Jump to content

Kamen Tantei

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamen Tantei
Cover of the first Japanese volume
仮面探偵
GenreMystery
Manga
Written byMatsuri Akino
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisherTokyopop
Original run19992000
Volumes4

Kamen Tantei (仮面探偵, lit. "Masked Detective") is a mystery manga by Matsuri Akino that was published by Akita Shoten and licensed by Tokyopop.

The first volume contains the following Chapters:

  • A Detective Appears
  • Who Did It?
  • Too Many Detectives
  • A Dangerous Date
  • (Extra) Invitation to the Mystery Novel Club

Reception

[edit]

"This is fun, and it may be some of the best mystery comics geared at the teenage audience." — Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin.[1] "It seems to be written as a love letter to the classic mystery novel, but the execution is so over the map that it's hard to pin down exactly what Akino's trying to do here." — Greg Hackmann, Mania.[2] "Following the hallmarks of Japanese mystery, the story in Kamen Tantei features convoluted murder schemes and a puzzle-solving aspect that'd be considered old-fashoned in English-language novels." — Kevin Gifford, Newtype USA.[3] "I highly recommend this series as it has a lot of Akino-sensei’s trademark humor." — Lori Henderson, Manga Life.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (September 10, 2006). "Kamen Tantei: Volume 1". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Hackmann, Greg (March 10, 2008). "Kamen Tantei Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  3. ^ Gifford, Kevin (September 2006). "Kamen Tantei Volume 1". Newtype USA. Vol. 5, no. 9. p. 143. ISSN 1541-4817.
  4. ^ Henderson, Lori (November 20, 2007). "Kamen Tantei v4". Manga Life. Silver Bullet Comics. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
[edit]