Is Aibou coming back?
Aibou (2002–present) — drama · crime on TV Asahi
The answer: Between seasons — last episode March 11, 2026, no return date announced yet.
24seasons
459episodes
About Aibou
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. Currently working with Ukyo is a young detective Toru Kai, who first appears in Season 11. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort.
Aibou episode schedule
459 aired
Aired · 459
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2026 | S24·E19 | The Demon of Darkness |
| March 4, 2026 | S24·E18 | Domino |
| February 25, 2026 | S24·E17 | The Sprout of Evil |
| February 18, 2026 | S24·E16 | The Most Hated Person in Town |
| February 4, 2026 | S24·E15 | Other People's Faces |
| January 28, 2026 | S24·E14 | The Accusation of Rose and the Beard |
| January 21, 2026 | S24·E13 | Untrustworthy Wordsman |
| January 14, 2026 | S24·E12 | Special Adjustment Department Jinkawa Fair |
| January 7, 2026 | S24·E11 | The Old Man and Nene |
| January 1, 2026 | S24·E10 | Finale |
| December 17, 2025 | S24·E9 | Kafka's Letter |
| December 10, 2025 | S24·E8 | Owls Fly at Night |
| November 26, 2025 | S24·E7 | Son |
| November 19, 2025 | S24·E6 | Tea Royale |
| November 12, 2025 | S24·E5 | 100 Years of Showa |
| November 5, 2025 | S24·E4 | Everyone Will Love Her |
| October 29, 2025 | S24·E3 | Police Officer B |
| October 22, 2025 | S24·E2 | Atone for your sins by dying - The skeleton speaks! Ukyo's ingenious plan |
| October 15, 2025 | S24·E1 | Atone for it with death - Suspected murder? The dark side of a living national treasure |
| March 12, 2025 | S23·E19 | Monster and Holy Sword - Final Battle |
| March 5, 2025 | S23·E18 | Monster and Holy Sword |
| February 26, 2025 | S23·E17 | The Stolen Corpse |
| February 19, 2025 | S23·E16 | Flowers don't choose where to bloom |
| February 12, 2025 | S23·E15 | Castle Ring |
| February 5, 2025 | S23·E14 | The Tribulations of Teruo Nakazono |
| January 29, 2025 | S23·E13 | Resilience |
| January 22, 2025 | S23·E12 | The Patient Who is Concerned About Small Details |
| January 15, 2025 | S23·E11 | The 33 Kameyama Kaoru |
| January 8, 2025 | S23·E10 | Sheltering from the Rain |
| January 1, 2025 | S23·E9 | The Last Day |
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| December 18, 2024 | S23·E8 | You in My Eyes |
| December 11, 2024 | S23·E7 | The Revenger Doesn't Smile |
| November 27, 2024 | S23·E6 | Dawn of Roses and Beards |
| November 20, 2024 | S23·E5 | Ghost Hotel |
| November 6, 2024 | S23·E4 | Two Faces |
| October 30, 2024 | S23·E3 | Paradise |
| October 23, 2024 | S23·E2 | Police Officer A - Reverse Murder! There are Two Real Criminals!! |
| October 16, 2024 | S23·E1 | Police Officer A - A trap to assassinate an important person! The invisible mastermind |
| March 13, 2024 | S22·E20 | Trade-off – AI Ukyo's complete deduction |
| March 6, 2024 | S22·E19 | Trade-off |
| February 28, 2024 | S22·E18 | Invisible ~ Bomb Terror! The Last Game |
| February 21, 2024 | S22·E17 | Invisible |
| February 14, 2024 | S22·E16 | Child Praise |
| February 7, 2024 | S22·E15 | Murder on the Matterhorn |
| January 31, 2024 | S22·E14 | Crack |
| January 24, 2024 | S22·E13 | Love Letter |
| January 17, 2024 | S22·E12 | Seed of Evil |
| January 10, 2024 | S22·E11 | Don't touch that cheek |
| January 1, 2024 | S22·E10 | Silent Tattoo |
| December 20, 2023 | S22·E9 | A man's flower path |
| December 13, 2023 | S22·E8 | Sentimental Journey |
| November 29, 2023 | S22·E7 | The Light and Shadow of Youth |
| November 22, 2023 | S22·E6 | The Detective and the Sleeping Beauty |
| November 15, 2023 | S22·E5 | Cold Blood |
| November 8, 2023 | S22·E4 | Angel's bangs |
| November 1, 2023 | S22·E3 | Wasp |
| October 25, 2023 | S22·E2 | The Invincible Person – Special Mission Officer VS Public Security… Counterattack against great evil" |
| October 18, 2023 | S22·E1 | The Invincible Person – Special Missions Section VS Public Security…The Trap Hidden in the Disappearance |
| March 15, 2023 | S21·E21 | 13 - The Hidden Truth |
| March 8, 2023 | S21·E20 | 13 ~ Ransom of the Dead |
| March 1, 2023 | S21·E19 | Reunion |
| February 22, 2023 | S21·E18 | Villain |
| February 15, 2023 | S21·E17 | Timelapse Photography |
| February 8, 2023 | S21·E16 | Goddess |
| February 1, 2023 | S21·E15 | Roses, Beards and Violets |
| January 25, 2023 | S21·E14 | In the Blink of an Eye |
| January 18, 2023 | S21·E13 | Two Camellias |
| January 11, 2023 | S21·E12 | Accompanied by a Stranger |
| January 1, 2023 | S21·E11 | The Pot of Gold |
| December 21, 2022 | S21·E10 | The Woman in Black Coat |
| December 14, 2022 | S21·E9 | Midnight Kyoko |
| December 7, 2022 | S21·E8 | Itami's Love Toubles |
| November 30, 2022 | S21·E7 | The Memory of Sand |
| November 16, 2022 | S21·E6 | The Laughing Corpse |
| November 9, 2022 | S21·E5 | The Sleeping Bombs |
| November 2, 2022 | S21·E4 | The Last Supper |
| October 26, 2022 | S21·E3 | The Fugitive Kaoru Kameyama |
| October 19, 2022 | S21·E2 | Persona non grata ~ End |
| October 12, 2022 | S21·E1 | Persona non grata ~ A murderous invitation |
| March 23, 2022 | S20·E20 | The Last Case of Kaburagi Wataru ~ Parting with the Special Missions Unit |
| March 16, 2022 | S20·E19 | The Last Case of Kaburagi Wataru ~ Enemy |
| March 9, 2022 | S20·E18 | Woman Selling Poetry Collection |
| March 2, 2022 | S20·E17 | Mamoru Yonezawa's Case Again |
| February 23, 2022 | S20·E16 | Murder on a Sunny Day |
| February 9, 2022 | S20·E15 | Eating Things |
| February 2, 2022 | S20·E14 | Diabolos |
| January 26, 2022 | S20·E13 | Marriage of the Dead |
| January 19, 2022 | S20·E12 | Treasure Hunt |
| January 1, 2022 | S20·E11 | Two People |
| December 22, 2021 | S20·E10 | Delicious Tea Shop |
| December 15, 2021 | S20·E9 | Reborn Man |
| December 8, 2021 | S20·E8 | Puppet |
| November 24, 2021 | S20·E7 | Episode 7 |
| November 17, 2021 | S20·E6 | My Rule |
| November 10, 2021 | S20·E5 | Lighting |
| November 3, 2021 | S20·E4 | Words to Give |
| October 27, 2021 | S20·E3 | Final Battle |
| October 20, 2021 | S20·E2 | Counterattack of the Dead |
| October 13, 2021 | S20·E1 | Death of the Mouth Seal |
| March 17, 2021 | S19·E20 | Invitation to an Assassin (Conclusion) |
| March 10, 2021 | S19·E19 | Invitation to an Assassin |
| March 3, 2021 | S19·E18 | The Chosen One |
| February 17, 2021 | S19·E16 | Life game |
| February 3, 2021 | S19·E15 | The misfortune of Roses and Beards |
| January 27, 2021 | S19·E14 | Lost and found |
| January 20, 2021 | S19·E13 | Waiting for the grim reaper |
| January 13, 2021 | S19·E12 | Fake out |
| January 1, 2021 | S19·E11 | Your guilt |
| December 16, 2020 | S19·E10 | Super-Rebirth |
| December 9, 2020 | S19·E9 | Anonymity |
| December 2, 2020 | S19·E8 | One night dream |
| November 25, 2020 | S19·E7 | Same Day, Same Time |
| November 18, 2020 | S19·E6 | The Three Dime Play |
| November 11, 2020 | S19·E5 | Heavenly Home |
| November 4, 2020 | S19·E4 | Outside the bush |
| October 28, 2020 | S19·E3 | Sharp-eyed |
| October 21, 2020 | S19·E2 | Presence (Part II) |
| October 14, 2020 | S19·E1 | Presence |
| March 18, 2020 | S18·E20 | Deepfake Experiment |
| March 11, 2020 | S18·E19 | The Weakest Link |
| March 4, 2020 | S18·E18 | In Between the Beard and Roses |
| February 26, 2020 | S18·E17 | The Distorted Pearl Woman |
| February 19, 2020 | S18·E16 | Smoke ~ Inspector Jinkawas Day Off |
| February 5, 2020 | S18·E15 | Beyond Good and Evil - Abyss |
| January 29, 2020 | S18·E14 | Beyond Good and Evil - Pietà |
| January 22, 2020 | S18·E13 | The Word of God |
| January 15, 2020 | S18·E12 | The Passion of Toshio Aoki |
| January 1, 2020 | S18·E11 | Blackout |
| December 18, 2019 | S18·E10 | The Secret of Ukyo Sugishita |
| December 11, 2019 | S18·E9 | Locked Up ~ Accusation |
| December 4, 2019 | S18·E8 | Locked Up ~ Conspiracy |
| November 27, 2019 | S18·E7 | A Fateful Encounter |
| November 20, 2019 | S18·E6 | The Eyes of Ukyo |
| November 6, 2019 | S18·E5 | Farewell My Love |
| October 30, 2019 | S18·E4 | The Mute Voice |
| October 23, 2019 | S18·E3 | The Little Girl |
| October 16, 2019 | S18·E2 | Ares Attack ~ The Final Battle |
| October 9, 2019 | S18·E1 | Ares Attack |
| March 20, 2019 | S17·E20 | From the New World |
| March 13, 2019 | S17·E19 | A Boy Lost ~ Sachiko Tsukimoto's decision |
| March 6, 2019 | S17·E18 | A Boy Lost ~ Sachiko Tsukimoto's resolve |
| February 27, 2019 | S17·E17 | The Assassion from London |
| February 20, 2019 | S17·E16 | Suspect Kanji Uchimura |
| February 13, 2019 | S17·E15 | The 99% Woman |
| February 6, 2019 | S17·E14 | And so my wife dissapperad |
| January 30, 2019 | S17·E13 | One in a Billion |
| January 23, 2019 | S17·E12 | Haunted House |
| January 16, 2019 | S17·E11 | Tokumei Gakari - a 24 hour close-up |
| January 1, 2019 | S17·E10 | Diva |
| December 12, 2018 | S17·E9 | Lone Officer |
| December 5, 2018 | S17·E8 | The Science of Smiling |
| November 28, 2018 | S17·E7 | The Rabbit and the Tortoise |
| November 21, 2018 | S17·E6 | The Black Pearl Woman |
| November 14, 2018 | S17·E5 | Unpredictable |
| November 7, 2018 | S17·E4 | Illegal Gambling Unit |
| October 31, 2018 | S17·E3 | God of the Dictionary |
| October 24, 2018 | S17·E2 | Body ~ Hidden Pitfalls |
| October 17, 2018 | S17·E1 | Body |
| March 14, 2018 | S16·E20 | 6 Unusual Suspects |
| March 7, 2018 | S16·E19 | Boy A |
| February 28, 2018 | S16·E18 | Lost Truth |
| February 21, 2018 | S16·E17 | Sneak Attack |
| February 14, 2018 | S16·E16 | Sa-chan |
| February 7, 2018 | S16·E15 | Stigmatized property |
| January 31, 2018 | S16·E14 | Episode 14 |
| January 17, 2018 | S16·E12 | Dark Number |
| January 10, 2018 | S16·E11 | Damaged Goods |
| January 1, 2018 | S16·E10 | Sakura |
| December 13, 2017 | S16·E9 | The Uncooperative Witness |
| December 6, 2017 | S16·E8 | Dogma |
| November 29, 2017 | S16·E7 | The Guest from London |
| November 22, 2017 | S16·E6 | Joker |
| November 15, 2017 | S16·E5 | The Handkerchief |
| November 8, 2017 | S16·E4 | Ken-chan |
| November 1, 2017 | S16·E3 | Silver Wedding Celebration |
| October 25, 2017 | S16·E2 | Prosecution Investigation ~ Retaliation |
| October 18, 2017 | S16·E1 | Prosecution Investigation |
| March 22, 2017 | S15·E18 | Proof of Evil |
| March 1, 2017 | S15·E17 | Last Work |
| February 22, 2017 | S15·E16 | Gift |
| February 15, 2017 | S15·E15 | Password |
| February 8, 2017 | S15·E14 | A Person Without Voice (B) |
| February 1, 2017 | S15·E13 | A Person Without Voice (A) |
| January 18, 2017 | S15·E12 | Meal with Bad Smell |
| January 11, 2017 | S15·E11 | Untouchable |
| January 1, 2017 | S15·E10 | Return |
| December 7, 2016 | S15·E9 | Kickback |
| November 30, 2016 | S15·E8 | 100% Woman |
| November 23, 2016 | S15·E7 | Fake |
| November 16, 2016 | S15·E6 | Liar |
| November 9, 2016 | S15·E5 | Blue Picasso |
| November 2, 2016 | S15·E4 | Out of Heart |
| October 26, 2016 | S15·E3 | Accounting of Life |
| October 19, 2016 | S15·E2 | Chain |
| October 12, 2016 | S15·E1 | Guardian |
| March 16, 2016 | S14·E20 | Last Case |
| March 9, 2016 | S14·E19 | Whole Story of Mountain With Hidden Spirit |
| March 2, 2016 | S14·E18 | Mountain With Hidden Spirit |
| February 24, 2016 | S14·E17 | Physicist and Cat |
| February 17, 2016 | S14·E16 | Ukyo's Classmates |
| February 10, 2016 | S14·E15 | Hatred of Police |
| February 3, 2016 | S14·E14 | Spotlight |
| January 27, 2016 | S14·E13 | Keiji Itami's Dereliction of Duty |
| January 20, 2016 | S14·E12 | Unforgettable |
| January 13, 2016 | S14·E11 | Costars |
| January 1, 2016 | S14·E10 | Heroes |
| December 16, 2015 | S14·E9 | Secret Home |
| December 9, 2015 | S14·E8 | Miracle of Last Episode |
| December 2, 2015 | S14·E7 | Tales of Kimono |
| November 25, 2015 | S14·E6 | First Love |
| November 18, 2015 | S14·E5 | 2045 |
| November 4, 2015 | S14·E4 | Fantasmagorie |
| October 28, 2015 | S14·E3 | God of Death |
| October 21, 2015 | S14·E2 | Death of A Certain Buddy |
| October 14, 2015 | S14·E1 | Frankenstein's Confession |
| March 18, 2015 | S13·E19 | Dark Knight |
| March 11, 2015 | S13·E18 | Bitter Water |
| March 4, 2015 | S13·E17 | Sister |
| February 18, 2015 | S13·E16 | Professor Ayukawa's Last Lesson ~ Solved |
| February 11, 2015 | S13·E15 | Professor Ayukawa's Last Lesson |
| February 4, 2015 | S13·E14 | Thistle |
| January 28, 2015 | S13·E13 | Best Day in Life |
| January 21, 2015 | S13·E12 | School |
| January 14, 2015 | S13·E11 | Mamoru Yonezawa,The Last Greeting |
| January 1, 2015 | S13·E10 | Stray Sheep |
| December 17, 2014 | S13·E9 | Side Story |
| December 10, 2014 | S13·E8 | Lucky Fate |
| December 3, 2014 | S13·E7 | Doom |
| November 19, 2014 | S13·E6 | Mama Friend |
| November 12, 2014 | S13·E5 | The Last Confession |
…and 229 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
