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Vanitas no Carte

Also known as The Case Study of Vanitas.

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

Rumors revolving around The Book of Vanitas, a clockwork grimoire of dubious reputation, draw Noé, a young vampire in search of a friend's salvation, to Paris. What awaits him in the City of Flowers, however, is not long hours treading the pavement or rifling through dusty bookshops in search of the tome. Instead, his quarry comes to him...in the arms of a man claiming to be a vampire doctor! Thrust into a conflict that threatens the peace between humans and vampires, will Noé cast in his lot with the curious and slightly unbalanced Vanitas and his quest to save vampirekind?



Tags: Vampire , Tragedy , Conspiracy , Historical , Steampunk , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Class Struggle , Medicine , Shounen , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Curses , Foreign , Bisexual , Religion , Interspecies , Ensemble Cast , Twins , LGBTQ+ Themes , Alternate Universe , Suicide , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Anachronism , Human Experimentation , Detective , Assassins , Acting

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 , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Seinen , Work , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Found Family , Criminal Organization , Anti-Hero , Terrorism , Orphan , Conspiracy , Assassins , Gods , Vampire , Suicide , Guns , Monster Boy , Gore , Swordplay , Shapeshifting , Police , Torture , Sadism , Circus , Time Manipulation , Tsundere , Animals

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

Hamatora THE COMIC

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

In this world, there are people known as "Minimum Holders" who are capable of specific "small miracles." A government funded elite academy trains these Minimum Holders in order for them to reach their maximum potential and serve national interests. Once, a student, of great potential named Nice, dropped out. He started a private investigator team with an assistant named Hajime and seemed content solving cases for his clients (which often involve Minimum Holders). A top student of the academy, Murasaki, has been tasked with bringing Nice back. Murasaki bristles at the claim that Nice has a higher potential than he does, but he ends up involved in Nice's detective activities...



Tags: Shounen , Detective

Gifted

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

One day, Amakusa Natsuki—the hope of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department—meets an unusual high schooler named Shiki Yuuya. Natsuki's interest in the high schooler is piqued after Yuuya happens to be passing through the scene of a difficult murder case and determines the perpetrator with ease. How did he know who the killer was? When an incident later takes place at Yuuya's high school, the two happen across each other again... Thus, a young policeman and a high schooler with a hidden power begin unraveling the mystery!

Tags: Detective , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , School

Mystery to Iu Nakare

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 , Dissociative Identities , Suicide , Bisexual

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

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 , Heterosexual

Shiguang Dailiren

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

In a certain corner of the city, there is a seemingly ordinary little shop — Shiguang Photo Studio. The shop's proprietors Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang can enter a photograph and explore its original time and space. One day, Lin Kai, a rising star in the traditional opera scene, came to the studio and asked Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang to find a person in a picture from 10 years ago. There is only one photograph, and there will be only one chance…

Tags: Super Power , Male Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Full Color , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Body Swapping , Long Strip