Manga like Gifted

Mystery to Iunakare

Also known as Don't Call it Mystery.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Totonou is a young man who stands out—partly for his bushy hair, partly for his finely honed abilities of observation and deduction. When Totonou is accused of murder, he puts his skills to work delving into the lives of the cops investigating him and uses his insights to find the real murderer. After clearing his name, all Totonou wants to do is return to his laidback, mundane life, but he can’t help but be drawn into one mystery after another. In his own blunt but gentle way, Totonou is just trying to make sense of a chaotic world.



Tags: Crime , Philosophy , Detective , Josei , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Fugitive , Revenge , Suicide , Dissociative Identities

Housekishou Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei

Also known as The Case Files of Jeweler Richard.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Slice of Life

When Japanese college student Seigi Nakata rescues a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he gets more than he bargains for! The appraiser is Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires Richard to appraise a ring left to Seigi by his grandmother…and the adventures are just beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of jewels—and those who possess them.



Tags: Josei , Educational , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban , Bisexual , Male Protagonist , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , College , Asexual

Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri

Also known as Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

This unusual duo brings the hidden truth into the light! Ron Kamonohashi, a private investigator with serious issues, and Totomaru Isshiki, a pure-hearted but dim police detective, team up to solve the most baffling mysteries! A thrilling detective story for a new generation from Akira Amano, creator of "Reborn!" and "Ēldlive"!



Tags: Detective , Police , Amnesia , Crime , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Super Power , Slapstick , School

Yuukoku no Moriarty

Also known as Moriarty the Patriot.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty’s upper-class family adopts two lower-class orphans, the cruelty the boys experience at his family’s hands cements Albert’s hatred of the nobility he was born into. He asks the older of the two boys—who has a genius mind and a killer instinct—to help him rid the world of evil, starting with Albert’s own family!



Tags: Historical , Anti-Hero , Crime , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Conspiracy , Detective , Primarily Adult Cast , Classic Literature , Politics , Gore , Suicide , Orphan , Primarily Male Cast , Class Struggle , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes , Found Family , Shounen , Transgender , Bisexual , Crossdressing , Urban

Bungou Stray Dogs

Also known as Bungo Stray Dogs.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Having been kicked out of the orphanage, a despairing young man by the name of Atsushi Nakajima rescues a strange man from a suicide attempt--Osamu Dazai. Turns out that Dazai is part of an armed-detective agency staffed by individuals whose supernatural powers take on a literary bent!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Detective , Super Power , Mafia , Crime , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Classic Literature , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Work , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Found Family , Criminal Organization , Anti-Hero , Terrorism , Orphan , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Conspiracy , Assassins , Gods , Vampire , Suicide , Guns , Monster Boy , Gore , Swordplay , Shapeshifting , Police , Torture , Circus , Time Manipulation , Sadism , Tsundere , Animals

Kare ni Irai shite wa Ikemasen

Status: Releasing
Genres: Mystery , Supernatural

Kagami Kizuna and his partner, Miya Midou, make up the Moguri Detective Agency, which will take on any job that regular detectives won't touch. Kagami's "Empathy" makes him highly sensitive to human emotion, but is not without its own mysteries and pitfalls. Thus begins the story of two unusual individuals, their quirky clients, and the weird mysteries they all encounter.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Josei , LGBTQ+ Themes , Detective , Crime , Urban

Junkyouju: Takatsuki Akira no Suisatsu

Also known as Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture .

Status: Releasing
Genres: Mystery , Supernatural

Naoya Fukamachi is a university student whose ability to infallibly detect lies has left him friendless and isolated. When a paper of his piques the interest of his folklore studies professor Akira Takatsuki, a handsome and eccentric man, he soon finds himself dragged into Akira’s research. Now, as the assistant in charge of common sense, he must help his professor interpret an array of unexplainable phenomena…

Tags: Teacher , Shoujo , Police , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Male Protagonist , Gods , Mermaid

Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike

Also known as Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Mystery , Slice of Life

The story takes place in Iceland, at land’s end, 64°N.

Kei Miyama is a 17-year-old with three secrets: he can talk to cars, he can’t handle pretty girls, and he works as a private investigator. One case has him searching for a beloved dog, another involves reuniting a woman with a man she fell for at first sight. And then comes a case that strikes close to home—searching for his own little brother. Tag along as this globe-spanning journey unfolds…



Notes:
-Nominated for the 12th Manga Taisho Award in 2019.
-Includes five extra chapters.
-While originally serialized until chapter 60 and a subsequent "Kiyoshi File" chapter on December 20th, 2024, Aki Irie then announced an end to serialization as well as further work with Aokishi. The series switched to volume-only releases beginning in April of 2026 including any chapters after 55.

Tags: Detective , Outdoor Activities , Seinen , Foreign , Urban Fantasy , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Travel , Super Power , Gore , Nudity , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Educational

medium: Reibai Tantei Joutsuka Kawasemi

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

The culprit is known. However, testimony by psychics cannot be considered as evidence. What should they do?! The spiritual medium Hisui Jogashira uses her psychic abilities to identify the culprit, while mystery writer Shirou Kagetsuki presents additional logical "evidence other than the words of a psychic." The two of them have tackled many difficult cases, but the sinister hand of a perpetrator behind a shocking series of murders is closing in on Hisui!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Seinen