Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture Vol. 05
University student Naoya Fukamachi has the ability to unerringly detect lies. He finds himself working for his eccentric associate professor of folklore studies, Akira Takatsuki, to investigate the supernatural. After closing the case on the eerie mystery of 4:44, the two head to the sea following reports of mermaid sightings. Then one summer evening, they find themselves tumbling into the candlelit horror of “The Night of One Hundred Ghost Stories!”
Series overview: Naoya Fukamachi is a university student whose ability to infallibly detect lies has left him friendless and isolated. When his paper piques the interest of his handsome and eccentric folklore-studies professor, Akira Takatsuki, he soon finds himself dragged into Akira’s research. Now, as the assistant in charge of common sense, he must help his professor interpret an array of unexplainable phenomena…
Biographical Notes:
Junkyouju Takatsuki Akira no Suisatsu has been published in English as Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture by Yen Press since August 29, 2023.
Title Notes:
- Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture is a manga adaptation of the mystery light novel series centered around mystery and school life.
- Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture has become well known due to a live action drama adaptation in 2021.
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