (首領 ヴァレンティーノ Don Baarentiino^?)

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (drama CD), Tōru Ōkawa (anime)

The main antagonist. A goat who is known for being head of a mafia, making counterfeiting bills, while collecting real ones to eat.

Lorenzo (ロレンツォ Rorenzō^?)

Voiced by: Masashi Ebara (drama CD), Jūrōta Kosugi (anime)

The assistant to Don Valentino. Wears old Japanese clothes and a burlap sack on his head.

Gabriella (ガブリエラ Gaburiera^?)

Voiced by: Yuko Kaida (drama CD), Yōko Hikasa (anime)

A hitwoman employed by Valentino with a size fetish. She becomes infatuated with Kei as he's her ideal minion size.

Noah (ノア Noa^?)

Voiced by: Yuki Matsuoka (drama CD), Yuiko Tatsumi (anime)

A teenage mad scientist, Noah makes all of the Don's gadgets, potions, and monsters. She has a fetish for youthful bodies and capturing their perfection in death. Finding Ogi to be an ideal specimen, Noah befriends Yuta as they both aspire to his demise.

NORA

Haruka Inaba (因幡 遥 Inaba Haruka^?)

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (drama CD), Mitsuki Saiga (anime)

Hiroshi's younger brother who disappeared two years ago. He has white hair and red eyes and is often said to look like a white rabbit. Despite of being terrorist, he still attached to his brother. He has a weak body.

Sōmei-san (聡明さん^?)

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (present), Shintaro Asanuma (young)

Natsuki (夏輝^?)

Voiced by: Kanae Oki (drama CD), Asami Seto (anime)

Yatarō (弥太郎^?)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (drama CD), Tomokazu Sugita (anime)

Others

Iori Hamada (浜田 庵 Hamada Iori^?)

Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi (drama CD), Satoshi Hino (anime)

Iori is a bartender who works in a bar called Ragdoll. He is also Kei's roommate.

Torayasu Kurami (蔵見 虎泰 Kurami Torayasu^?)

Voiced by: Kenji Hamada (drama CD), Ryōta Takeuchi (anime)