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	STEAM CITY: The World of Steam Detectives
		Steam Detectives is currently being serialised in English in Animerica Extra magazine, and is also available compiled in graphic novel form.
		Steam Detectives is the story of Boy Detective Narutaki, his butler Kawakubo, his assistant Ling Ling and her megamaton Goriki and the various masked dandies and mad scientists that continually make life difficult in Steam City.
		Steam City is a mixture of London and Tokyo's Asakusa district.
	www.angelfire.com /anime/mangatemple/stdetectives.html (256 words)

	Steam Detectives: Case 1 (DVD) - Anime Reviews - The Armchair Empire
		The orphaned son of a revered detective, Narutaki must use all of his wits to combat the plague of crime that sweeps Steam City.
		Steam Detectives is another anime that uses older style of animation for its template; this helps to set the stage for this alternate reality where steam drives most of the technology.
		Local detective Narutaki is trying to help apprehend a megamaton that has been breaking into local banks, and he tries to bring down the opponent using both his assortment of weapons and his own megamaton Goriki.
	www.armchairempire.com /AnimeReviews/steam-detectives-case-1.htm (892 words)

	Steam Detectives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Steam Detectives is a steampunk world of the Steam City, a mixture of stereotypical Victorian London and Tokyo's industrial Asakusa district.
		Steam power is used in such an extent that the streets are shrouded in white mist - and criminals use that to their advantage.
		Steam Detectives is also a world of melodramatic plots, mad scientists and fiendish returning supervillains with maniacal laughter.
	www.internationalhero.co.uk /s/steamdetectives.htm (261 words)

	(Irrepressable) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Steam Detectives revolves around the crime solving adventures of Narutaki, Goriki (a megamaton robot) and Ling Ling (his "beautiful" nurse assistant).
		Steam city itself is a mixture of London and the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
		Steam billows from evey corner and hodes the entire metropolis in a thick blanket of smoke.
	novacaine.net /steam/information.html (641 words)

	Steam Detectives - The TV Animation Series
		Narutaki's father was a revered detective in Steam City; now Narutaki and his butler Kawakubo continue the family tradition to help the Steam City police solve crimes around the city.
		Just like any detective action hero show, there always has to be an antagonist, and the television series does not falter in providing a large crop of villains.
		There are other villains which try to destroy Steam City for their own evil agendas, like the evil Doctor Guilty who tries to build the better megamaton to defeat Goriki.
	www.ex.org /4.3/14-anime_steamdetectives.html (670 words)

	Anime News Network - Steam Detectives (TV)
		Plot Summary: The scene is Steam City, a London-ish city which represents an entire civilization run by coal and steam power.
		Because of steam, the city is sometimes covered in a mist.
		They are known as the Steam Detectives: Narutaki (and his convertible all-purpose pistol), his nurse-assistant Lingling, and his Megamaton robot Gohliki.
	www.animenewsnetwork.com /encyclopedia/anime.php?id=863 (197 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Steam Detectives: Case 5
		Although Steam City is powered by coal, and all the machines run on steam, this is mostly window dressing for a film-noir type detective series with recurring characters and ongoing character arcs for both villains and heroes.
		The steam powered city setting does have other advantages: it helps to hide crime, and it gives the city an ultra-new, old-fashioned look that could result from a society that evolved based on the technology of steam.
		The hero of Steam City is Narutaki, a "child detective," (he's around 15 years old) who is calm, thoughtful, and very good at what he does.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/steamdetectivescase5 (841 words)

	Steam Detectives
		Steam Detectives (Kaiketsu J¦çki Tanteidan Âø´ÂÇëËíÊóÊé¢ÂÅµÂõ£) is a 26 episode Japanese anime series based on the manga originally by the manga-ka Kia Asamiya.
		Steam City is a place where the only fuel source is coal, and the only means to produce energy is the steam engine.
		As the only source of energy, the steam engine has been the focus of technological advancement to the point where it can be substituted for any other form of power in modern technology.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Steam_Detectives.php (259 words)

	Underland Online
		Steam Detectives though is quite a bit different than some of the other things that fans may know Asayima for, and now the series has been re-released in yet another ThinPak collection.
		Steam City is protected by the young detective Narutaki and along with him he has his mecha, Goriki.
		The Steam Detectives complete collection is once again presented in ThinPak form, one of the things that is pleasing those with limited shelf space or fans who have recently discovered a series and have had a difficult time finding the volumes.
	www.phantasmagoriaonline.com /main/dvds/anime/s/steambox.shtml (795 words)

	Shades of Nemesis: Steam Detectives Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In a world powered entirely by steam, orphaned teenage detective Narutaki uses his wits to solve crimes and foil the plans of evil-doers, much like his deceased father.
		With the flair of classic detectives, the Steam Detectives live by their wits and on the edge, seeking justice, love, and adventure on the misty streets of Steam City.
		As of May, 2001, there are 8 volumes of manga, the first 3 of which have been released in the U.S. Steam Detectives joined the Asamiya anime pantheon a few years ago, when it was used as the basis of a television series.
	www.flowerstorm.net /disa/Site-Nemesis/steamdetectives.html (390 words)

	ADV Films.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although Steam City is powered by coal, and all the machines run on steam, this is mostly window dressing for a film-noir type detective series with recurring characters and ongoing character arcs for both villains and heroes.
		The steam powered city setting does have other advantages: it helps to hide crime, and it gives the city an ultra-new, old-fashioned look that could result from a society that evolved based on the technology of steam.
		While investigating a series of abductions involving prominent detectives in other cities, Narutaki gets to know the policewoman assigned to protect him when it is discovered that the criminal responsible for the abductions has come to Steam City.
	www.advfilms.com /ReviewDetails.asp?ID=164 (819 words)

	(Irrepressable) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I've only scanned the Steam Detectives sketches, but there are many more beautiful images in the book.
		Steam Detectives only makes up a very small fraction of the images.
		I was also going to draw an all steam background but everyone laughed at me. i had to agree.
	novacaine.net /steam/gallery-sketch.html (547 words)

	Sequential Tart - The Report Card
		Using steam as a constant energy source, Steam City is extremely dark and there is no real sky because of the pollution, thus this environment invites a lot of crime.
		I liked Steam Detectives because it can be watched in any order and it doesn't matter too much because as long as you know the few main characters and the main villains and their motivations.
		Steam Detectives is a really nice thing to watch when you want to be transported away to another place and time.
	www.sequentialtart.com /reports.php?ID=3418&issue=2004-09-01 (364 words)

	TV.com Search Results for: [ detectives ]
		But when detectives are out of time and out of luck, they sometimes actually enlist the help of a psychic, who can help fine-tune the gut instinct of a seasoned detective.
		The New Detectives is a joint effort between The Discovery Channel and Dominion Pictures.
		The New Detectives evolved during a time in witch the science of crime solving was growing rapidly.
	www.tv.com /search.php?type=11&stype=all&qs=detectives (377 words)

	Book of the Week: (03-01-04): Steam Detectives, Vol. 7 (Kia Asamiya)
		Among the villains: the treacherous Phantom Knight and the devious Le Bread, both of whom seem to be responsible for the latest series of atrocities in Steam City's opera house.
		She's out to steal a massive jewel that's being used as a "live prop" in a goofy science-fiction movie that's shooting in Steam City, but the way the story unfolds has a number of truly surprising twists that end up deepening her character.
		Asamiya's work on Steam Detectives is glacially slow, something I have complained about before but probably to little avail: he works on it as a filler between other projects, and I'd rather wait six months to a year for another good installment of Steam Detectives than wait a few months for a lousy one.
	www.thegline.com /book-of-the-week/2004/03-01-2004.htm (670 words)

	Steam Detectives Case 5 (DVD) - Anime Reviews - The Armchair Empire
		This villain claims to want to stop detectives from harming people, but is very specific in not wanting to harm police officers.
		After surviving the initial attack, a new police detective is assigned to escort Narutaki and it’s a lovely blonde woman named Anna.
		Steam Detectives has been higher stakes than previous discs, much like every previous disc has been.
	www.armchairempire.com /AnimeReviews/steam-detectives-case-5.htm (626 words)

	DVD of the Week: (3/1/2002): Steam Detectives
		The made-for-TV anime of Steam Detectives is like a textbook example of how to get everything wrong when adapting a manga into a TV series.
		With Steam Detectives, the manga was barely in its fourth volume before a TV series was commissioned, one which freely hijacked existing storylines and melded them with hastily-written new ones to form a wretched hodgepodge of material.
		Steam Detectives was one of the best things he had going, and now he's gone and trashed it.
	www.thegline.com /dvd-of-the-week/2002/03-01-2002.htm (778 words)

	Steam Detectives
		Steam Detectives is the story of a young boy named Narutaki who is the orphaned son of a detective.
		Narutaki is a detective genius in a city full of crime.
		Now, the weird part is that the entire city, except the people of course, are run by steam.
	japanimedomain.tripod.com /id34.html (101 words)

	The Manga Obsession -- Steam Detectives
		Narutaki is the son of the greatest detective known to Steam City, and he follows in his father's footsteps making a name for himself.
		Along with her is Goriki, a robot powered by steam (called Megamons) which can operate under its own control, unlike normal Megamons.
		It's a detective series (gee, could you guess that from the title "Steam Detectives"?).
	www.doushi-sumeragi.net /review/steam.html (224 words)

	Asamiya Kia's Steam Detectives
		The premise of the alternate setting is the automatic coal burner, which allows people to use coal the way gasoline is used today, in turn allowing for steam-driven limousines, scooters, and the requisite mecha.
		The victims are left drained of their blood, and a seemingly innocent nurse named Lin-Lin and her robot turns out to be the one behind the crimes.
		Telling the police that Lin-Lin was a victim of the Phantom, he takes both the nurse and her robot under his care, and the three of them work together to solve the mysteries of Steam City together.
	www.ex.org /2.3/26-steam.html (737 words)

	GROBER UNFUG: Steam Detectives Anime DVD
		With the city overrun with crooks and villains of all breeds and creeds, Narutaki must protect Steam City at any cost from those who would destroy it with their nefarious desires.
		It looks like the boy detective's hardest case may be a grudge match against Ling Ling...
		Steam Detectives is ridding the streets of crime, one case at a time!
	www.groberunfug.de /unfug/unfugtexte/anime_dvd/anime_dvd_steam-detectives.html (857 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Steam Detectives: Case 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Steam Detectives is set, appropriately enough, in Steam City (just down the interstate from Nuclear City and Hydroelectric City), a sprawling metropolis in the style of Victorian London that is a magnet for an unending parade of colorful villains.
		It took me a couple of episodes to warm up to Steam Detectives; the series initially comes across like a steam-powered Pokémon, its characters throwing their pet robots into battle with each other for no other reason than the sheer coolness of watching clanking iron behemoths duking it out.
		Steam Detectives: Case 1 is found not guilty by reason of villain-mecha love insanity.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/steamdetectivescase1.php (720 words)

	Animerica Extra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In this world, trenchcoat-clad Narutaki is the mighty city's greatest detective, and it is his duty to protect its citizens from the astonishing range of outrageous villains and myriad steam-powered mecha menacing the city.
		A guest at the 1998 San Diego Comic-Con, Asamiya brought promo footage of the Steam Detectives TV series with him, giving the audience at his panel a sneak preview of a series even the Japanese fans hadn't yet seen.
		The Steam Detectives manga picked up in Animerica Extra where it left off from its serialization in Manga Vizion magazine - two books of the story are now available in graphic novel format.
	www.animerica-extra.com /steamdetectives.html (295 words)

	Amazon.com: Steam Detectives (Volume 1): Books: Kia Asamiya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Our heroes are a band of intrepid young detectives; the villains are a diabolical assortment of masked dandies, mad scientists, and dastardly robots.
		Steam Detectives suffers from the simplicity of its stories.
		I've never been a big fan of Kia Asamiya's artwork--the noses of his characters are just too big for their faces (in length and width), and it doesn't appeal to me. Steam Detectives doesn't suffer this nearly so much as other stories (Silent Moebius, for one), but the artwork is also simpler and more stylized.
	www.amazon.com /Steam-Detectives-1-Kia-Asamiya/dp/1569313172 (1269 words)

	Shades of Nemesis: Steam Detectives - Character Gallery
		He is able to do this largely because of his keen powers of observation and intellect, a la Sherlock Holmes, but also because of the assistance of his friends and the local police force.
		Le Bread's arrogant, narcissistic approach to crime seems to be a cross between three frustrated criminal geniuses: the Joker, the Phantom (of the Opera), and Holmes' perfect foil, Moriarty.
		Like most of the archvillains of Steam City, Knight of Phantom always chooses to court death rather than be caught by Narutaki.
	www.flowerstorm.net /disa/Site-Nemesis/steam-character.html (1299 words)

	Gothic Steam Phantastic : Information : Steam Detectives
		The Steam Detectives is not a manga like that.
		The story is set in a very strange place, Steam City, a combination of Victorian London and Tokyo, added with some "film noir" style and modern devices.
		They are rather straight-forward detective stories, and why it is called steam detectives is not quite clear.
	www.xs4all.nl /~vanip/gsp/information/steamdetectives.htm (461 words)

	AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> Steam Detectives Vol. #4
		Steam Detectives continues on its merry way, or rather, it's dark and dank feeling way with another four stand-alone episodes.
		Lang Lang is great to see again and given a fairly sizeable role at that lets her really grow and flex a bit, being more than just a token character of Le Bled.
		While most of the stories here are very character driven, there's a good action episode included as well where the Phantom has stolen a new high-tech submarine from the Steam Navy and is in the process of trying to get it out via the canals in Steam City.
	www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/2769.php (1489 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > Steam Detectives: Volume 1
		The only power source of the time is coal and thus the city is powered by steam derived from the fossil fuel.
		Most technology is based on steam power and there are cars and such but nothing very advanced otherwise.
		The first episode outlines the detective agency and it's relation to the public.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/read.php?ID=8272 (951 words)

	ANIME NETWORK
		She has met a young girl who is about to undergo a dangerous operation that might be her last and, feeling sympathetic to her plight, she and La Bled manage to halt the procedure from taking place in order for her to grant the girl on special wish.
		Her fears are correct, and the vigilante called Justice comes to Steam City with but a single goal in mind: to eliminate the worlds detectives, and Narutaki is the next target.
		As Knight Phantoms reign of terror continues, Steam City has been evacuated and the city is a mere ghost town in the wake of his devastation.
	www.theanimenetwork.com /showInfo.php?show_num=83 (1490 words)

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