Manga Series to Check Out if You Like Detective Stories

Mysteries, murders, detectives, and amazing reveals–the manga version! Here’s a short sampling of a few manga series for the lover of detective stories that aren’t the long running, beloved Great Detective Conan aka Case Closed series. Included here on this mini list is Shojo, Seinen, sci-fiction, and even historical offerings! Note: all manga series mentioned here have age ratings ranging from Teen to Older Teen 16 and up.

Don’t Call it Mystery 

Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment Creator: Yumi Tamura Translation: Caroline Winzenried Lettering: Aila Nagamine Availability: Print and Digital Adapted to Anime: No Ongoing or Completed: Ongoing (Vol. 5-6 Omnibus volumes now available) I have to start this list off with this underrated recommendation: Don’t Call it Mystery, also known as Do Not Say Mystery. Created by shojo manga creator Yumi Tamura (mangaka of my beloved Basara, and 7SEEDS) this is a super delightful, thought-provoking mystery manga series centering Kunou Totonou: a twenty year old college student who stands out—both for his curly hairdo and his finely-honed abilities of observation and deduction. The first chapter jumps right into a case where Totonou is accused of murder! When he puts his skills to work to find the real killer, he ends up with a local police department upheaval, and he emerges as a character to watch by different parties who need a critical eye. While some of the artwork and character designs lean a little rough, the story more than…