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I'm a sucker for historical-based manga, so I was really thrilled to chance upon this light-hearted detective shoujo that promises romance among its genres, but has not shown explicit rabu-rabu 11 chapters in.

STORY
So far, the chapters following the lead heroine's obligatory intro and meetcute with the lead guy have all been mini-arcs of cases. The mysteries vary from something as banal as mixed restaurant orders to something more Meitantei Conan-like (decade-old murder cases).

I'm the type of reader who easily goes "oooh!" at simple cases of observation and deduction skills, so I really can't recommend this to mystery lovers. However, I can vouch for its ... light humor and over-all pleasant feeling it brings to the readers.

Romance (which is one of my criteria for selecting manga reads) is still not evident, but the story's just starting. There are subtle hints here and there about the special bonds the leads share, like the detective's protectiveness over his assistant.

CHARACTERS
The lead male is refreshingly cheerful and uber nice to the lead heroine. No back stories about him encountered yet, but I sure would like to know how he ended up as a detective in a historical period!

The lead female is sincere and kind-hearted. She also reminds me a bit of my favorite shoujo heroine, Naedoko of Kono Dano Ai Dano, appearance-wise. But I digress. Kanoko is pretty likable.

There are other characters here, and they all appear every now and then in the chapters. While they're mostly in the background, their scenes have been enough so far to give the readers an idea about their personalities.

ART

Very nicely drawn. I love the characters' wardrobe most especially (but then again, please refer to my earlier disclosure that I love outfits from this period)

OVERALL

I look forward to reading the successive chapters (and hopefully, read the romance its genre tags promised!)

This manga has a lot to offer for mystery lovers, It is a detective story set in a different time period(the past), even though it has someone with a special power to detect lies, the detective gathers the evidences for cases primarily through his ability. There are a variety of interesting cases, so this manga is gonna be a treat for mystery lovers.

the story begins with the childhood days of our female protagonist Urabe Kanoko a girl who can detect lies, she doesn't realise she is the only one who has this ability, when others learn about her ability they ostracise her, even her family ... is afraid of her. Since she no longer wanted to trouble others she left her home at 16, on her travel she met a detective, Iwai Souma and helped him solve a case, after which Souma got to know about her circumstance and welcomed her to stay and assist him in his cases, Kanako was delighted that her abilities did not bother Souma and was happy to be of use to him. Thereafter the story goes with solving lots of cases

Just because there is a human lie detector it doesn't mean the cases are gonna be solved easily, the detective still has to collect evidence acceptable by police or the client to justify his theory behind the case, which he collects by solely depending on his skills. So even if there is the supernatural element, the mystery element is the dominant one in this manga.

even if its a periodical detective story the enjoyment from a manga could only be achieved through its characters and this manga has a bunch of interesting characters whose reactions and interactions has worked out well to keep things lively. One interesting aspect of this manga is that they have used the characters from one case in other cases and made things much more livelier than regular mystery mangas. Other than the mystery there are some character development in kanako through out the flow of the manga which is influenced by the detective in every cases while she uses her power. There is also the subtle growth of romance time to time.

For me overall, this manga had a great story - the way he solved the cases were interesting, and it also showed how she matured and how their previous ideologies where changed by the flow of the manga. great art - it was well illustrated, the characters were also well drawn, great characters - characters with interesting priorities and simplistic reactions and all these made me thoroughly enjoy it and give it a score of 9.

I highly recommend this manga to anyone interested in a fun, comedic mystery - the characters are great, including the villain. The art really stands out along with the period appropriate details, and the character development is well done. There is light romance and none of the relationship drama common in the genre.

The mysteries themselves were interesting and had variety, but the main draw to me was the humor and the characters - Iwai is one of my favorite characters and he definitely steals the show.

It's unique and I finished the series in one sitting - once I started I could not put it down.

The story had a nice flow even if it was long enough (thank college for friggin delaying my reading list like seriously hate this setback 👿👿👿👿👿👿) for the 50 chapters!

Anyways it's mainly about a girl Kanoko who magically detects lies, the town she lived in turn their backs on her because of her power so she decides to move away. She then meets a guy named Souma who's basically a detective clown because he's obviously obsessed with money and food (two wonderful needs of course so he ain't wrong lol). I really liked the way they meet different people who request to help ... with their issues because you do get to know them. For example I personally think three side characters in the story such the "smiley medium gent" (can't remember his name), Soumas hot tempered police friend and Kanko (think that's her name, apologies I'm poor at side character names ugh .-.) who was staying with the pair for a while.

Also if ppl don't care that this is a extremely slow burner, this one's for y'all but for those who want the romance fast, this might not be for you champs!

Pretty good story to waste time on, it may not be a masterpiece, the best or excellent personally speaking, but it does the job on making the reading become more addictive and the characters are adorable!

S T O R Y
While I'm not usually one for mystery and I get easily confused, I really do enjoy this one. The mysteries aren't so complex that you can't follow the story and they aren't so simple that you can get the answer to it easily.

A R T
I absolutely love the art! Everything looks just right! None of the characters' heads are too big or too small for their body, and their hands aren't too big or too small. I think it's marvelous!

C H A R A C T E R S
The characters are my favorite part of the story! The main characters aren't ... annoying, but very likable, with different, quirky personalities and opinions. The love interest is attractive (in my opinion) and lazy, but very enthusiastic when he gets money. The girl is adorable (again, in my opinion) and cares for others, but is also rather enthusiastic when she gets money. The recurring side characters are also something I like very much; they have a diversity of personalities: easily suspicious, very understanding, man of his words, kind, but kind of rowdy: I love them as well. Without these characters, the story wouldn't have the heartwarming atmosphere it does now.

E N J O Y M E N T
I love this story. I mean, how can I not, with the medley of characters, amazing art, and shocking mysteries, this story is worth the read.

O V E R A L L
Overall, I rate this a 9.8 out of 10!