The Detective Is Already Dead (探偵はもう 、死んでいる。 Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru.?, La detective está muerta.); abbreviated as Tanmoshi (たんもし), is the manga adaptation of the light novel series of the same name, written by Nigozyu and illustrated by Mugiko. It has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive since May 27, 2020. It covers the first volume of the light novel series. The manga has been licensed in English by Yen Press.[1]
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 Mou, Shindeiru. -the lost memory-?) has also been serialized in Monthly Comic Alive since January 27, 2021. This manga series covers the second volume of the light novel series.
Synopsis[]
ただひとり生き残った俺と、探偵の遺志が紡ぐまだ終わらない物語。
平凡な高校生の俺・君塚君彦は
完全無欠に巻き込まれ体質で、ハイジャックされた飛行機の中で
出逢った天使のように美しい探偵の少女・シエスタの助手となったのだ。
名探偵と助手は三年間にも及ぶ目も眩むような冒険劇を繰り広げ――
やがて死に別れた。
これは、それからさらに一年後。
ただひとり生き残った俺と、探偵の遺志が紡ぐ――
The only survivor, me, and the detective's dying wish: their unfinished story.
I, an ordinary highschool student, Kimihiko Kimizuka,
I was embroiled completely flawlessly into a plane hijacking,
Where I became the assistant to the angelically beautiful detective girl I met.
In three years, the great detective and her assistant unfolded a dazzling adventure dram--
Before long, we were seperated by death.
This takes place a year after that.
The only survivor, me, and the detective's dying wish--