A manga anthology released by ASCII Media Works about the popular Atlus game Persona 4. Includes stories by 16 authors including Tooyama Ema and Kasukabe Akira.
Recently an exceptionally skilled female detective has appeared, and the identity of this highly talked about figure is actually high school student Seika. The case she has taken on this time involves the search for a client's missing younger sister... but now even the younger sister's fiancé has gone missing...!?
"Giséle Alain will provide you with any service, Madame," Gisèle claims as she puts a sign on her door. Gisèle Alain is the owner of an apartment and decides to take on whatever request that she receives. She forces Eric, a resident of the apartment with overdue rent, to tag along with her service. Their first mission is to find a cat that another resident has lost and claims to have been missing for 3 days. Upon further investigation, they find a suspicious man taking away cats to an unknown alley. Gisèle decides to investigate further and finds out who the man is without any trouble. An amusing yet calm service providing you with anything you want; at your service by Gisèle Alain!
Toki Mishiba, Nobuto Nakajyo, and Kazuo Saitoh are hired to play the Biz Game, a game much like capture the flag, only with company secrets and insane amounts of money involved. At first they think it's a crazy but fun way to get some money, but as the game goes on, they hear stories about mysterious deaths on the news, and recognize the victims as members of the teams they've beaten in the game. When one of the losers of a game dies right in front of them, they realize what is really at stake - their very lives!
From ADV: Private Investigator Loki is certainly an extraordinary fellow with an incredibly demanding profession. While his boyish good looks disguise his true nature, no challenge is too tough for Loki. Not only is it Loki's job to solve mysteries, but he must also protect his own interests, namely his family, especially when those who want him rubbed-out enter the picture. Loki must dig up evidence surrounding kidnappings, murders, suicides, and the like. When old adversaries strike too close to home, Loki must prepare, not only to solve the crime, but to survive the vicious attacks! If the action's hot, you can count on Loki being there!
Vampires, a supernatural detective, and a girl's head in a birdcage, oh my! The mysterious game is afoot in Victorian England in this atmospheric supernatural story that's sure to keep you on your toes!
1876. Takonosuke Arashi is sent by his shogun to deliver a top secret letter regarding U.S.-Japan trade to Washington D.C. However, he soon is involved in a grand chase for Napoleon's treasure, with multiple parties interested in it for their own ulterior motives. It's an age of adventure!---**Volume 40 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
From LuffyNoTomo Translations: Oz Williams is a kid genius who has a special power when it comes to helping the dead get revenge! 19th century London is the place where kid detective Oz Williams and his unusual assistant live. Oz helps solve cases that the police have trouble with and in the end, the murderer always ends up killing themselves due to a mysterious power Oz shows them in order to take revenge for the dead. Oz has the ability to hear the dead and in the form of a Jack-o-lantern, the dead take their revenge on their killer. Oz loves sweets and always wears a Halloween costume all year round, so that's why he is known as the Halloween detective!
From J-Novel Club: Half a year after moving to Kyoto, high school girl Aoi Mashiro brings her late grandfather’s old scrolls to Kura, an antique store nestled in Kyoto’s Teramachi-Sanjo shopping arcade, for an appraisal. One thing leads to another, and she winds up working there part-time. The manager’s son Kiyotaka Yagashira nicknamed the “Holmes of Kyoto” is uncannily perceptive, and together, they solve strange cases relating to the antiques brought to them by clients.
