In the early 1990s, a Japanese samurai investigator series was aired in Australia and came to be a cult success. Labelled in Japan "Ronin Suiri Tentai" (indicating about "Deductive Reasoning Ronin"), it was quickly understood in the West as "Top Knot Detective." The original collection was fabulous in Japan, a cultural train wreck led by Takashi Tawagoto, an insane author, manufacturer, director and lead actor; one who can not act, combat or compose in all.