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My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files

Kimi wa Nazotoki no Ma Cherie

2021, Manga, 45 ch, 82%

The same kind of story: cat-and-mouse detective thrillers.

Hoshino Mitsuko is a determined and hard-working woman living in the 1930s, where career women are a rarity and looked down upon. Despite rampant sexism and pressure to “stay home,” she’s determined to prove herself as a successful detective no matter what. One day, she’s…

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About Aruiwa, Watashi no Meitantei

2025, Manga, ongoing, 75%

High schooler Odagiri Momo leaves her home island to attend high school on the mainland. Having grown up on a boring island, Momo dreams of becoming a detective and is always on the lookout for cases. After moving into her first apartment, she meets the mysterious beauty Akaishi Kotone and falls for her at first sight. Declaring she'll make the reluctant Kotone her “assistant” against her will, the two form a buddy team to solve small everyday mysteries together.

(Source: Kadokawa, translated)

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