Clik here to view.
Sunny Girl
いつまでも信じていたい最後まで思い続けたい自分は生きる意味があるはずと「Poison」（反町隆史）I want to believe foreverAnd keep thinking until the endThat there's meaning to my life"Poison" (Sorimachi Takashi)I wonder whether there are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Papillon Rouge
夕暮れの風と紅く染まる街並 何かを思い出させる切ない景色「tell me something」 （Garnet Crow）The wind at dusk, the city bathing in crimsonA sad scenery that reminds me of something"Tell Me Something" (Garnet Crow)I'm not really sure...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Memory of Butterfly
"Ah, this is kinda relaxed. So hard to turn of my brain. I have to stop thinking. Starting.....now! ........ Hey, it worked! Oh, no, that's thinking...""Make Room for Lisa" (The Simpsons)Doesn't the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turnabout Showtime
「お化けにゃ学校も試験なんにもない」『ゲゲゲの鬼太郎』 （熊倉一雄）"Ghost don't have school, exams or anything""Gegege no Kitarou" (Kumakura Kazuo)My memories of the school festival at Kyoto University two years ago can be summed up...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deep Blue Bloom
Blue,over the Blueすべては変わりゆくだから今は叫んでいいそれは やさしさへと 「Blue, Over the Blue」 （『探偵神宮寺三郎 Kind of Blue』より）Blue, over the blueEverything changesThat's why it's okay to cry outTowards gentleness "Blue, Over the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Magic of the Word
Magic of the Word大丈夫 もしどんな明日に辿り着いたとしても君の言葉ひとつで強くなれるから「Magic」 （ 愛内里菜）Magic of the WordIt's okay, it doesn't matter what kind of tomorrow we'll arrive atI can become stronger with just a single word from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Playback
Memento moriEvery time I write a game review, I hope more mystery-focused blogs will discuss mystery videogames one day. Games are fiction too!Most videogames end with your death, but the videogame...
View ArticleClik here to view.
番外編： The Decagon House Murders Released
Hmm, in hindsight, I kinda wrote all I wanted to write on the topic in the announcement of this announcement, so maybe you should read that post too. I already announced the release of the first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Silky Lady
生憎の雨だけど予定通り出かけましょうせっかくのDress upも あなたには見えてないし「As The Dew」 （Garnet Crow）It's raining unfortunately, but let's still go out as we plannedIt's not like you had even noticed I'm all dressed up for this"As...
View ArticleClik here to view.
White Reflection
絶望(かなしみ)も傷痕(いたみ)も振り切るように羽ばたく あなたがくれた勇気(つばさ)を この胸に広げて… 「White Reflection」 （Two-Mix）I flap my wings and shake off my sadness and painIn my heart I spread the wings of courage you have given me..."White...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Read or Die
I do try to write other articles besides reviews occasionally, but I always give up halfway through... Warning: this post might be a bit boring unless you're interested in the link between mystery...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Detective's Diary
Don't judge a book by its coverOccasionally animals appear in one form or another in detective novels: be it as an actual character within the story, or just a theme or in a title. For some reason...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Shot in the Dark
'What is truth?' Sheringham said mockingly. 'Is it what might have happened, is it what was meant to happen, is it what ought to have happened, or is it only what prosaically did happen? That's one of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Break
BREAK MY LIES 瞳に揺れてる涙に気づいて…SAVE MY HEART!! 震える口唇口づけて…今 RETURN TO LOVE... 「Break」（TWO-MIX) Break my liesNotice the tears flowing from my eyes...Save my heart!!Kiss my trembling lips...Now Return to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
『霧魔』
「ミミミミミミミミミ」『かまいたちの夜２』"Mimimimimimimi""Kamaitachi no Yoru 2"A wild translation appeared! And for the first time on the blog, a translation of a Korean story!Kim Nae-seong (1909-1957) is commonly seen as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Adventure of the Unbreakable Speckled Band
"I am the last and highest court of appeal in detection.""The Sign of Four"In the late Victorian era, it might have taken two months or so, but nowadays, it doesn't take long for a parcel from Japan to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nostalgia Station
オレンジ色した極楽特急に乗り込んで 彼に会いに行くよすごいスピードで駅をとばしあの小さな部屋へ心がここにない私にね 何言ってもムダだよ 「恋の極楽特急」 (小島麻由美）I jump in the orange Heaven's Express of love to go see himI fly across stations with tremendous speedto that little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Q.E.D.
Glory spent many hours with crosswords, Double-Crostics, anagrams, and detective stories (the classic bafflers of the field--she had no use of the sex-and-violence or psychological mysteries that began...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Clue for Scooby-Doo
Warning: I wrote this post pretty much without any planning, so it might sound a bit chaotic. I probably should stick to 'safe' reviews. What is a mystery story? I've always been partial to Edogawa...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lady in Waiting
星のかがやきよずっと僕らを照らして失くしたくない少年の日の夢よ・・・「星のかがやきよ」 （Zard）Oh starlight, always shine upon usOn the childhood dreams I don't want to lose.."Oh Starlight" (Zard)Today a writer of whom I've read almost all...
View Article