Hasumi Kayoko, the rookie investigator at the all-female Hasumi Detective Agency, always observes people and cases in a level-headed manner. She detests lies and secrets, and has a strong sense of justice. Her late father worked at the city news desk of a newspaper, but committed suicide 7 years ago. However, the truth lies in darkness and Kayoko's mother, Kyoko, the agency's director, has been secretly pursuing the facts. An incident becomes the catalyst that entwines Kayoko and the people around her, and she closes in on the truth behind her father's death.
Japanese study overview
Perfect Blue is a Japanese drama of 82,722 characters, with 4,286 unique words and 1,223 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,286 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 私I×257
- 言うto say×127
- 俺I×110
- 思うto think×94
- 知るto know×90
- 前in front (of)×82
- 事件event×81
- お母さんmother×81
- 君Mr×79
- 何でwhy?×75
- 聞くto hear×74
- お父さんfather×72
- 克彦Katsuhiko×70
- 蓮見Hasumi×63
- 進也Shin'ya×57
- 加代子Kayoko×56
- 探偵事務所detective bureau×28
- 人person×70
- お前you×66
- 殺すto kill×61