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The Detective Is Already Dead
The Detective Is Already Dead light novel volume 1 cover.jpg
First light novel volume cover, featuring Siesta (left) and Kimihiko Kimizuka (right)
探偵はもう、死んでいる。
(Tantei wa Mō, Shinde Iru.)
GenreFantasy[1]
Light novel
Written byNigojū
Illustrated byUmibōzu
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runNovember 25, 2019 – present
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byNigojū
Illustrated byMugiko
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
Yen Press
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 27, 2020 – present
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Manga
The Detective Is Already Dead: The Lost Memory
Written byNigojū
Illustrated byPoni
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 27, 2021 – present
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byManabu Kurihara
Written byDeko Akao
Music by
  • Yuuyu
  • Naoki Tani
  • Tatsuya Yano
StudioENGI
Licensed byFunimation
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, BS-NTV, TVA
Original run July 4, 2021 – September 19, 2021
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
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The Detective Is Already Dead (Japanese: 探偵はもう、死んでいる。, Hepburn: Tantei wa Mō, Shinde Iru., Spanish title: La detective está muerta[a]) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nigojū and illustrated by Umibōzu. Media Factory have published five volumes since November 2019 under their MF Bunko J imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Mugiko has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive since May 2020. It has been collected in three tankōbon volumes so far. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by ENGI aired from July to September 2021.

Premise[]

Ever since he was a child, Kimihiko Kimizuka has attracted trouble. According to him, he was born with a condition that naturally attracts him to troublesome situations, such as being forced to join a flash mob while taking a leisurely walk, accidentally stumbling across an underworld transaction between drug dealers, and being at the site of crime scenes often enough to sometimes be considered a suspect.

One particular day in his third year of junior high, he was kidnapped and forced to carry a suitcase onto an international flight; on that flight, he met Siesta, a woman who proclaims herself to be a "legendary detective". Forcefully made into her sidekick, Kimihiko helped her stop the plane from being hijacked, but not before Kimihiko discovered the existence of underworld organizations. After being constantly pestered, Kimihiko agrees to be Siesta's sidekick and for three years, they were attached at their waists, attracting and solving an innumerable number of cases.

Now in his last year of senior high, Kimihiko is once again confronted by the ghosts of the past as he tries to solve new cases that fall into his lap. He is extremely bothered by the fact that he is called a detective; after all, the detective is already dead.

Characters[]

Kimihiko Kimizuka (君塚 君彦, Kimizuka Kimihiko)
Voiced by: Arata Nagai[2]
Siesta (シエスタ, Shiesuta)
Voiced by: Saki Miyashita[2]
Nagisa Natsunagi (夏凪 渚, Natsunagi Nagisa)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[2]
Yui Saikawa (斎川 唯, Saikawa Yui)
Voiced by: Kanon Takao[2]
Charlotte Arisaka Anderson (シャーロット・有坂・アンダーソン, Shārotto Arisaka Andāson)
Voiced by: Saho Shirasu[2]
Fūbi Kase (加瀬 風靡, Kase Fūbi)
Voiced by: Mai Fuchigami[3]
Hel (ヘル, Heru)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[2]
Chameleon (カメレオン, Kamereon)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[2]
Bat (コウモリ, Kōmori)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[2]
Cerberus (ケルベロス, Keruberosu)
Voiced by: Jouji Nakata[2]
Alicia (アリシア, Arishia)
Voiced by: Maria Naganawa[2]

Media[]

Light novel[]

The series is written by Nigojū and illustrated by Umibōzu. Media Factory has published five volumes since November 2019 under their MF Bunko J imprint.[4] It is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[5]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 25, 2019[6]978-4-04-064196-6June 29, 2021[1]978-1-97-532575-6
2 January 24, 2020[7]978-4-04-064328-1October 26, 2021[8]978-1-97-532577-0
3 June 25, 2020[9]978-4-04-064593-3February 22, 2022[10]978-1-97-532580-0
4 November 25, 2020[11]978-4-04-680016-9——
5 May 25, 2021[4]978-4-04-680440-2——

Manga[]

A manga adaptation by Mugiko has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive since May 2020. It has been collected in three tankōbon volumes so far.[12] Yen Press also licensed the manga adaptation.[13]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 21, 2020[14]978-4-04-680007-7October 19, 2021[15]978-1-97-533741-4
2 May 21, 2021[16]978-4-04-680379-5——
3 July 21, 2021[12]978-4-04-680634-5——

A second manga adaptation by Poni titled The Detective Is Already Dead: The Lost Memory (探偵はもう、死んでいる。-the lost memory-, Tantei wa Mō, Shinde Iru. -The Lost Memory-) has also been serialized in Monthly Comic Alive since January 27, 2021. It has been collected in a single tankōbon volume so far.[17]

No. Release date ISBN
1 May 21, 2021[17]978-4-04-680505-8

Anime[]

The 12-episode anime television series adaptation was announced on January 20, 2021. The series is animated by ENGI and directed by Manabu Kurihara, with Deko Akao handling the series' scripts, and Yōsuke Itō designing the characters.[2] Yuuyu, Naoki Tani, and Tatsuya Yano composed the series' music. It aired from July 4 to September 19, 2021 on AT-X and other channels, with the first episode airing as a one-hour special.[18][19] Mary × jon-Yakitory performed the opening theme song, "Koko de Ikiteru." (lit. "I Am Alive Right Here"), while Kagura Nana performed the ending theme song, "Kodō" (lit. "Beat").[3] Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.[20] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia, and streams the series on its YouTube channel, iQIYI, and Bilibili.[21][22][23]

It was announced that the VTubers Shirakami Fubuki and Natsuiro Matsuri of Hololive will have a cameo in the third episode of the anime.[24][25] On July 14, 2021, it was announced that the anime would receive a German dub with the first dubbed episode airing on July 18 the same year.[26]

Episode list[]

The first part of the Ep.1, Ep.2 to Ep. 4 cover the story of Vol.1 of the light novel series. The second part of the Ep.1, Ep.5 and Ep.6 cover Vol.2 of the novel.[27]

No.Title [28][29]Directed by [28]Written by [28]Storyboarded by [28]Original air date [30]
1"Attention Passengers: Is There A Detective on Board?"
Transcription: "Okyaku-sama no Naka ni, Tantei no Kata wa Irasshaimasen ka?" (Japanese: お客様の中に、探偵の方はいらっしゃいませんか?)
"Commence Adolescent Romantic Comedy"
Transcription: "Kaimaku, Seishun Rabukome-hen" (Japanese: 開幕、青春ラブコメ編)		Shin'ichi Fukumoto
Marina Maki		Deko AkaoManabu Kurihara
Rin Teraoka		July 4, 2021 (2021-07-04)
2"I Still Remember, After all this Time"
Transcription: "Ima mo, Zutto, Oboeteru" (Japanese: 今も、ずっと、憶えてる)		Fumio ItōDeko AkaoFumio ItōJuly 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)
3"That's Yui-nya Quality"
Transcription: "Sore ga, Yui-nya Kuoriti" (Japanese: それが、唯にゃクオリティ)		Sōta YokoteHiroaki NagashimaIchizō KobayashiJuly 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)
4"What I See in That Eye"
Transcription: "Sono Hitomi ni Miete Iru Mono" (Japanese: その瞳に視えているもの)		Ryūta YamamotoNanto TeranishiToshihiko MasudaJuly 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)
5"That Was Directed at One Year in the Future"
Transcription: "Sore wa Ichinen-go no Mirai e Muketa" (Japanese: それは一年後の未来へ向けた)		Yuki KanezawaDeko AkaoRin TeraokaAugust 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)
6"Crimson Devil, Ice Queen"
Transcription: "Guren no Akuma, Kōri no Joō" (Japanese: 紅蓮の悪魔、氷の女王)		Fumio ItōHiroaki NagashimaFumio ItōAugust 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
7"In Time, You Will Recall this Day"
Transcription: "Itsuka, Kono Hi o Omoidasu" (Japanese: いつか、この日を思い出す)		Shin'ichi FukumotoNanto TeranishiNamako UminoAugust 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)
8"With That, We Set out on a Journey Once Again"
Transcription: "Sōshite Mō Ichido, Tabi ni Deru" (Japanese: そうしてもう一度、旅にでる)		Ryōhei EndōNanto TeranishiNamako UminoAugust 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)
9"SPES"
Transcription: "Supēsu" (Japanese: SPES)		Fumio ItōDeko AkaoNamako UminoAugust 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)
10"So I Can't Become a Detective"
Transcription: "Da kara Ore wa, Tantei ni wa Narenai" (Japanese: だから俺は、探偵にはなれない)		Rin TeraokaHiroaki NagashimaRin TeraokaSeptember 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
11"A Light in the Midst of Hope"
Transcription: "Kibō no Naka no Hikari" (Japanese: 希望の中の光)		Yuki KanezawaHiroaki NagashimaHiroshi KugimiyaSeptember 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)
12"Those Dizzying Three Years I Spent with You"
Transcription: "Kimi to Sugoshita, Ano Me mo Kuramu Yō na San Nenkan wa" (Japanese: 君と過ごした、あの目も眩むような三年間は)		Marina MakiDeko AkaoToshihiko MasudaSeptember 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)

Reception[]

The light novel series won the 15th MF Bunko J newcomer award in 2019.[2]

Explanatory notes[]

  1. ^ This title is seen on the cover of the Japanese version of the light novel.

References[]

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  10. ^ "The Detective Is Already Dead, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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  19. ^ "The Detective Is Already Dead Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Ending Song, 1-Hour July 4 Debut". Anime News Network. June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  20. ^ "The Detective Is Already Dead Streams Exclusively on Funimation This Summer". Funimation. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  21. ^ "【JULY DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCEMENT】《The Detective Is Already Dead》 This is not a YouTube upload announcement! Who is up for some Mystery and Romance?! More and more distribution announcements are coming your way! Stay tuned!". Facebook. June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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  23. ^ "bilibili Summer 2021 Anime". Bilibili. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  24. ^ Choo Sum Lee (2021-06-16). "hololive Virtual Youtubers Shirakami Fubuki, Natsuiro Matsuri To Appear in The Detective Is Already Dead anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  25. ^ Nico Lang (2021-06-18). "VTuber erhalten Gastauftritte in "Detective Is Already Dead"" (in German). Anime2you.de. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  26. ^ Nico Lang (2021-07-14). "WAKANIM: Drei Simuldubs für Sommer 2021 angekündigt" (in German). Anime2you.de. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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