The Detective is Already Dead Manga Ends Next Month

Despite all the hype behind the light novel series and the manga, The Detective is Already Dead anime failed to deliver on any of it.

This discrepancy is unusual for the same story delivered in two different mediums, even with the anime’s god-tier animation.

Clearly, the manga seems to be the superior visual medium in this case. You might want to check it out now that it has ended.

The December issue of Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine announced that The Detective is Already Dead manga will end in the magazine’s next issue on November 27, 2021.

The light novel series has two manga adaptations. Mugiko’s manga adaptation began in May 2020 and is coming to an end. This one covers the first volume of the light novel.

Although the material from both adaptations was already covered in the anime’s first season, you might still want to check them out.

While the anime looks amazing, how the story was adapted was very questionable. Although adapting a story that switches back and forth between past and present events was going to be challenging in and of itself, they messed up the order altogether.

Many episodes’ first half features events from the first volume, after which the second half just switches to the second volume’s material out of nowhere.

Naturally, this confused many people and left a wrong impression about the series, totally misrepresenting the source material.

If you are willing to give the story another chance, the manga is the way to go.

About The Detective Is Already Dead

Written by Nigojū and Umibōzu, The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru) is a light novel series that follows Kimihiko Kimizuka, a third-year high school student and former assistant of a detective named Siesta.

He made Siesta’s acquaintance three years ago, 10,000 meters above the ground in a hijacked plane. The two went on one death-defying adventure after another for three years that eventually ended with Siesta’s untimely death.

In the present day, Kimihiko tries his best to reintegrate himself back into normal life.

Source: Monthly Comic Alive December Issue

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