Mystery to Iu nakare

Synopsis

Average college student Totonou Kunou's usual morning making curry gets interrupted when police officers come knocking at his door, questioning him about his whereabouts on the night before. As it turns out, one of his classmates was found dead near his house—and the police take Totonou to the station as a prime suspect for murder. Having no close relations with the victim, Totonou claims he is innocent since he had no reason to harm him. But when a witness places him at the crime scene, he must remain under custody longer than he first anticipated. When he starts to interact more with the members of the police department, they realize Totonou is no ordinary suspect. Although a bit hard to deal with, Totonou is also highly observant—as he guesses each of the members' personal dilemmas with just a handful of clues. With evidence against him continuing to pile up, Totonou must use his deductive skills to solve the mystery behind his classmate's death to clear his name and find out who is framing him. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Mystery to Iu nakare was nominated for the 12th and 13th Manga Taisho Awards in 2019 and 2020, placing second and sixth in the final ranking, respectively. In 2019, the manga was nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category; it later won the 67th award in the same category in 2022. The series was also nominated for the 44th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2020, and the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award in 2022. The manga ranked four consecutive times on the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Female Readers division from 2019 to 2022. The series has been published in English as Don't Call It Mystery by Seven Seas Entertainment as 2-in-1 omnibus volumes since May 30, 2023. The manga has also been released in French by Noeve Grafx since May 13, 2021. Mystery to Iu nakare was adapted into a Japanese television drama that was broadcast on Fuji TV from January 10, 2022, to March 28, 2022. It was also adapted into a live-action film that premiered on September 15, 2023.

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