is a Japanese

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series written by

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and illustrated by Takeya Syuji. It began serialization in 2005 issue of the monthly

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magazine ''

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''. It was published in English by

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, in French by

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, in German by Carlsen Manga, and in Portuguese by

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Reception

Ed Sizemore found the art in the first part of the first volume distracting, and the lead character to be unsympathetic, but felt that the manga was well written. Deb Aoki described the manga as a "glass onion of a mystery". Katherine Dacey found the story "immersive".

References

External links

* * CMX (comics) titles Enterbrain manga Mystery anime and manga Seinen manga Supernatural anime and manga {{manga-stub