The Detective Is Already Dead

The Detective Is Already Dead (Japanese: 探偵はもう、死んでいる。, Hepburn: Tantei wa Mō, Shinde Iru., Spanish title: La detective está muerta[lower-alpha 1]) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nigojū and illustrated by Umibōzu. Media Factory have published five volumes since November 2019 under their MF Bunko J imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Mugiko has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive since May 2020. It has been collected in three tankōbon volumes so far. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by ENGI aired from July to September 2021.

The Detective Is Already Dead
First light novel volume cover, featuring Siesta (left) and Kimihiko Kimizuka (right)
探偵はもう、死んでいる。
(Tantei wa Mō, Shinde Iru.)
GenreFantasy[1]
Light novel
Written byNigojū
Illustrated byUmibōzu
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runNovember 25, 2019 – present
Volumes6
Manga
Written byNigojū
Illustrated byMugiko
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
Yen Press
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 27, 2020 – present
Volumes3
Manga
The Detective Is Already Dead: The Lost Memory
Written byNigojū
Illustrated byPoni
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 27, 2021 – present
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byManabu Kurihara
Written byDeko Akao
Music by
  • Yuuyu
  • Naoki Tani
  • Tatsuya Yano
StudioENGI
Licensed byFunimation
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, BS-NTV, TVA
Original run July 4, 2021 – September 19, 2021
Episodes12

Premise

Ever since he was a child, Kimihiko Kimizuka has attracted trouble. According to him, he was born with a condition that naturally attracts him to troublesome situations, such as being forced to join a flash mob while taking a leisurely walk, accidentally stumbling across an underworld transaction between drug dealers, and being at the site of crime scenes often enough to sometimes be considered a suspect.

One particular day in his third year of junior high, he was kidnapped and forced to carry a suitcase onto an international flight; on that flight, he met Siesta, a woman who proclaims herself to be a "legendary detective". Forcefully made into her sidekick, Kimihiko helped her stop the plane from being hijacked, but not before Kimihiko discovered the existence of underworld organizations. After being constantly pestered, Kimihiko agrees to be Siesta's sidekick and for three years, they worked together, finding and solving an innumerable number of cases.

Now in his last year of senior high, Kimihiko is once again confronted by the ghosts of the past as he tries to solve new cases that fall into his lap. He is extremely bothered by the fact that he is called a detective; after all, the detective is already dead.

Characters
Kimihiko Kimizuka (君塚 君彦, Kimizuka Kimihiko)
Voiced by: Arata Nagai[2] (Japanese); Austin Tindle[3] (English)
Siesta (シエスタ, Shiesuta)
Voiced by: Saki Miyashita[2] (Japanese); Xanthe Huynh[3] (English)
Nagisa Natsunagi (夏凪 渚, Natsunagi Nagisa)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[2] (Japanese); Arryn Zech[3] (English)
Yui Saikawa (斎川 唯, Saikawa Yui)
Voiced by: Kanon Takao[2] (Japanese); Jad Saxton[3] (English)
Charlotte Arisaka Anderson (シャーロット・有坂・アンダーソン, Shārotto Arisaka Andāson)
Voiced by: Saho Shirasu[2]
Fūbi Kase (加瀬 風靡, Kase Fūbi)
Voiced by: Mai Fuchigami[4]
Hel (ヘル, Heru)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[2]
Chameleon (カメレオン, Kamereon)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[2]
Bat (コウモリ, Kōmori)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[2] (Japanese); Kayleigh McKee[3] (English)
Cerberus (ケルベロス, Keruberosu)
Voiced by: Jouji Nakata[2]
Alicia (アリシア, Arishia)
Voiced by: Maria Naganawa[2]

Media

Light novel

The series is written by Nigojū and illustrated by Umibōzu. Media Factory has published five volumes since November 2019 under their MF Bunko J imprint.[5] It is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[6]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 25, 2019[7]978-4-04-064196-6June 29, 2021[1]978-1-97-532575-6
2 January 24, 2020[8]978-4-04-064328-1October 26, 2021[9]978-1-97-532577-0
3 June 25, 2020[10]978-4-04-064593-3March 22, 2022[11]978-1-97-532580-0
4 November 25, 2020[12]978-4-04-680016-9——
5 May 25, 2021[5]978-4-04-680440-2——
6 November 25, 2021[13]978-4-04-680914-8——

Manga

A manga adaptation by Mugiko has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive since May 27, 2020.[14] It has been collected in three tankōbon volumes so far.[15] Yen Press also licensed the manga adaptation.[16] The manga series covers Vol. 1 of the novel series.[17]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 21, 2020[18]978-4-04-680007-7December 14, 2021[19]978-1-97-533741-4
2 May 21, 2021[20]978-4-04-680379-5April 26, 2022[21]978-1-97-534198-5
3 July 21, 2021[15]978-4-04-680634-5——

A second manga adaptation by Poni titled The Detective Is Already Dead: The Lost Memory (探偵はもう、死んでいる。-the lost memory-, Tantei wa Mō, Shinde Iru. -The Lost Memory-) has also been serialized in Monthly Comic Alive since January 27, 2021.[22] It has been collected in a single tankōbon volume so far.[23] The manga series covers Vol. 2 of the novel series.[17]

No. Release date ISBN
1 May 21, 2021[23]978-4-04-680505-8
2 October 21, 2021[24]978-4-04-680939-1

Anime

The 12-episode anime television series adaptation was announced on January 20, 2021. The series is animated by ENGI and directed by Manabu Kurihara, with Deko Akao handling the series' scripts, and Yōsuke Itō designing the characters.[2] Yuuyu, Naoki Tani, and Tatsuya Yano composed the series' music. It aired from July 4 to September 19, 2021 on AT-X and other channels, with the first episode airing as a one-hour special.[25][26] Mary × jon-Yakitory performed the opening theme song, "Koko de Ikiteru." (lit. "I Am Alive Right Here"), while Kagura Nana performed the ending theme song, "Kodō" (lit. "Beat").[4] Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.[27] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia, and streams the series on its YouTube channel, iQIYI, and Bilibili.[28][29][30]

It was announced that the VTubers Shirakami Fubuki and Natsuiro Matsuri of Hololive will have a cameo in the third episode of the anime.[31][32] On July 14, 2021, it was announced that the anime would receive a German dub with the first dubbed episode airing on July 18 the same year.[33] On October 2, 2021, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.[3]

Episode list

The first part of the Ep.1, Ep.2 to Ep. 4, Ep. 10, and part of Ep. 11 to Ep. 12 cover the story of Vol.1 of the light novel series. The second part of the Ep.1, Ep.5 to Ep.9, and part of Ep. 11 to Ep. 12 cover Vol.2 of the series.[17][34]

No.Title [35][36]Directed by [35]Written by [35]Storyboarded by [35]Original air date [37]
1"Attention Passengers: Is There A Detective on Board?"
Transcription: "Okyaku-sama no Naka ni, Tantei no Kata wa Irasshaimasen ka?" (Japanese: お客様の中に、探偵の方はいらっしゃいませんか?)
"Commence Adolescent Romantic Comedy"
Transcription: "Kaimaku, Seishun Rabukome-hen" (Japanese: 開幕、青春ラブコメ編)		Shin'ichi Fukumoto
Marina Maki		Deko AkaoManabu Kurihara
Rin Teraoka		July 4, 2021 (2021-07-04)
An airplane flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters was hijacked. A teenage boy, Kimihiko Kimizuka, was appointed as an assistant by a mysterious girl, Siesta, who called herself a detective, and went to the cockpit. There, a man codenamed "Bat" took the captain of the plane hostage. "Bat" demanded that Siesta deduced "why they hijacked the plane" as a condition for releasing the hostages.
2"I Still Remember, After all this Time"
Transcription: "Ima mo, Zutto, Oboeteru" (Japanese: 今も、ずっと、憶えてる)		Fumio ItōDeko AkaoFumio ItōJuly 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)
It's been a year since Siesta died, Kimizuka goes about his daily life as a high school student. His classmate, Nagisa Natsunagi, approaches Kimizuka and asks him to find an unknown person nicknamed "X". Kimizuka enlists the help of police officer Fūbi Kase to fulfill Natsunagi's wish. Kase takes them to a maximum security prison and Kimizuka is reunited with "Bat" who once fought a deadly battle.
3"That's Yui-nya Quality"
Transcription: "Sore ga, Yui-nya Kuoriti" (Japanese: それが、唯にゃクオリティ)		Sōta YokoteHiroaki NagashimaIchizō KobayashiJuly 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)
Yui Saikawa, a middle school idol, suddenly appears in front of Kimizuka and Natsunagi. Saikawa receives a letter that said, "I will receive a sapphire with a market value of 3 billion yen on the day of the concert at the dome." Kimizuka and Natsunagi accept Saikawa's request to inherit Siesta's wish. However, during rehearsal the day before the concert, a mysterious man approaches Saikawa on stage.
4"What I See in That Eye"
Transcription: "Sono Hitomi ni Miete Iru Mono" (Japanese: その瞳に視えているもの)		Ryūta YamamotoNanto TeranishiToshihiko MasudaJuly 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)
Saikawa turns out to be lying. Kimizuka, who sees that the criminal's target is not the sapphire in her private house, but Saikawa's sapphire-fixed left eye, rushes to the concert with Natsunagi on the day of the concert in the dome. Kimizuka and Natsunagi look for criminals hiding in the crowded seats, but it's hard to find their whereabouts. While only impatience is requested, the time draws closer every moment.
5"That Was Directed at One Year in the Future"
Transcription: "Sore wa Ichinen-go no Mirai e Muketa" (Japanese: それは一年後の未来へ向けた)		Yuki KanezawaDeko AkaoRin TeraokaAugust 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)
A year ago while Siesta was still alive, a series of mysterious incidents occurred in which the human heart was severed. Siesta and Kimizuka realized that the incident was the work of Cerberus, a member of the secret organization SPES, and planned an ambush operation. Kimizuka, who was the bait, chased the figure that invaded the pitch-dark room. However, the figure who appeared was Hel, a girl who missed Siesta.
6"Crimson Devil, Ice Queen"
Transcription: "Guren no Akuma, Kōri no Joō" (Japanese: 紅蓮の悪魔、氷の女王)		Fumio ItōHiroaki NagashimaFumio ItōAugust 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Siesta and Kimizuka won the battle with the leader of SPES, Hel, who suddenly appeared. Instead, Siesta suffered a leg injury for about two weeks. Kimizuka, asked to replace Siesta, met Alicia, a girl who slept in a cardboard box in a back alley. Kimizuka asked for help, but Alicia has lost her memory.
7"In Time, You Will Recall this Day"
Transcription: "Itsuka, Kono Hi o Omoidasu" (Japanese: いつか、この日を思い出す)		Shin'ichi FukumotoNanto TeranishiNamako UminoAugust 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)
Kimizuka searched for "Sapphire Eye" with Alicia, who acted as a detective during Siesta's medical treatment. At one time, Kimizuka and Alicia visited a food stall to celebrate Siesta's complete recovery. Siesta offered Kimizuka a drink to replace apple pie she had given him before, but he realized that it was late. When Siesta returned to the room, she sat on the bed and called Kimizuka.
8"With That, We Set out on a Journey Once Again"
Transcription: "Sōshite Mō Ichido, Tabi ni Deru" (Japanese: そうしてもう一度、旅にでる)		Ryōhei EndōNanto TeranishiNamako UminoAugust 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)
Kimizuka and Siesta realized that Kase they met yesterday was a fake. The fifth victim died while they were upset. Siesta, who had no choice but to defeat Hel, and Kimizuka, who wanted to cherish the feelings of the bereaved family, passed each other. Three days later, Alicia was involved in the incident. Kimizuka was relieved by Alicia, but he began to realize an unacceptable reality.
9"SPES"
Transcription: "Supēsu" (Japanese: SPES)		Fumio ItōDeko AkaoNamako UminoAugust 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)
In order to got Alicia back, finally Siesta, Anderson and Kimizuka arrived at SPES headquarters. Kimizuka, separated from Siesta, confronted the "seed" of SPES and learned the true identity of SPES. Meanwhile, Siesta reunited with Hel and tried to get Alicia back.
10"So I Can't Become a Detective"
Transcription: "Da kara Ore wa, Tantei ni wa Narenai" (Japanese: だから俺は、探偵にはなれない)		Rin TeraokaHiroaki NagashimaRin TeraokaSeptember 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Kimizuka and Natsunagi are invited to Saikawa's luxury yacht due her scale difference, even though they were supposed to keep their promise to "go to the sea together". They enjoy the cruise, but Anderson, who was once Kimizuka's friend, appears. They will investigate the "legacy of Siesta", which is said to be sleeping on a passenger ship. In the evening, scary announcements start to spread on the cruise ship.
11"A Light in the Midst of Hope"
Transcription: "Kibō no Naka no Hikari" (Japanese: 希望の中の光)		Yuki KanezawaHiroaki NagashimaHiroshi KugimiyaSeptember 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)
Kimizuka fights against Chameleon. Even though Saikawa manages to save Natsunagi, the battle continues. It seems that Kimizuka hunts Chameleon with Anderson's help, but Chameleon's attack splits the deck in half and Kimizuka falls to the ground floor. Memories of the day when Siesta died resurfaces in his hazy consciousness.
12"Those Dizzying Three Years I Spent with You"
Transcription: "Kimi to Sugoshita, Ano Me mo Kuramu Yō na San Nenkan wa" (Japanese: 君と過ごした、あの目も眩むような三年間は)		Marina MakiDeko AkaoToshihiko MasudaSeptember 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)
Just before the attack from Chameleon hits Kimizuka, a shot from the sky pierces through Chameleon. Siesta, in Natsunagi's body, appears carrying a weapon. Kimizuka recalls memories of the past 10,000 meters above the sky for the first time four years ago. Siesta and Kimihiko attempt to kill Chameleon while retelling their old story.

Reception

The light novel series won the 15th MF Bunko J newcomer award in 2019.[2]

The light novel series placed third and first in July and August respectively on the Oricon monthly light novel chart.[38][39]

Explanatory notes
  1. This title is seen on the cover of the Japanese version of the light novel.

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