History Anime / TheMillionaireDetectiveBalanceUnlimited

* SpannerInTheWorks: In "If Money be not thy Servant, it will be thy Master", Daisuke and President of Poliador almost fall victims to an assassination attempt, having been locked in a room with a poisonous gas device. The room was locked with a one-of-a-kind key that subsequently got lost; however, they are saved in the nick of time, because a local janitor happened to have a spare copy of said key...which he made to use the room for [[ADateWithRosiePalms "things he shouldn't have been"]], as the room wasn't used all that often.

This is the second adaptation of the Fugo Keiji novel from the 1970s by Yasutaka Tsutsui with the first one as a live-action drama in 2005 where it had [[GenderFlip a female main character.]]

''The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED'' is an anime series produced by [=CloverWorks=], former sub-studio of Creator/A1Pictures and directed by Tomohiko Itō. It is based on the book ''Fugō Keiji'' by Yasutaka Tsutsui, and is the latest in adaptations for the series. The anime began airing April 9th, 2020 and can be viewed [[https://www.funimation.com/shows/the-millionaire-detective-balance-unlimited/ here]]. However after the release of the second episode, the future episodes would be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The third episode was released on July 30, 2020.

* TwistEnding: "Nothing Makes A Man so Adventerous as an Empty Pocket"'s main plotline ends when [[spoiler: Daisuke finds the missing dog Shiro and returns him to his owner. However, while the boy is overjoyed, he then privately reveals to Haru that he found out from the local health ward that the real Shiro died when it was run over by a car after going missing, and the dog he just gave away was actually [[ReplacementGoldfish an identical breed he just bought for 55,000 yen]]. He then requests Haru to please inform the boy's parents about the truth but to keep it a secret from him.]]

''The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED'' is an anime series produced by [=CloverWorks=], former sub-studio of Creator/A1Pictures and directed by Tomohiko Itō. It is based on the book ''Fugō Keiji'' by Yasutaka Tsutsui. The anime began airing April 9th, 2020 and can be viewed [[https://www.funimation.com/shows/the-millionaire-detective-balance-unlimited/ here]]. However after the release of the second episode, the future episodes would be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The third episode was released on July 30, 2020.

* RealityEnsues: In "Money Burns a Hole in the Pocket", [[spoiler:after they both made a decision not to escape, Chosuke and Takei face Shigemaru Kambe without any weapons except a pair of handcuffs. On the other hand, Shigemaru is armed with a knife. The end result? A bloody murder with both Chosuke and Takei dead]].