At the time of Hanako’s death, COVID-19 was spreading widely across San Francisco. Media reports said the security situation in the city was deteriorating and citizens were growing concerned.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series on the death of a Japanese woman, Hanako Abe, in San Francisco, a case that sparked a movement to recall a district attorney and rekindled ...

Kou is written as a weaker sidekick for Nene and Hanako in Season 1, but the first couple of episodes force him to step up when Nene doesn’t know about her impending death. He finally realizes ...