Flint the Time Detective

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Flint the Time Detective (originally known in Japan as Space-Time Detective Genshi [1]) was a children's anime which greatly combines elements from Mons Series and Yatterman.

Young caveman Flint Hammerhead (Genshi) and his father Rocky Hammerhead (Dad-tan) were turned into fossils by the villainous time traveler Petra Fina (Time Pilfer). Luckily, they were found in the 25th century by Tony Goodman (Tokio Yamato) and his sister Sara Goodman (Sora Yamato) who brought them to their uncle Dr. Bernard Goodman (Professor Yamato). He managed to restore Flint but was unable to fully restore Rocky, so Rocky was fashioned into a hammer which Flint could use.

Flint, Rocky, Sara and Tony then join the Time Police with the purpose to travel to different historical eras to recover mechanical creatures called Time Shifters while opposing Petra Fina and her henchmen Dino and Mite. Joining our heroes was the mysterious Merlock Holmes (Kyoichiro Narugami), who was rather attracted to Sara.

Tropes used in Flint the Time Detective include:
  1. Jikuu Tantei Genshi-kun