American detectives need snitches, sidearms, and sports cars to catch bad guys. But the hottest private eye in Japan fights crime with her cell phone. The teen supersleuth is the protagonist of Keitai Deka (literally, "the cell phone detective"), a popular show on Japan’s BS-i channel. Every Sunday night, she unravels mysteries with the help of her superpowered DoCoMo smartphone. Although Westerners might find the premise implausible, in Japan, where multitasking teens can thumbtext faster than you can type, it’s practically a documentary. Here’s the 411 on how the keitai deka uses her handset to dole out 3G justice.
- Dom Nguyen
Episode 5: Homicide in the Kitchen
1. Opening credits invite us to "step into danger" with the keitai deka.
2. The 17-year-old crime buster gets a ring on her you-know-what.
3. The police send the keitai deka a video feed from the crime scene.
4. She snaps phonecam pics of the clues and deduces whodunit.
5. With her bumbling male sidekick, she confronts the killer, who flees.
6. The keitai deka hurls her phone’s charm across the room …
7. … lassoing the murderess before she can escape. Case closed!
8. Coda: The keitai deka trades witty banter with her sidekick via SMS.
Opening credits invite us to \223step into danger\224 with the keitai deka.
The 17-year-old crime buster gets a ring on her you-know-what.
The police send the keitai deka a video feed from the crime scene.
She snaps phonecam pics of the clues and deduces whodunit.
With her bumbling male sidekick, she confronts the killer, who flees.
The keitai deka hurls her phone\222s charm across the room \205
\205 lassoing the murderess before she can escape. Case closed!
Coda: The keitai deka trades witty banter with her sidekick via SMS.
PLAY
>
Under Her Thumb
