Pretty Boy Detective Club is the Studio Shaft anime of this Spring 2021 season, and one you should definitely try out, whether you're a fan of the studio's atypical styles, or are a neophyte looking for something different and refreshing - here's an intro to the series, alongside where to find each episode and their release time on Funimation.

Pretty Boy Detective Club intro

Pretty Boy Detective Club follows the story of Mayumi Dojima, voiced by legendary seiyuu Maaya Sakamoto, at the prestigious Yubiwa Private Academy. Looking for the star she met ten years ago, she one day catches the attention of the titular Pretty Boy Detective Club. Only accepting cases and requests they deem beautiful, the five boys of the club always end up stirring more trouble than needed.

Release time, how to watch

Pretty Boy Detective Club first airs in Japan every Saturdays on Channel ABC, at 26:00 JST. The series is simulcasted by Funimation in America, and Pretty Boy Detective Club episode 2 went live on Saturday, at:

  • 2:30 PM ET
  • 11:30 AM PT
  • 19:30 GMT

Every episode becomes available for free on Funimation exactly one week later, at the same time, as the next episode gets published.

More on Pretty Boy Detective Club

Pretty Boy Detective Club, known as Bishonen Tanteidan in Japan, is originally a novel written by Nisioisin. A name you've definitely heard of if you've been watching anime for at least ten years. And saw the Bakemonogatari and Monogatari Series craze unfold. Nisioisin is also known for shounen manga Medaka Box (which in my opinion, sunk hard in its final arc), or the excellent Katanagatari.

Seemingly much less complicated, and overall more light hearted than Monogatari Series, Pretty Boy Detective Club has the same mystery themes and Nisioisin touch. It's definitely worth keeping an eye on. Especially seeing Studio Shaft (Madoka Magica) is adapting, with Akiyuki Shinbo directing, just like with Monogatari Series.