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Nigozyu Plans to End The Detective Is Already Dead Novels in 15th Volume
posted on by Anita Tai
Author nigozyu revealed in the 14th volume of their The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru.) light novel series with illustrator Umibōzu on Friday they plan to end the series in the next novel volume.
Yen Press is publishing the original novels in English and describes the story:
When the story begins without its hero Kimihiko Kimizuka has always been a magnet for trouble and intrigue. For as long as he can remember, he's been stumbling across murder scenes or receiving mysterious attache cases to transport. When he met Siesta, a brilliant detective fighting a secret war against an organization of pseudohumans, he couldn't resist the call to become her assistant and join her on an epic journey across the world. …Until a year ago, that is. Now he's returned to a life that is normal and tepid by comparison, knowing the adventure must be over. After all, The Detective Is Already Dead.
Kadokawa published the first volume in the light novel series with illustrations by Umibōzu in November 2019 under Kadokawa's MF Bunko J imprint. The novel won the 15th MF Bunko J newcomer award in 2019. Kadokawa published the 14th novel on Friday. Yen Press shipped the 12th novel in English on August 11.
The anime's first season premiered with a one-hour special in July 2021 and aired for 12 episodes. Funimation began streaming the anime in July 2021, and also streamed an English dub.
The second season debuted on October 7, and Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs.
Hoko Hinachi and Minori Chigusa launched a new spinoff novel titled Charlotte wa Tada, Jiken o Tokitai. Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru. Code:RED in May 2024. nigozyu is credited for the original work and as a supervisor for the novel.
Mugiko launched the manga adaptation of the main novels in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine in May 2020, and ended it in October 2023. Kadokawa published the manga's sixth and final compiled book volume in October 2023.
Source: The Detective Is Already Dead 14th novel volume
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