Kunō Totonō is making curry on a calm winter’s day when the police suddenly appear at his door. He is a suspect in a murder case and is taken in for interrogation. At the police station he meets the investigating detectives and instead of answering their questions, begins to share his wisdom with them.
As a mystery fan I had a lot of fun with this manga by Tamura Yumi! The story serves some typical genre tropes and also brings in new and entertaining aspects. I especially liked all interactions between characters, when the protagonist began explaining a different perspective on their respective issues.
Totonō really is an interesting protagonist, who of course ends up being the one who solves the murder he is accused of and then gets further involved in new cases.
While furigana make it fairly easy to look everything up, there is some genre-related specific vocabulary used:
Vocabulary list
- 指紋 = fingerprints
- 冤罪 = false charge, false accusation
- 巡査 = police officer
- 本星 = real culprit (police slang)
- 罪を着せる = to pin a crime on sb.
- 白状 = confession
- 復讐 = revenge
- 連続殺人事件 = serial murder case
The manga is free to read right now on bookwalker because it was turned into a drama (which is also great from what I’ve seen!).
Update March 2025: You can read the first five volumes under this link until 23. March 2025: https://bookwalker.jp/series/161887/list/?order=release&qser=161887&qpri=1&qinc_bnst=1
Length: 190 pages
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