Mystery manga are a small but growing genre; there were almost none until a year ago, but Yen Press is publishing Lost Lad London (see “NYCC: Yen Press”) and Seven Seas recently licensed the award-winning Do Not Say Mystery (see “Anime Expo: Seven Seas”), which will launch in May 2023. In addition to the mystery hook, Usotoki Rhetoric is set in the Showa Era, a favorite period for manga creators because of the richness of the culture and the mix of traditional and modern fashions that were popular then.

Period Piece Set in the 1920s
Posted by Brigid Alverson on September 29, 2022 @ 9:14 am CT

One Peace Books will publish Usotoki Rhetoric, a shojo mystery series set in the mid-1920s, with the first volume set for release on October 12. The story features a 16-year-old girl, Kanako, who has the uncanny ability to detect lies. Cast out of her village, she travels to the town of Tsukumoya where she meets a down-on-his-luck detective, and they team up to solve the many mysteries in the town. The first volume of the ten-volume series will be released on October 12 with an MSRP of $10.95.
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