An ex-cop suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder solves crimes with various (and usually exasperated) sidekicks. The 'defective detective' may have an abundance of phobias (heights, crowds, and even milk), but also razor-sharp deductive skills, which he uses to help the San Francisco police with especially baffling cases.
Genre Mix - youth / friends / bromance / family / housemates / sismance / mother & daughter / father & son / mother & son / father & daughter / etc.
Walter Jackson Mitty is a daydreamer in James Thurber's first short story which was made into a film in 1947 starring Danny Kaye, with a remake in 2013 directed by, and starring Ben Stiller.
Urusei Yatsura (うる星やつら) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi and serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were published in 34 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien Lum, who believes she is Ataru's wife after he accidentally proposes to her. The series makes heavy use of Japanese mythology, culture and puns.
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