The detective with a 'nose' for crime is back! It's been announced that actress Tabe Mikako has reprised her role as 'Hanamori Ichiko' for the upcoming 'Deka Wanko' special drama.

Titled 'Deka Wanko New Year's Special', the special drama will take place in both Paris and the Edo period. Tabe remarked, "Edo, Paris, and love! There are many elements that will be packed in many places, so I think it'll be enjoyable. I also think the dialogue will be funny, so it would make me happy if you would look forward to it."

'Deka Wanko' was originally a manga by Morimoto Kozueko, serialized in the manga magazine 'YOU' since April 2008. The story revolves around a rookie detective named 'Hanamori Ichiko' (Tabe), who wears Gothic Lolita outfits and solves cases with her phenomenal sense of smell. The drama aired between January and March of this year, and the final episode pulled in a viewership rating of 15.8%. In April, it aired as a special drama episode called 'Deka Wanko Chotto Dake Returns'.

This new special starts with Ichiko and her colleagues enjoying a vacation in Paris during Christmas. They suddenly receive a call to return back to Tokyo, however, they're unable to find their colleague Shigemura Kanichi (Sawamura Ikki). Ichiko tries to use her sense of smell to locate him, but she ends up getting lost and strays into an unknown city that seems like it belongs to the Edo period.

'Deka Wanko New Year's Special' will air on January 7th from 9:00 p.m. JST.

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