 Sorry to disturb you. These officers wanted to talk the names Yabu. I'm with the Odonari police department Can I have a minute of your time? The police Huh see here Kuno say son, or is it Hitoshi? It's Totono sir Kuno Totono What kind of name is that hey quit it so Kuno son? Where were you at 10 p.m. Last night, huh? At home why I'm actually in the middle of making curry, so it smelled wonderful alone That's right. Hmm. I did notice the ruckus this morning Did something happen in the neighborhood a body was discovered at the park nearby Sagai Ken? You know him, right? Sagai he goes to my university. You don't seem too surprised by his fate I'd like to ask you some questions Will you come with me to the station why I barely even know him and I don't know anything about what happened to him Just come with me. Will you okay? Just a sec. I have to turn off the stove How disappointing One of the fan favorite writers whose shoujo and Jose work include renowned manga such as there goes Tomoi Basara Chicago Seven Seeds and many more Yumi Tamura has won multiple shogakugan manga awards throughout the years her library is Diverse and rich in character studies mystery action adventure romance the list goes on But for this video we will shift our focus to one of Tamura's recent creations Don't call it mystery in it We follow Totono a young man who stands out partly for his bushy hair partly for his finely honed abilities of Observation and deduction when Totono is accused of murder He puts his skills to work delving into the lives of the cops Investigating him and uses his insights to find the real murderer. So I got to be honest here I went in completely blind when it comes to this book. I had heard the hype. I believed it I know of Yumi Tamura's pedigree as a creator However, what I didn't know was how much I ended up loving these first four chapters I can't wait to get volume two so I can continue the story I really took a liking to the characters and was charmed by the Simplistic yet pretty artwork presented throughout because at times it can be highly detailed and other times Slightly comedic with some funny faces and expressions Which obviously accentuate the mood and the jokes that are being told or at least the funny Scenarios that are being presented I should say so yeah Don't call it mystery like I mentioned at the beginning of the video stars the character of Totono Kuno Just a college kid that loves curry and just somehow is thrown into these weird Circumstances where detective work and his keen observation skills are pretty integral to solving cases He's not a detective. He's not a police officer He's just a college kid and I find that to be one of the most charming aspects of the book that he's just a regular guy He happens to be super skilled in this particular area, but it's not that he chose that route Things just sort of fell on your lap and I guess that happens to a lot of us in life things just sort of happen when you least expect it and His inquisitive nature leads him to solve different scenarios in the case for this first chapter here It's actually going to help him clear his name after being accused of murder But before I dive deeper into the story aspect a lot of people warned me that this was going to be a heavy dense read and I was a little bit put off by it at first because I didn't know what I was getting myself into but as soon As I started reading everything just flows nicely together. Temuta has a way with dialogue and characters Yes, it is dense, but it flows naturally and you pick up a pace as you're reading and everything just sort of Speeds up and once you know it you're finishing up the first chapter. So in that aspect I really enjoyed don't call it mystery the first story like I mentioned in the description and just now involves the main character getting accused of murder because he is somewhat related to the victim he is asked to go to police headquarters and The detectives and officers there interview him and grill him non-stop wanting to get that confession because they are 100% Deadset on Incarcerating Totono for something that he may have not committed obviously we kind of know going in that he's going to free himself I mean we see that in the description of the book one of the key aspects for this character of Totono Kuno is his observation skills like I've mentioned and how he is often questioning things taken for granted in society You first see this in this opening chapter But that is an integral part of who he is and the stories that soon follow chapter 2 It's the longest story in this book and it deals with a bus hijacking and Totono is part of it by accident Then in chapter 3 we get the resolution for that and chapter 4 leads us into a new story arc And how it is involved with what came before and what's going to happen after which I really liked I thought going in this was just going to be a Drama of like solving cases and every chapter was going to be a different story Similar vibes to and I know this is an unfair comparison But let's think to detective Conan or case closed where yeah, you have these characters But the majority the bulk of the story is just solving cases I thought this was going to be like that However, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the stories or the narrative weaves through each chapter And there are hints of bigger things at play and different characters do keep showing up in different aspects of the story I really enjoyed that it made it feel more fleshed out and lively and not just characters on a desolate backdrop The art for don't call it mystery is fantastic I really enjoyed when it goes into like full detailed mode and you get a nice view of each character And they're defining traits and facial features and all that stuff But it's not afraid to cut loose when it's making some silly jokes and having some fun with that You get some chibi-esque expressions, which were a little bit weird at first Especially with the tongue flicking on some characters. I thought that was a little bizarre But it brings its charm and it makes it stand out. So yeah, I really enjoyed that book artistically I love the characters their narratives I love that even if you're not gonna see this character again There's so much dialogue happening because again, this is not an action-heavy series You really learn about them and they make lasting impressions from the bad guys to good guys to neutral individuals They all have a story to tell and I think Temura has a natural way of Making that dialogue happen and be as smooth as possible I enjoy a book that can go the slice of life route while Interjecting mystery drama crime all that fun stuff. I really do enjoy it Okay, so I didn't really want to spoil things I just gave you sort of my first impressions and my thoughts and mini review on this part one of Don't call it mystery a really lovely book I can't wait to read volume two and volume three that is also scheduled for the end of this year Super excited about all of that. Thank you everybody for tuning in. I really do appreciate it This video was a little bit different than the norm tried to mix up a couple things from voiceover work to actual reviews to first impressions All that fun stuff, so it can be a little bit nerve-wracking. This took me a little bit to construct and put together Hopefully you guys enjoyed it. If you did, let me know in the comment section. Give it a thumbs up I'd appreciate that subscribe if you haven't to the channel. That'd be even greater Thank you everybody for tuning in. God bless. Stay safe out there. I will catch all over you on our next video