Flint the Time Detective, known in Japan as Space-Time Detective Genshi-kun (時空探偵ゲンシクン Jikū Tantei 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 Kodansha in Japan. The anime aired from 1998 to 1999 in Japan and ran for 39 episodes.Enoki Films and Sanrio hold the license to Flint the Time Detective. It was shown on CBBC in the UK.