Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective

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Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (Japanese: ナイトウォーカー真夜中の探偵 Hepburn: Mayonaka no Tantei Nightwalker) is a late night anime TV series produced by AIC Studio. It was created by Ayana Itsuki and adapted from the PC game titled Mayonaka no Tantei Night Walker (真夜中の探偵 Night Walker).

Nightwalker incorporates elements of the horror, detective story and vampire genres, and is critically noted as a vampire story "with a bit of a twist". The main character is Shido, a vampire who protects humans from other supernatural creatures. A private investigator by day and a demon hunter by night, Shido solves murder cases caused by monsters called Nightbreeds.

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Most of the episode reveals to be Shido's nightmare caused by Cain. Scenes include:

  • Riho Yamazaki traumatized by the murder of her deceased parents in the form of Nightbreeds by Shido decides to leave and give in to her vampire nature.
  • Riho attempts to hypnotize a little girl to turn her into a vampire. She succeeds in the hypnosis part but is interrupted by Shido, making the girl is instantly freed from Riho's control.