tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post960469942904312511..comments2024-03-27T06:07:20.345+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: Death of the Living DeadHo-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-88406043196192057892023-03-20T09:27:23.743+01:002023-03-20T09:27:23.743+01:00It's been *a while* since the series ran, so I...It's been *a while* since the series ran, so I can't say I remember very much of it or any specific episodes (which says something of course). I mostly remember the Alice/Himura banter being very much like the books... I wasn't a fan of the BBC Sherlock angle though, and that remained throughout...Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-31737031121916390582023-03-19T07:46:07.625+01:002023-03-19T07:46:07.625+01:00I'm watching the drama now, and I think this i...I'm watching the drama now, and I think this is probably the worst of all the Japanese mystery dramas I've seen so far. It isn't terrible by any means, but I'll be damned if it's interesting at all.<br /><br />Screaming Castle is probably one of my least favorite serial killing stories of all time, with the clue of the video game being a subtle-as-bricks metaphor for the solution, the implications of the final murder being dead obvious, the previous three murders being paper thin and inconsequential (not a single significant clue in the bunch), and the motive being hilariously absurd. The underpinning idea isn't even remotely interesting enough to justify any of those other faults. Just bad all around.<br /><br />Heteromorphic Man was decent. The idea behind the trick is one I generally enjoy, it being (SPOILERS!)<br /><br />...<br />....<br />...<br />...<br />An alibi created by the victim is exploited by the killer, but it isn't super hard to clue into the solution if you're familiar with tropes surrounding disguises in mysteries. I clued into how the victim played into the story almost immediately and at that point it was basically about adjusting the theory with new information. Decent but not incredibly inspired and just solid.<br /><br />Ransom for Assistant Professor is probably my favorite so far, since it's a pretty decent semi-inverted mystery with a double twist on the ending. There's no interesting tricks or plot to speak of, but the clue that allows Himura to identify the culprit is really neat.<br /><br />Dali's Cocoon feels like a semi-decent Queen short story inflated into an hour long TV time slot. It's okay, but again it isn't hard to follow the clues to their natural conclusion and once the question of the murder weapon comes into play it's painfully obvious who the killer has to be. Again the victim's involvement in the murder is obvious and easy to spot, but also the victim's motivations for acting the way he did, and his whole plan in general makes no sense unless he wanted the world's most useless and nothing alibi ever. The victim's plan is kind of absurd and I was deflated listening to Arisugawa explain it because it really was just so... Nothing. I think it'd make more sense if the killer bought the weapon himself to throw suspicion on himself just so he can pull out his statue and go "why would I buy a new statue if I already had one". A sort of Antique Dealer Murder Case double bluff.<br /><br />Are there any particularly good episodes I should look forward to? I don't really care for the show so far but I want to finish it since I'm basically halfway done.L. Stump / Heartfeltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-13651394724698084962016-01-26T23:13:30.660+01:002016-01-26T23:13:30.660+01:00I would also like to know where Jonathan found Lon...I would also like to know where Jonathan found Lonely Island Mystery and if it's an English translation. I saw, using Twitter's translation feature, tweets by Ayatsuji and Shimada seeming to indicate that Arisugawa's Kotou Puzzle is being translated into English this year by Locked Room International.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-83435923400241245652016-01-26T08:43:01.236+01:002016-01-26T08:43:01.236+01:00An 'item' used by the murderers in both st...An 'item' used by the murderers in both stories was the same (in concept, not form). Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-22015765885915988982016-01-26T08:41:47.909+01:002016-01-26T08:41:47.909+01:00With the schedule of Conan & Kindaichi Shounen...With the schedule of Conan & Kindaichi Shounen out of sync now, I'm afraid my orders will be based on the Conan releases, so Kindaichi Shounen will probably appear less often.<br /><br />Pff, Conan is a series I think that is best read 'as a series', as opposed to Kindaichi Shounen, where you can read random volumes in any order (most of the time). Outstanding volumes in Conan are usually outstanding because of all that has happened before that volume, so it's hard to pinpoint a volume that you should read (also because there are multiple stories in 1 Conan volume, so the quality of one particular volume is seldom consistent).Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-75073375529573075912016-01-23T17:34:14.352+01:002016-01-23T17:34:14.352+01:00Where did you get the translation? I can't fin...Where did you get the translation? I can't find itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-64235827324001133352016-01-23T15:43:24.207+01:002016-01-23T15:43:24.207+01:00Nice! (was only looking for Conan, but quite inter...Nice! (was only looking for Conan, but quite interested in the TV drama. Eh, will check later)<br /><br />I'm curious though, which point is similar with the "Sulking Ai" case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-32343196156746587462016-01-23T10:22:35.241+01:002016-01-23T10:22:35.241+01:00Thanks for the review! :) When I saw that you were...Thanks for the review! :) When I saw that you were reviewing the latest instalment of Conan, I scrolled down eagerly to see if you had got your hands on the latest instalment of Kindaichi. The latest one seems interesting, with puppets and all. <br /><br />Do you have recommendations as to which volumes of Conan you think stand out from the rest? Just discovered that my Kindle store has some English translations...!<br /><br />Incidentally, I just ordered a translation of a Student Alice novel - 'Lonely Island Mystery'. Looking forward to reading it. :) Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.com