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Unfinished Crime
「聖闘士には同じ技は2度通用しない」『聖闘士星矢』"The same technique won't work twice on a Saint.""Saint Seiya"A logical school mystery story based on Saint Seiya would be awesome. "No, you couldn't have killed him. You...
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Grand Deceptions
Life is a gameSo take the chanceAnd play your handYou might just winYou never know『相棒 Season 7のテーマ』 ("Theme of PartnersSeason 7")I'm not a big binge-watcher in general, but I'm also very bad at...
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Private Eye in the Distant Sea
One little Soldier Boy left all alone;He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."And Then There Were None"A couple of years back, I wrote about Fuji TV’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s...
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Death Note
Home, sweet homeOn the topic of things left by previous tenants: I lived in a dorm when I was studying in Japan, and I remember the first time other people from the dorm came to my room, they were all...
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
Like many people, I enjoy reading series. Most of the things I review here are part of a series, whether it's a novel series, or an ongoing manga series or videogames. Some are short, with for example...
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Down Town Game
flying fall down 羽ばたきながら墜ちてゆくの君の傍へ「Flying」（Garnet Crow）Flying fall downAs I fly, I fall downTo your side"Flying" (Garnet Crow)I actually quite like the cover of the book in today's review in terms of...
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Black Wind
涙を隠した昨日に遠い思い出 と今なら言える 風のラララ「風のラララ」（倉木麻衣）And the past days where I hid my tearsNow I can say they are a distant memoryIt's the wind's lalala..."The Wind's Lalala" (Kuraki Mai) Ayukawa Tetsuya was a...
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The Private Eyes' Requiem
ゆるぎないものひとつだきしめたいよ誰もがそれを笑ったとしても 「ゆりぎないものひとつ」I want to embrace one thing I can keep counting onEven if everybody laughed at that"One Unwavering Thing"Man, I don't even look for them, but I'm pretty sure...
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Daydreamin'
日本の未来は（Wow×４） 世界がうらやむ（Yeah×４）「Love Machine」（モーニング娘。）The future of Japan (Wow x 4)Will make the world jealous (Yeah x 4)"Love Machine" (Morning Musume) I had to think of Huis Ten Bosch while reading...
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Recall THE END
あの日少年の君が大人びてみえてさよならも言えず傘に隠れたすれ違いもしも・・・なんてことを時に忘れ咲き「忘れ咲き」（Garnet Crow）You were still a boy that day, even though you looked grown upHiding behind your umbrella unable to say goodbyeAs we passed by each...
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Blue Air Message
上空 舞うもの達と Over Driveどこまでも青い世界にいたい紙吹雪のように鳥が舞う キレイね 『Over Drive』（Garnet Crow）In Over Drive with those dancing high in the skyI want to be surrounded by a world of blueThe birds are fluttering around...
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Gathering Pieces
わりと昔からとめといてたまに読み返す頭んなかその言葉は言葉にはエコーがついてる「エコー」（ユニコーン） I've been saving them up from rather long ago / I sometimes read them again / inside my headThose words / There's an echo to those words"Echo"...
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The Darkest Nightmare
The human whose name is written in this note shall die"Death Note"To be honest, I think this particular installment falls outside the scope of this blog, but oh well, it at least gives me a chance to...
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Make Up Tonight
記憶のファイルを風がめくってくわtake it easy, it's not easy「Make Up Tonight」（河合夕子）The wind's leafing through the files of my memoryTake it easy, it's not easy"Make Up Tonight" (Kawai Yuuko) Nazotoki Live ("Mystery...
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番外編： The Ginza Ghost
Longtime readers of the blog know the drill: no introducing quotes means either an editorial piece, or a service announcement. Today we have a service announcement long overdue (mostly because I kinda...
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Misty Time
Time after time 君と出逢った奇跡緩やかな風吹く街でそっと手を繋ぎ歩いた坂道今も忘れない約束「Time After Time ～花舞う街で～」（倉木麻衣）Time after time / The miracle of meeting youIn the city where the wind blows gentlyThat hill road where we walked as...
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A Fine and Private Place
There are probably few readers aware of this, but this blog was initially not a blog on mystery fiction. I originally opened the blog to write about my life studying in Japan, as I was going to first...
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番外編： The Ginza Ghost Released
I think I did the same back with the release of The Decagon House Murders, but I should really learn not to announce everything in advance in the announcement of the announcement. It's nowadays common...
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False Truth
Misdirection has of course always been a major element of mystery fiction. Mystery fiction is about a mystery (obviously), and the solving of that mystery, ideally through a logical process built on...
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The Cat Who Wasn't There
冬が過ぎ 新しい季節が来る 君を連れて「Winter Bells」（倉木麻衣）Winter passes by / And a new season arrives / Bringing you along"Winter Bells" (Kuraki Mai)Perhaps this is not the best time for a Christmas mystery... 'T was on...
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