Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit
Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit is an original Japanese anime television series produced by ANIMA&CO that aired from October to December 2019.Characters
;Seiji "Rookie" Nanatsuki
;Shiori "Charisma" Ichinose
;Kujaku "Analyzer" Nijo
;Akane "Samurai" Shikisai
;Bellemer "Ninja" Cinq
;Rokusuke "Sniper" Endo
;Sakon Zeroemon "Boss" Kiryuin
;Warlock
;Ruka Mizuka
;Black PearlProduction and release
The original anime television series was announced on March 20, 2019. The series was directed by Harume Kosaka and written by Yuichiro Higashide, with Takayuki Kuriyama serving as chief director, and Hiroya Iijima adapting the original character designs by Nanae Chrono. Ryō Takahashi composed the series' music. ANIMA&CO. animated the series. It aired from October 6 to December 29, 2019, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, TVA, and BS Fuji. Oldcodex performed the series' opening theme song "Take On Fever", while SCREEN mode performed the series' ending theme song "One Wish". Funimation licensed the series for a SimulDub.
Reception
had three editors review the first episode of the anime: Theron Martin was intrigued by the "action-oriented focus" the show would take with its supernatural mystery story but found it "fairly standard" with its beginning and cast of characters, concluding that: "Though the production tries to spruce things up with a jazzy musical score, this series doesn't do enough in its visuals, character design, or storytelling to distinguish itself yet. It's not bad, but based on first episode comparison alone, I can't see this one being the sleeper success that Midnight Occult Civil Servants was." Rebecca Silverman felt it didn't explore more with its genre and into its main character Seiji but said that: "I think this has potential in the supernatural cop genre, and if it doesn't take too long to reveal more about the story's world, I think it could be worthwhile." The third reviewer, Nick Creamer, praised the show for having "strong narrative fundamentals" during its introduction and the direction for going through "coherent dramatic setpieces" with "snappy pacing" and "clear narrative stakes", concluding that: "All in all, Special 7 counts as a very strong entry in a fairly crowded genre. Seiji and Shiori are pretty classic rookie and veteran archetypes, but this episode was able to sell their individuality through its convincing dialogue, and kept its tension high from start to finish. If you're looking for a police drama this season, Special 7 seems like an excellent choice."