tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post2050896049324045001..comments2024-03-29T00:31:02.713+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: City of DarknessHo-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-58719712052571009882014-08-31T13:54:20.354+02:002014-08-31T13:54:20.354+02:00thanks for your help :)thanks for your help :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-53418069761459375982014-08-31T08:51:15.435+02:002014-08-31T08:51:15.435+02:00I don't know what kind of detective novels you...I don't know what kind of detective novels you like, so I chose some well received books (which I enjoyed too). The selection is slightly skewed towards puzzle plots though.<br /><br />Rampo EDOGAWA - Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination (short story collection)<br />Keigo HIGASHINO - The Devotion of Suspect X<br />Natsuhiko KYOGOKU - The Summer of the Ubume<br />Seicho MATSUMOTO - Points and Lines<br />Miyuki MIYABE - All She Was Worth<br />Ishin NISHIO - Zaregoto Book 1: The Kubikiri Cycle<br />Rintaro NORIZUKI - An Urban Legend Puzzle (short story, available in PASSPORT TO CRIME and THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME)<br />Kido OKAMOTO - The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi: Detective Stories of Old Edo (short story collection)<br />Soji SHIMADA - The Tokyo Zodiac Murders<br />Akimitsu TAKAGI - The Tattoo Murder Case<br />Seishi YOKOMIZO - The Inugami Clan<br /><br />You could also take a look at this post: I noted which novels of the 2012 Tozai Mystery Best 100 (a best of list of mystery fiction chosen by writers/critics/related fields) are available in English.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-4350513536102464192014-08-30T17:12:30.789+02:002014-08-30T17:12:30.789+02:00Hello Ho Ling,
Can you tell me what are the very b...Hello Ho Ling,<br />Can you tell me what are the very best Japanese Detective Novels that are availiable in English?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-57418302700224265162014-08-30T08:44:59.645+02:002014-08-30T08:44:59.645+02:00Glad you enjoyed the post! And maybe it will be th...Glad you enjoyed the post! And maybe it will be the turn of Korean mystery after the current Japanese (slight) boom in translated mystery fiction in English!.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-41383448926584702102014-08-30T03:14:25.453+02:002014-08-30T03:14:25.453+02:00Thanks for this interesting post. I have little id...Thanks for this interesting post. I have little idea of the mystery tradition in the Asian continent so this proved to be very informative. It is sad that the books by this Korean master are not available in English.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-86580548088070533612014-08-29T14:34:35.418+02:002014-08-29T14:34:35.418+02:00I actually enjoy the corner the best when it's...I actually enjoy the corner the best when it's about a character I know nothing about. I also prefer characters w/o a defining visual image; the last few years, the corner has featured character designs which were clearly based on the actors who played the characters in TV/film (for example, Kageyama of Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de and the detective of the Tantei wa Bar ni Iru), whereas I'd rather like to see Aoyama's own interpretation of the character.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-8223881727537688262014-08-29T13:23:22.735+02:002014-08-29T13:23:22.735+02:00Oh, and I forgot: Sam Hawthorne, Batman and the Sc...Oh, and I forgot: Sam Hawthorne, Batman and the Scooby GangBdhdjejkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978161636134108751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-888885805947773652014-08-28T20:19:53.796+02:002014-08-28T20:19:53.796+02:00Doctor Twist is a detective by Paul Halter in case...Doctor Twist is a detective by Paul Halter in case you don't know himBdhdjejkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978161636134108751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-68284487664950255152014-08-28T20:18:58.683+02:002014-08-28T20:18:58.683+02:00Which detectives would you like to see next in ...Which detectives would you like to see next in 'Gosho's Mystery Library'?<br /><br />My list:<br /><br />- Patrick Jane (don't kow if Mentalist airs in Japan though)<br />- Phoenix Wright<br />- Professor Layton<br />- Hajime Kindaichi (he did do one for Koichi Zenigata, so why not?)<br />- Doctor TwistBdhdjejkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978161636134108751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-20022768108343094012014-08-27T13:26:08.429+02:002014-08-27T13:26:08.429+02:00I try to reply to comments as soon as possible, bu...I try to reply to comments as soon as possible, but it occassionally takes a bit longer because of other obligations.<br /><br />I am actually already familiar with the concept of the Wold Newton Universe (I quite like "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen") and I have known about "Tales of the Shadowmen" since the first volume was released. Not really interested though... I find the concept fun in principle and in proper doses, but I find the idea of whole anthologies with just WNU stories a bit tiring, and it kinda undermines the 'special' feeling of crossovers.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-15028360013627268562014-08-27T08:06:38.833+02:002014-08-27T08:06:38.833+02:00Are you not answering because you didn't read ...Are you not answering because you didn't read my comment yet or because you just don't care :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-21221014066548295042014-08-26T08:52:58.994+02:002014-08-26T08:52:58.994+02:00There's even a story with Sherlock and Dupin t...There's even a story with Sherlock and Dupin together!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-46194409032843765432014-08-26T08:51:54.276+02:002014-08-26T08:51:54.276+02:00I found something that could interest you:
Look a...I found something that could interest you:<br /><br />Look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Shadowmen<br /><br />It's a series of short-stories featuring crossovers between various heroes of adventure/mystery/sci-fi litterature<br /><br />If you scroll down and look on the right, you can see the characters appearing in these short stories<br /><br />For exemple, in Volume 2 there is a story featuring Kogoro Akechi and Arsène Lupin! a crossover between Maigret and Fantômas! Sherlock Holmes, Fantômas and Les Vampires! (a gang of criminals from early french litterature)<br /><br />In volume 3, a story with Hercule Poirot and Jean Ray! (yeah, there's also real-life characters) One with James Bond, OSS 117 and the Saint!<br /><br />In volume 5, there's a case with Sherlock Holmes and Rouletabille!<br /><br />There's even a story with Batman and Indiana Jones in volume 7!<br /><br />So if you ever want to read those books, I'm eager to read you review ^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com