by Eiji Otsuka, Ryusui Seiryoin, Chizu Hashii · Editores de Tebeos · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483575635
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«Detective Ritual, Vol. 1» is the detective manga by Eiji Otsuka, Ryusui Seiryoin and Chizu Hashii, published by Editores de Tebeos in paperback.
In the Tokyo of 2290, a state-funded detective association handles criminal cases, while a new generation with supernatural powers questions its supremacy. The detective ritual is an initiation ceremony to join the Order of Detective Knights, on an island that only appears on special days.
First volume of the Detective Ritual series, in the Seinen Manga collection. The original Japanese, «Tantei Gishiki 1», was published in 2004.
For fans of seinen manga and detective stories with supernatural touches.
Eiji Ōtsuka is a Japanese social critic, folklorist, media theorist, and novelist. He is currently a professor at International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto. He graduated from University of Tsukuba with a degree in anthropology, women's folklore, human sacrifice and post-war manga. In addition to his work with manga he is a critic, essayist, and author of several successful non-fiction books on Japanese popular and otaku subcultures. He has written the Multiple Personality Detective Psycho and The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service manga series. One of his first animation script works was Mahō no Rouge Lipstick, an adult lolicon OVA. Ōtsuka was the editor for the bishōjo lolicon manga series Petit Apple Pie.
