The 17th episode of the popular detective drama "Aibou Season 24" (TV Asahi, Wednesdays at 9 PM), titled "The Buds of Evil," aired on February 25th, and it was revealed that the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 9.4% for households and 5.2% for individuals. This was the first broadcast of the drama in two weeks.
In "AIBOU," Ukyo Sugishita (Yutaka Mizutani), a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Special Investigation Unit, uses his genius mind to solve difficult cases with his "partner." Since the show began airing in 2000, four partners have been created: Kameyama Kaoru (Yasufumi Terawaki), Kobe Takeru (Mitsuhiro Oikawa), Kai Toru (Hiroki Narimiya), and Kanjo Wataru (Takashi Sorimachi). In season 21, the original partner, Kaoru, returns to the Special Investigation Unit, marking the 11th season of the "golden duo" with Kaoru.
Episode 17 featured guest appearances by Orakio and Shinichi Fukumoto.
Kaoru, who had come to pay her respects to a manga author, receives a blow to the head and loses consciousness on her way home. There are many suspicions surrounding the manga author's death. What is the terrifying truth that lies behind the incident?
