Steam Detectives
Steam Detectives
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Steam Detectives

9.3 / 10
1998
1 season
26 episodes
AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureMysteryCrime

The Streets here are continually enshrouded in white mist. Steam rises from everywhere, obscuring the streets and buildings. Because coal was the only fuel available, this city developed an incredibly advanced steam technology. Unfortunately, evil-doers take advantage of this white fog to commit countless crimes and continually baffle the police. At night, the white mist shrouds the darkness, intimidating everyone. People Call this city enveloped in mist, STEAM CITY.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Go! Steam Detectives

    07-10-199830m

    A new criminal has begun operating in the steamy shroud that covers Steam City. The city police cannot keep up with him- he claims that his megamaton has teleport abilities, and it...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Challenge of the Crimson Scorpion

    14-10-199830m

    On his way home, Narutaki sees a young girl kidnapped. He pursues, and eventually frees the girl. When her father comes to get her, they learn that he is a scientist, working on a...

  • Ep 3

    3.Machine Baron's Abnormal Love?

    21-10-199830m

    The Machine Baron- The Ultimate Collector. He desires unique and antique machines, old robots, vacuum cleaners, watches; anything of witch there is only one in the world. The vill...

  • Ep 4

    4.Rival, His Name is Le Bled

    28-10-199830m

    Ling Ling's estranged sister, Lang Lang, shows up at the Narutaki Detective agency unexpectedly. Six months prior, she had joined with Narutaki's rival, Le Bled, and ran away with...

  • Ep 5

    5.Shadowbolt

    04-11-199830m

    A major convention of world-renowned scientists is coming to Steam City, but there is a problem- someone has been kidnapping the attendees. Narutaki narrows down the list of potent...

  • Ep 6

    6.The Seven Changes Of The Crimson Scorpion

    11-11-199830m

    The Crimson Scorpion is on a thieving rampage! She is using disguises fluidly and stealing all sorts of jewelry, but she keeps being disrupted by Narutaki and she ends up getting a...

  • Ep 7

    7.Emergency Orders! Arrest Goriki!

    18-11-199830m

    Narutaki's good nature becomes his downfall as he escorts a scared young lady home and is subsequently gassed and knocked out. During the night, a local bank is robbed by a megamat...

  • Ep 8

    8.From Whom Do You Run?

    25-11-199830m

    The mastermind villain Le Bled shows up at Narutaki's home and suggests a competition: if Narutaki can find the 3 great treasures of Steam City in an 18 hour period, Le Bled offers...

  • Ep 9

    9.Phantom, The Vengeful Man

    02-12-199830m

    Narutaki meets with a scientist associate whom he helped earlier. Apparently scientists in the field of energy research have been disappearing then reappearing for a few days at a...

  • Ep 10

    10.Goriki In A Pinch! The Big Capital Tornado

    09-12-199830m

    In Steam City's coal mine, an excavation was stopped due to a cave in. However, one of the miners believes that the cave in was caused by a giant mole creature. Narutaki joins the...

  • Ep 11

    11.Steam Fantasy

    16-12-199830m

    There's a festival approaching to celebrate the dragon guardians of Steam City, but to everyone's surprise, a real dragon shows up and begins breaking into the local jewelry stores...

  • Ep 12

    12.The Machine Baron's Fatal Error

    23-12-199830m

    The devious Machine Baron arrives on the scene, but his latest scheme has a major flaw in it. It seems that the robot he intends on unleashing upon the city has lost its power sour...

  • Ep 13

    13.Narutaki vs. Ling Ling: A Tiny Battle

    30-12-199830m

    Narutaki has to deal with his toughest case yet. Ling Ling is made at him, very mad, and the two aren't even on speaking terms. He might have another case in his lap searching for...

  • Ep 14

    14.Novel: The Horrific King Steam

    06-01-199930m

    King Steam, a character straight from a horror novelists books shows up in Steam City, and stopping him isn't going to be easy. The mystery isn't how to stop him necessarily, but i...

  • Ep 15

    15.The Target is Onigawara

    13-01-199930m

    Someone's got an eye out for Onigawara, or at least that's what it seems. A beauty that he bumps into that's fleeing from a pair of goons moves into his building, and seems to real...

  • Ep 16

    16.Tears of a Black Angel

    20-01-199930m

    Lang Lang is back, but she's not trying to mend her ways or patch things up with her sister. She has met a young girl who is about to undergo a dangerous operation that might be he...

  • Ep 17

    17.Go After Submarine X!

    27-01-199930m

    When an experimental submarine shows up in Steam City's rivers, it seems like no one can stop it, and that's just the way that Knight Phantom wants it. He's managed to get his hand...

  • Ep 18

    18.36 Pages in a Detective's Pocketbook

    03-02-199930m

    This episode takes a look back at some of the more memorable cases from those that know them best in Steam City.

  • Ep 19

    19.Pale Crimson Memories

    10-02-199930m

    The Crimson Scorpion is on the prowl again, and although her original target is a very valuable gem, she switches plans and goes after something unexpected. Nanutaki knows about th...

  • Ep 20

    20.Goodbye Young Detective

    17-02-199930m

    Recently, detective all over have been disappearing, and Ling Ling fears that Narutaki may be the next in line. Her fears are correct, and the vigilante called Justice comes to Ste...

  • Ep 21

    21.La Bled's Invitation

    17-02-199930m

    La Bled is on the move again, but this time he leaves behind a clue that reveals something very disturbing. After careful research, Narutaki has discovered that his rival is dying,...

  • Ep 22

    22.Rivals, Eternally

    24-02-199930m

    The curtain rises, and Narautaki finally witnesses what La Bled has put together. However, in order to keep the young detective in line, La Bled has a gun trained on him, and shoul...

  • Ep 23

    23.The Final Plan

    03-03-199930m

    What should be a simple and routine shopping trip for Ling Ling turns into much more when she crosses paths with Dr. Guilty. Although he's been injured running from the police, he...

  • Ep 24

    24.The Approaching Demon's Shadow

    10-03-199930m

    With the incident involving Dr. Guilty behind them, things slowly go from bad to worse. Goriki, who was badly damaged, looks as though he is beyond repairs, and everyone that Narut...

  • Ep 25

    25.And Then, There Were None

    17-03-199930m

    Everything is falling apart, and Narutaki is desperate to find out what Knight Phantom's goal really is. He soon discovers that 13 years prior, Knight Phantom's father was killed,...

  • Ep 26

    26.The Imperial Capital is Waiting For You

    31-03-199930m

    As Knight Phantoms reign of terror continues, Steam City has been evacuated and the city is a mere ghost town in the wake of his devastation. It's going to be Narutaki's most inten...

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