Kako and the False Detective: Research Notes

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Author:

• Mitsunaga, Yasunori 光永 康則（みつなが やすのり）
• Mee-tsɯ-nah-gah, Yah-sɯ-no-ree
• Apparently also goes by the pen name “Tsunagami,” which is an anagram of their family name (Mistsunaga)

Characters:

• Rokuraha, Satoru 六波羅 覚（ろくはら さとる）Rokɯ-hah-rah, Sah-toe-rɯ
  See the ref notes about u/ɯ
  This could be a coincidence, but his personal name, Satoru, is written as “覚,” which shares the same kanji spelling with “satori,” a legendary creature that can read minds. Could be a thematic reference to his psychic(?) power
  
• Kako    化子（カコ）Kah-koe
  
• Sawazumi, Izumi 沢角 泉（さわずみ いずみ）Sah-wah-zɯ-mee, ee-zɯ-mee
  
• Ashihara, E’nishi 芦原 縁（あしはら えにし）Ah-shee-hah-rah, Eh-knee-shee
  
• Sawazumi, Misaki 沢角 みさき（さわずみ みさき）Sah-wah-zɯ-mee, Mee-sah-key
  
• Yajima, Gin’nan 弥島銀杏（やじま ぎんなん）Yah-jee-mah, Gheen-naan
  

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Author: Yasunori Mitsunaga

• Author twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/tsunagami_
• Prior works:
  • Trafficker (2001-2002, 3 vols, 15 chapters, Sunday GX)
    • It’s kinda what it sounds like, but not really. Chuchu Express are a group who will deliver anything that can fit on a motorcycle, and are willing to break all rules to get the job done. (Japanese volumes and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/series/124648/list/ )
  • Princess Resurrection (2005-2013, 20 vols, 87 chapters, Shonen Sirius)
    • Girl with chainsaw and the ability to raise the dead kills various horror monsters. Has an anime, fairly popular, the author revisits this a bunch when all else fails. (Kodansha official page, incl. links to which manga subscriptions include it: https://kodansha.us/series/princess-resurrection/ )
  • Cheer Cheer (2008, 1 volume, 8 chapters, Young Animal Island) Flop Eligible, but who’d even want to
    • An all-girls’ school has an exception for the principal’s son, a horrific piece of shit criminal pervert. From the next school year, the school will go full co-ed, which upsets him, but will also have a cheerleader squad, which is sure to titillate. Chaos ensues. (Japanese FULL COLOUR volume and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/deb3246fe6-bd84-4176-aa4a-5dbfda9354aa/ ) (fully fan-translated)
  • Shinbashi no Miko (2008-2012, 3 vols, 23 chapters, Business Jump)
    • Fresh graduate gets transferred from office job to new position working from a basement level, helping a shrine maiden exorcise spirits from men that make them molesters and rapists. (Japanese volumes and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/series/12512/list/ )
  • Demon 72 (2010, 2 vols, 8 chapters, good! Afternoon) w/ Satoshi Ueda
    • Small boy summons one of King Solomon’s 72 demons, aims to use it to defeat the other 71. (Japanese volumes and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/series/121500/list/ )
  • Vampire Detective D&W (2012, 2 vols, Monthly Young King)
    • Guy with strong sense of smell finds murder victims with some frequency, teams up with vampire to investigate. (Japanese volumes and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/series/56783/list/ )
  • Naqua-den (2012-2014, 6 vols, 25 chapters, Shonen Sirius)
    • Spin-off of Princess Resurrection where a spider god, in the form of a cute girl, works with some dude to defeat parasitic Gods invading our world. (Japanese volumes and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/series/21249/list/ )
• Later works:
  • Avarth (2015-2017, 6 vols, 22 chapters, Shonen Sirius)
    • Fantasy series where humanity is attacked by monsters, and saved by giants they must worship and rely on. Small kid rebels, chaos ensues. (Japanese volumes and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/series/68069/list/ )
  • Tama Kick (2017-2019, 5 vols, 29 chapters, Young King Ours GH) w/ Inomaru
    • A private investigator with ultra-powerful legs and an endless desire for money, a shut-in who helps her via a portable webcam, and a small shrine maiden with mystical powers deal with a world of eroticism and violence. Lots of tits and some gore, made better than most of the author's works simply because Inomaru is on art duties, and can draw decent women. (Japanese volumes and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/series/146782/list/ ) (fully fan-translated)
  • Princess Resurrection Nightmare (2017-2021, 7 vols, 29 chapters, Shonen Sirius)
    • When in doubt, mine your biggest success for a few more bucks. This is that. (Kodansha official page: https://kodansha.us/series/princess-resurrection-nightmare/ )
  • Isekai Sniper Is the Female Warrior's Mofumofu Pet (2019-present, 6+ vols, Young King Ours GH) w/ Inomaru
    • Gun otaku dies and is reincarnated as a small fluffy thing that gets taken in by a buxom warrior lady, and quickly proves himself useful when it turns out firearms exist in this fantasy world for whatever reason. (Japanese volumes and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/series/248293/list/ )
  • Time Stop Hero (2019-present, 12+ vols, Shonen Sirius)
    • Guy gets cancelled on social media and becomes so blackpilled that he isekais into a video game world where he can pause time with a controller, and proceeds to be a creep. If he doesn’t clear the game in three days he’ll be stuck in time forever. (Seven Seas official page: https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/time-stop-hero/ )
  • Evil Heroes (2021-2022, 4 volumes, 36 chapters, Weekly Young Jump) w/ Yoshimitsu Iruka
    • A dark superhero tale, where monsters known as evils have infested society, but superheroes fight against them. Except some of them are secretly evils, too. A kid who was saved by being given the powers of a hero fights against them. (Japanese volumes and preview here: https://bookwalker.jp/series/317153/list/ )
• Notable people they were an assistant for:
  • Yuu Nakahara (Last Inning)
    • As mentioned in a profile/interview with Kodansha to commemorate the first volume of Avarth: https://news.kodansha.co.jp/20160509_c01
• Notable people they had as assistants:
  • Unknown
• Is there a pattern in this author’s work? Why yes, they love monsters and sexual assault, seems like!

Publishing

• Series it replaced:
  • Barcelona no Taiyo by Yoshiyuki Murakami
• Series that replaced it:
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Ryu Fujisaki and Yoshiki Tanaka

Manga Itself

• SIX WORD SUMMARY: A false detective with false promise
• I’m sure you’re all too smart to need this pointed out, but this is a ‘dark twist’ on the boy detective genre popularised by Detective Conan/Case Closed, right down to Satori looking a bit like Conan himself.
• Ginnan looks like such a Yoshiyuki Nishi character that I’m amazed I can’t find anything about him helping out on this series. Even the monsters look a bit like something you could see in Muhyo & Roji. Possible inspiration?
• It rips off Death Note, too, so clearly the author loves mid-00s Weekly Shonen Jump horror titles.