Synopsis

The 4th in a series that “imagines almost faithfully to the original” the works of “Father of Japanese Mysteries” Edogawa Rampo. Ranpo Edogawa’s “Boys Detectives Club” series, which made the boys of the Showa era go wild, is now revived with a unique cast and beautiful visuals, including Hikari Mitsushima’s famous detective, Akechi Kogoro!

 

“The Fiend with Twenty Faces”, “Boy Detectives”, and “Yokai Doctor”.

 

“The Fiend with Twenty Faces.”  The curtain rises on the first showdown between the great detective Akechi Kogoro and the ever-changing phantom thief Twenty Faces! “Nobody knows which face is the real one.” Twenty Faces wants to steal a diamond related to the Romanov royal family, and Kobayashi Shonen and Akechi succeed in infiltrating Twenty Faces’ hideout. Reversal after reversal, it is a breathless comparison of wits between the famous detective and the mysterious thief.

 

“Boys Detectives Club.”. The boys and the famous detective Akechi Kogoro challenge the rumors of the “black monster” spreading in Tokyo and the mysteries of the “cursed jewels”. Tokyo is full of rumors of the elusive “black monster”. One day, a monster uses a daring trick to steal the Shinozaki family’s “cursed jewel” and kidnap the daughter of the Shinozaki family. Can the great detective Akechi Kogoro unravel the mystery of the “cursed jewel” and the identity of the “black monster”? The Detective Boys series, which made the boys of the Showa era go wild, is revived with a unique cast and visual beauty!

 

“Yokai Professor.” A boy detective sneaked into a Western-style building in pursuit of a mysterious old man, the “Yokai Professor” who appeared seems to have some inexplicable power, and there is a terrifying mechanism in the mansion! A mysterious challenger who calls himself a detective appears in front of Akechi Kogoro, who has been asked to search for him. Can Akechi get ahead of their rival and recover the boy’s identity and the stolen confidential documents?