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manga· 2021· Finished

Kimi wa Nazotoki no Ma Chérie

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DetectiveEligible Titles for You Should Read ThisHistorical

During the 1930s, a period of rampant shifts is reshaping Japan's societal structure. Mitsuko Hoshino is a prime example of such change, being the first female detective to ever exist in the country. Despite receiving back-handed compliments on a daily basis regarding her gender and profession, Mitsuko would not change her job for anything in the world and strives to be the best at the Ginza Detective Bureau. At a cafe, Mitsuko meets a handsome young waiter named Saku Yoshida, who requests help to find the owner of a shoe he found. After handling the case, Mitsuko is shocked to find out that Saku has not only been cast off by his wealthy family, but the college student is also now employed by the bureau to be Mitsuko's assistant! While their relationship slowly blossoms, the duo is tasked with solving mysteries side by side in these ever-changing times. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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manga· 2007· Finished

Beast & Feast

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Boys LoveDetectiveErotica

While investigating a murder case, Detective Hishinuma Kazuha is reunited with mobster, Hyoudou Itsuki. During their junior high school days, their relationship was like oil and water; Kazuha minded his own business and Hyoudou was emotionally attached. Hyoudou is at a bargaining point as he approaches Kazuha: he'll divulge important information about the case in exchange for Kazuha's body. Kazuha refuses such an unfathomable request, but Hyoudou, the unrestrained beast, takes control... These two interwoven men and their superb, wild, beast-like love! (Source: Dangerous Pleasure)

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manga· 2004· Finished

GunSmith Cats Burst

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ActionDetectiveRacing

Rally Vincent and Minnie-May Hopkins are two regular American girls. Regular American girls who own a gun shop, and might have dabbled in prostitution, respectively. And who happen to be a crack shot and an explosives expert, respectively. These might be odd skills for American girls, but these two happen to be Chicago's top bounty hunters. Rally can shoot the trigger off a gun from a good distance, and May generally wreaks havoc with explosions and cuteness. And together, with some very useful friends and associates, they make up the Gunsmith Cats. Burst finds our ladies back at work, back in action, and...back in trouble. (Source: Dark Horse)

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manga· 2017· Currently Publishing

Bungou Stray Dogs Gaiden: Ayatsuji Yukito vs. Kyougoku Natsuhiko

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ActionDetectiveMystery

Known for his biting wit and rapid-fire brain cells, Yukito Ayatsuji is a detective and top-ranked skill user who possesses the ability to expose any crime. When a request to investigate a puzzling murder incident hits his desk, Ayatsuji must team up with Mizuki Tsujimura, a spunky agent sent from the Special Division, to tackle the case. Can the unlikely duo get to the bottom of this mystery?! (Source: Yen Press)

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manga· 2014· Finished

Psycho-Pass 2

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Adult CastDetectiveDrama

With the conclusion of the Makishima case, Shinya Kougami is a wanted fugitive, Nobuchika Ginoza has become a potential criminal, and two Enforcers are gone. The Ministry of Welfare's Public Safety Bureau is desperately in need of new personnel, leading the organization to bring in 17-year-old novice Inspector Mika Shimotsuki to join Inspector Akane Tsunemori's Division 01. While Tsunemori now questions and even challenges the Sibyl System, Shimotsuki unconditionally believes in its judgment. However, her first case urges her to see the opposite: a new criminal emerges, an individual who has the power to lower one's Psycho-Pass enough for the System to overlook them as convicts and even humans. When a felon with hard evidence against him walks free with a clear Psycho-Pass, immediate action becomes imperative. Now Inspectors and Enforcers must work together to decipher an unsettling message left behind and trace the guilty criminal who, in the eyes of the System, does not exist. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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manga· 1988· Finished

Kenrou Densetsu

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ActionAdult CastDetective

In a parallel Japan, the government struggles to handle the urban guerrilla called "Sects." To confront Sects' activity, Metropolitan Police was organized and its Special Armed Garrison "Tokki-tai: Kerberos" standed at the front line with their heavy arms. Although Tokki-tai achieved a triumph over Sects, people started to oppose their violent and bloody measure. Politically isolated, Tokki-tai made a final decision on their own fate...

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manga· 1995· Finished

New York New York

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Boys LoveDetectiveDrama

Police officer Kain Walker has gone to great lengths to prevent his coworkers, family, and friends from finding out he's gay. But when Kain meets Mel Fredericks, he realizes at once that his whole world is about to change. For the first time Kain wants more than a one-night stand, but a relationship carries risks, discovery not least among them. Battling with others' expectations and biases—and his own—Kain struggles to balance his desire for secrecy with his feelings for Mel at a time when being out could cost him dearly... (Source: Yen Press)

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manga· 2012· Finished

Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san

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ActionComedyDetective

After eagerly waiting for the arrival of his new subordinate, policeman Haruki Anjou finds out the recruit, Kiruko Otonashi, is a tonfa-wielding ex-mercenary who doesn't believe in moderation! Whether it is chasing down a thief or doing daily patrols, Kiruko is sure to complete the task using the full force of her military training and ridiculous strength, much to Anjou's chagrin. Even though Anjou can barely contain the new recruit, his life gets much more difficult when Kiruko's old squadmate, the behemoth Bullet Hawk, and special investigator Chiaki Uchigane come to town as well. With the four's combined talent of greatly exaggerating even the simplest of duties, the city of Nagashima can rest assured that its police force is enthusiastic, to say the least! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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manga· 2000· Finished

Arcana

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ComedyDetectiveHorror

Arcana features a humorous plot starring two detectives, Murakami and Nakabayashi, and an unidentified mysterious girl who possesses the power to see spirits. As the story unfolds, Murakami and Nakabayashi have been assigned to a serial bombing case that specifically targeted elementary school kids. Neither of them have any idea of what to go about. Their only source: the prophecy of a patient suffering from amnesia and currently undergoing rehabilitation at a local mental clinic. The detectives try to uncover the secret behind the mystery girl as job reassignments and supernatural occurrences occur more and more frequently.

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manga· 2009· Finished

Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex

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ActionAdult CastDetective

Stand Alone Complex takes place in the year 2030, in the fictional Japanese city of New Port. The story follows the members of Public Security Section 9, a special-operations task-force made up of former military officers and police detectives. The manga presents individual cases that Section 9 investigates, along with an ongoing, more serious investigation into the serial killer and hacker known only as “The Laughing Man.” (Source: Kodansha)

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manga· 2024· Finished

No\Name

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In a world where peoples' names grant them superhuman powers... Two agents from the Nordic Naming Bureau (NNB), an agency specialized in investigating crimes committed by "Namers," handle the case of a man and his missing wife and son. Things take a turn, however, when the duo come face to face with the man, who wishes to give his son the same name as himself... (Source: MANGA Plus)

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manga· 2007· Finished

Cuticle Tantei Inaba

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ComedyDetectiveFantasy

Private Detective Hiroshi Inaba is an artificially-created being, formed by splicing the genes of both a human and a wolf, who gains information by tasting and examining people's hair, and pretty much has a hair fetish. He can transform into a more wolf-like form, and also gain special powers and perform different attacks depending on the type or color of hair he eats. Formerly employed by the police and partnered with an officer, he now runs his own private detective agency with the help of his sadistic, cross-dressing secretary Yuuta (often mistaken for a girl), and Kei (a "relatively" normal teenager working part-time at the office. Ogino, the officer formerly partnered with Hiroshi, also often helps out with cases. His arch-enemy is Don Valentino, an evil mastermind goat with a taste (literally) for money, and a variety of messed up but extremely devoted henchman, including gentleman samurai Laurence, who always wears a bag over his head. Most chapters are individual stories revolving around Hiroshi and his friends trying to arrest the Don, always failing miserably.

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manga· 1986· Finished

Taiho Shichau zo

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ActionAdult CastComedy

Running late on her first day as a patrol woman for the Bokuto Police Department, spunky moped rider Natsumi Tsujimoto decides to take several shortcuts, only to be chased down and cited by mechanical genius and expert police driver Miyuki Kobayakawa. Upon arrival at the precinct, Natsumi finds out that her new partner is the same woman who ticketed her earlier. At first, she doesn't trust Miyuki, but in a short period of time, they develop an unbreakable friendship that overcomes traffic accidents, reckless drivers and even the strongest typhoons to hit Tokyo. (Source: ANN)

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light_novel· 2004· Finished

Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex

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ActionAdult CastDetective

In the not-too-distant future of 2032, the frontier dividing humans and machines has been crossed. Crimes comitted by flesh-and-metal cyborgs are investigated by Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist squad run by Chief Aramaki and his cyborg assistant, Major Motoko Kusanagi. Section 9 has faced countless adversaries in the real world and in cyberspace, but none like 'The Awakened.' It is believed that this lethal group of terrorists can take over the minds and bodies of almost anyone. Used as tools to commit crimes against the state, the victims are unaware of who or what is controlling them. When Major Kusanagi captures one of the victims, she hacks into his cyberbrain to learn the ringleader's identity-what she discovers leads her on a journey deep into the heart of cyberspace, a journey that shakes her to the core. (Source: Dark Horse Comics)

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manga· 2009· Currently Publishing

Mahou Senki Lyrical Nanoha Force

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ActionDetectiveFantasy

The story appears to be centered on the investigation of the Book of the Silver Cross, an ancient Belkan magical tome. Thoma Avenir, whilst traveling, discovers a girl named Lily Strosek trapped inside a construct. When rescuing her, she gives Thoma an amulet that gives him access to a new Device power. However, unbeknown to them, there is another with a similar Device causing massive damage and injury, leading to an investigation by the Time Space Administration Bureau. (Source: Mangafox)

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manga· 2019· Finished

Sachi-iro no One Room Gaiden: Seikai no Meitantei

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DetectiveDramaMystery

A spin-off centering on Hijiri Matsubase, three years before he meets xxx. Hijiri Matsubase finally quits the police force and fulfills his dream of running his own detective agency. However, life isn't smooth sailing as it seems, and the poor guy is in massive debt after getting scammed. Luckily, or unluckily for Matsubase, the scammer, Aketoyo, the son of a billionaire reaches out to him for a deal. "Entertain me, I'll pay you ¥10,000,000 per case." A deal with the devil can be oh-so-enticing. (Source: Square Enix, translated)

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