Remote (manga)

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Remote


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ja_name = リモート
ja_name_trans = Rimōto
genre = Detective fictionInfobox animanga/Manga
title = Remote
author = Seimaru Amagi
illustrator = Tetsuya Koshiba
publisher = flagicon|Japan Kodansha
flagicon|Canada flagicon|USA Tokyopop
publisher_other = flagicon|France Senpai (Pika Édition)
flagicon|Hong Kong Tong Li
demographic = Seinen
magazine = Young Magazine
first = 2002
last = 2004
volumes = 10Infobox animanga/Drama
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director =
writer =
studio =
network = Nippon Television
first = October 12, 2002
last = December 14, 2002
episodes =

nihongo|"Remote"|リモート|Rimōto is a manga series written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Tetsuya Koshiba, and published in Kodansha's "Young Magazine" from 2002 to 2004. The manga follows Kurumi Ayaki, the newest member of the Unsolved Crimes Division, Special Unit A.

"Remote" was adapted into a ten-episode Japanese television drama in October 2002. The North American version of the manga is published by Tokyopop.

Plot

Kurumi Ayaki has recently retired from her job as a police officer but she needs money for her upcoming wedding. While she wants to return to her old job in the Traffic Department, she is instead assigned to Unsolved Crimes Division, Special Unit A to solve crimes that are deemed "unsolvable" and partnered with the genius inspector Himuro.

Characters

;nihongo|Kurumi Ayaki|彩木くるみ|Ayaki KurumiKurumi resigned from her job to marry her fiancé Shingo but, because of the recession and of the money he had to borrow to buy her wedding ring, she has to postpone her marriage plans and accept her new job with Kōzaburō Himuro.;nihongo|Kōzaburō Himuro|氷室光三郎|Himuro KōzaburōA genius detective who is assigned to the most difficult investigations. A year before the events of "Remote", he lost someone dear to him and he shut himself in the basement of his house ("the crypt"). Since he does not leave his room, he needs a partner to do the legwork.

External links

* [http://www.tokyopop.com/S-1226/ Tokyopop's "Remote" website]
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