"Flint the Time Detective, known in Japan as Jik\u016B Tantei Genshi-kun (\u6642\u7A7A\u63A2\u5075\u30B2\u30F3\u30B7\u30AF\u30F3, Space-Time Detective Genshi-kun), is an animated Japanese television series directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi. It was based on a manga by Hideki Sonoda and Akira Yamauchi and was published by Bros. Comics in Japan. A second manga by Bom Bom Comics was also produced and was released as a special promo for the anime. The anime aired from 1998 to 1999 in Japan and ran for 39 episodes."@en . . . . .