is a detective fiction

Detective fiction

Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...

 manga by Motohiro Katou

Motohiro Katou

is a Japanese manga artist, best known for creating the Q.E.D. series.He made his debut on game-related works for Enix. Presently he publishes his detective manga at Kodansha.In 2009, he received the Kodansha Manga Award for his work on Q.E.D..- Works :...

. The manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 started serialization in Monthly Shōnen Magazine in 2005 and was later collected into tankōbon

Tankobon

, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...

 volumes published by Kodansha

Kodansha

, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...

. As of June 2011, 17 volumes have been released.

It is a sister work of the Q.E.D.

Q.E.D. (manga)

is a detective manga by Motohiro Katou. The main character Sou Touma encounters a variety of mystery cases. Sou often works in tandem with his friend and potential love interest Kana, with him supplying the brain while she acts as brawn....

manga. The story revolves around the detective Shinra as he solves mystery cases related to murder, fraud, etc. along with his classmate Tatsuki.

Characters

A boy with a mysterious past, owner of the "Shinra Museum" and present heir to the three "C", "M" and "B" rings first given out by the British Queen in the 19th century to three wise men chosen to be the protectors of the knowledge of the British Museum

British Museum

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...

. Although he has never been to school, he is very knowledgeable. He is multi-lingual and possesses at least a university-level knowledge of Math, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, History and Biology, but is deficient in social skills. He is the cousin, on his mother's side, of the protagonist of the manga Q.E.D.

Q.E.D. (manga)

is a detective manga by Motohiro Katou. The main character Sou Touma encounters a variety of mystery cases. Sou often works in tandem with his friend and potential love interest Kana, with him supplying the brain while she acts as brawn....

, Sou Touma.

Tatsuki is a spirited, tomboyish girl who excels in virtually every sport she attempts. She practices Aikido

Aikido

is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...

and often acts as a bodyguard or an aid for Shinra.