My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files Series

CATCH THAT PIGEON!

It’s busy days for Mitsuko, Japan’s first female detective, and her assistant Saku, heir to Yoshida Department Store, as they rush around town trying to capture a messenger pigeon and deliver it to the newspaper! The photos the pigeon was carrying are valuable, and potentially explosive, but the detectives dare not heed the warning to mind their own business. Trouble is their business, and trouble’s on the way, in the form of fraught mother-daughter relationships, media power, and even an earthquake!

THEIR LAST PICTURE SHOW

In Showa-era Tokyo, no case is too large, or small, for Japan’s first female detective, Mitsuko, and her assistant, Saku, who also happens to be heir to Yoshida Department Store! The sleuths meet a young blind man and his sister, who have a very personal mystery to solve—they want to know how a film they saw in their youth ended, but their memories of the story and even the voice of the benshi narrator differ radically! Can sound, vision, and memory be reconciled before it is too late?!

HEY, BEAUTIFUL!

Mitsuko, Japan’s first female detective, and her assistant Saku, the heir of Yoshida Department Store, are keeping busy with what seems to be a minor case. Someone is tearing down advertisements for a new beauty treatment, leading Mitsuko to the Imperial University to ask questions. There, the detective is trapped by a suspicious student with rose-colored fingernails…a clue! Can Mitsuko keep the situation from turning ugly before it’s too late?!

FAMILIES LOST AND FOUND!

It’s the Showa era, and Mitsuko Hoshino, Japan’s first woman detective, has only her assistant Saku to turn to when things get rough. But when Saku’s older brother Hitoya returns to Japan with a case of amnesia, Saku is the one who needs help! All Hitoya has is a London train ticket and a poster of an elderly woman… Will these clues be enough to uncover the secrets of Saku’s family?

ENFANT TERRIBLE!

In Showa-era Tokyo, fraud is rampant and Japan’s first woman detective, Mitsuko Hoshino, is on the case! The organized crime syndicate responsible for the wave of corruption has captured her, and while in their clutches, Mitsuko discovers the terrible truth–the boss of the gang is a child! In a city where even kids have to toil, of course some will go bad, but what can Mitsuko do about it?!

Get ready to solve the case with Japan’s first woman detective and her assistant in this Showa-era manga!

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 approached by the handsome waiter Yoshida Saku, who presents Mitsuko with her very first solo case. Together, the two work closely to solve the mystery, and Mitsuko finds Saku quite capable—but very curious—and takes him on as her new assistant. Can this duo tackle cases and the turbulent atmosphere of the Showa era?