Koji Higashino has long had the desire to hunt. This series follows Higashino as he learns the basics of hunting from a professional. This time, he is accompanied by Bunsho Hattori, a survival climber. It's the ultimate documentary on Koji Higashino's search for an answer to the question, "What does it mean to be alive?"

"Impersonation fraud" has become a serious social problem. False demands for money and the criminal techniques used to do it are becoming increasingly clever. To illustrate the issue and serve as a cautionary tale, a fraud group formed by the program makes serious attempts to commit "It's me" fraud against comedians' mothers. Can the latter fend off the swindlers?

Recently, TV regulation has become more strict regarding pranks. Comedians pour their talents into a self-acted setup, in which the ones tricked are the comedians themselves. This time, the challenger is Audrey Kasuga. Sexy scenes, dangerous animals, a car stunt, explosions, a man on fire. Meanwhile, in "Higashino Hunts Deer," they finally manage to get closer to a deer.

There exists the possibility that intelligent and cultured people are mixed in among the homeless. Through interviews, we find four of them with different backgrounds and personalities. A "Quiz championship for the homeless" is staged, offering the winner a prize of 300,000 yen. In "Higashino Hunts Deer," Higashino witnesses the killing, preparing, and eating of a living animal.

In "Higashino Hunts Deer," Higashino experiences what it means to hunt. Hattori and Higashino shoot a deer together and slaughter it before eating it at its freshest. Higashino experiences a series of vivid scenes which for the first time in his life and tells us his thoughts on life and what it is to live.