Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (このミステリーがすごい!, Kono Misuterī ga Sugoi!, lit. This Mystery is Excellent!) is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten mystery books published in Japan in the previous year.
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1988 (JICC Shuppankyoku. December, 1988)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1989 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1990)
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Author |
Title |
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Ryo Hara | Watashi ga Koroshita Shojo (私が殺した少女) |
2 |
Kaoru Kitamura | Soratobu Uma (空飛ぶ馬) |
3 |
Soji Shimada | Kiso Ten o Ugokasu (奇想、天を動かす) |
4 |
Joh Sasaki | Etorofu-hatsu Kinkyuden (エトロフ発緊急電) |
5 |
Futari Okajima | Kurain no Tsubo (クラインの壺) |
6 |
Ikki Kazama (ja) | Otoko-tachi wa Kita e (男たちは北へ) |
Tatsuo Shimizu (ja) | Shin'ya Futatabi (深夜ふたたび) |
8 |
Masaya Yamaguchi (ja) | Ikeru Shikabane no Shi (生ける屍の死) |
9 |
Keiichiro Ryu | Kagemusha TOKUGAWA Ieyasu (影武者徳川家康) |
10 |
Ichi Orihara (ja) | Tosaku no Rondo (倒錯のロンド) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1991 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1991)
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Author |
Title |
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Arimasa Osawa | Shinjuku-zame (新宿鮫) English translation: Shinjuku Shark |
2 |
Kaoru Kitamura | Yoru no Semi (夜の蟬) |
3 |
Yoichi Funado | Hono Nagareru Kanata (炎 流れる彼方) |
4 |
Koshu Tani | Harukanari Kamigami no ZA (遥かなり神々の座) |
5 |
Ryo Hara | Tenshi-tachi no Tantei (天使たちの探偵) |
6 |
Tatsuo Shimizu | Kaerinan Iza (帰りなん、いざ) |
7 |
Yukito Ayatsuji | Kirigoetei Satsujin Jiken (霧越邸殺人事件) |
8 |
Yoshinaga Fujita | Kaerazaru Sahara (還らざるサハラ) |
9 |
Miyuki Miyabe | Majutsu wa Sasayaku (魔術はささやく) English translation: The Devil's Whisper |
10 |
Soji Shimada | Kurayamizaka Hitokui no Ki (暗闇坂の人喰いの木) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1992 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1992)
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Title |
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Tatsuo Shimizu | Yukizuri no Machi (行きずりの街) |
2 |
Arimasa Osawa | Doku-zaru Shinjuku-zame II (毒猿 新宿鮫II) English translation: The Poison Ape |
3 |
Itsura Inami (ja) | Dakku Koru (ダック・コール) |
4 |
Miyuki Miyabe | Ryu wa Nemuru (龍は眠る) English translation: The Sleeping Dragon |
5 |
Soji Shimada | Suisho no Piramiddo (水晶のピラミッド) |
6 |
Nanami Wakatake (ja) | Boku no Misuterina Nichijo (ぼくのミステリな日常) |
7 |
Go Osaka | Shaei Harukana Kuni (斜影はるかな国) |
8 |
Kaoru Takamura (ja) | Kami no Hi (神の火) |
9 |
Kaoru Takamura | Ogon o Daite Tobe (黄金を抱いて翔べ) |
10 |
Kenji Takemoto (ja) | Uroborosu no Gisho (ウロボロスの偽書) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1993 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1993)
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Author |
Title |
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Yoichi Funado | Suna no Kuronikuru (砂のクロニクル) |
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Miyuki Miyabe | Kasha (火車) English translation: All She Was Worth |
3 |
Kiyoshi Kasai (ja) | Tetsugakusha no Misshitsu (哲学者の密室) |
4 |
Mangetsu Hanamura (ja) | Burusu (ブルース) |
5 |
Kaoru Takamura | Riviera o Ute (リヴィエラを撃て) |
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Alice Arisugawa | Soto no Akuma (双頭の悪魔) |
Yumehito Inoue (ja) | Dareka ga Naka ni Iru... (ダレカガナカニイル…) |
8 |
Masaya Yamaguchi | Kiddo Pisutoruzu no Botoku (キッド・ピストルズの冒瀆) |
9 |
Hosei Hahakigi (ja) | Mitabi no Kaikyo (三たびの海峡) |
10 |
Kaoru Takamura | Waga Te ni Kenju o (わが手に拳銃を) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1994 (Takarajimasha. December, 1993)
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Kaoru Takamura | Makusu no Yama (マークスの山) |
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Masaya Yamaguchi | Kiddo Pisutoruzu no Moso (キッド・ピストルズの妄想) |
3 |
Itsura Inami | Sento Meri no Ribon (セント・メリーのリボン) |
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Arimasa Osawa | Bi Di Ti Okite no Machi (B・D・T 掟の街) |
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Ramo Nakajima | Gadara no Buta (ガダラの豚) |
6 |
Tomoko Kano (ja) | Maho Hiko (魔法飛行) |
Kaoru Kitamura | Fuyu no Opera (冬のオペラ) |
8 |
Go Osaka | Maboroshi no Saiten (幻の祭典) |
9 |
Ichi Orihara | Ijin-tachi no Yakata (異人たちの館) |
10 |
Yuichi Shimpo (ja) | Shingen (震源) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1995 (Takarajimasha. December, 1994)
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Title |
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Masaya Yamaguchi | Misuterizu (ミステリーズ) |
2 |
Joh Sasaki | Sutokkuhorumu no Misshi (ストックホルムの密使) |
3 |
Kaoru Takamura | Teri-gaki (照柿) |
4 |
Mangetsu Hanamura | Warau Yamazaki (笑う山崎) |
5 |
Itsura Inami | Ryoken Tantei (猟犬探偵) |
Itsura Inami | Otoko wa Hata (男は旗) |
7 |
Jiro Asada | Purizun Hoteru Aki (プリズンホテル 秋) |
Natsuhiko Kyogoku | Ubume no Natsu (姑獲鳥の夏) English translation: The Summer of the Ubume |
9 |
Toru Shirakawa (ja) | Ryusei-tachi no Utage (流星たちの宴) |
10 |
Rintaro Norizuki | Ni no Higeki (二の悲劇) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1996 (Takarajimasha. December, 1995)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1997 (Takarajimasha. December, 1996)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1998 (Takarajimasha. December, 1997)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1999 (Takarajimasha. December, 1998)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2000 (Takarajimasha. December, 1999)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2001 (Takarajimasha. December, 2000)
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Author |
Title |
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Tsumao Awasaka (ja) | Kijutsu Tantei SOGA Kajo Zenshu (奇術探偵曾我佳城全集) |
2 |
Hideo Yokoyama | Motive (EQMM May 2008) and other stories |
3 |
Go Osaka | Hagetaka no Yoru (禿鷹の夜) |
4 |
Yumehito Inoue | Orufakutoguramu (オルファクトグラム) |
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Kazuichi Iijima (ja) | Sisocho-ki (始祖鳥記) |
6 |
Riku Onda | Zo to Miminari (象と耳鳴り) |
Yoichi Funado | Niji no Tani no Gogatsu (虹の谷の五月) English translation: May in the Valley of the Rainbow |
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Yasuhiko Nishizawa | Ison (依存) |
9 |
Toshiyuki Tajima (ja) | Shorei Ei (症例A) |
10 |
Harutoshi Fukui | Kawa no Fukasa wa (川の深さは) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2002 (Takarajimasha. December, 2001)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2003 (Takarajimasha. December, 2002)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2004 (Takarajimasha. December, 2003)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2005 (Takarajimasha. December, 2004)
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Author |
Title |
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Rintaro Norizuki | Namakubi ni Kiitemiro (生首に聞いてみろ)[7] |
2 |
Kotaro Isaka | Ahiru to Kamo no Koinrokka (アヒルと鴨のコインロッカー)[8] |
3 |
Hajime Amagi (ja) | AMAGI Hajime no Misshitsu Hanzaigaku Kyotei (天城一の密室犯罪学教程) |
4 |
Toshihiko Yahagi (ja) | Rongu Guddobai (THE WRONG GOODBYE) |
5 |
Jun Saito (ja) | Ginrin no Hasha (銀輪の覇者) |
6 |
Yusuke Kishi | Garasu no Hamma (硝子のハンマー)[9] |
7 |
Yukito Ayatsuji | Ankokukan no Satsujin (暗黒館の殺人) |
8 |
Shusuke Shizukui (ja) | Hannin ni Tsugu (犯人に告ぐ) |
9 |
Hideo Yokoyama | Rinjo (臨場)[10] |
10 |
Taku Ashibe | Koromu no Satsujin (紅楼夢の殺人) English translation: Murder in the Red Chamber |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2006 (Takarajimasha. December, 2005)
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Author |
Title |
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Keigo Higashino | Yogisha X no Kenshin (容疑者Xの献身) English translation: The Devotion of Suspect X |
2 |
Asami Ishimochi | Tobira wa Tozasareta mama (扉は閉ざされたまま) |
3 |
Hideo Yokoyama | Shindo Zero (震度0) |
4 |
Ryo hara | Orokamono Shisubeshi (愚か者死すべし) |
5 |
Yutaka Maya (ja) | Kamisama Gemu (神様ゲーム) |
6 |
Iori Fujiwara | Shiriusu no Michi (シリウスの道) |
7 |
Hideo Furukawa (ja) | Beruka, Hoenai no ka? (ベルカ、吠えないのか?) English translation: Belka, Why Don't You Bark? |
8 |
Honobu Yonezawa | Inu wa Dokoda (犬はどこだ) |
Hajime Amagi | Shimazaki Keibu no Aribai Jikenbo (島崎警部のアリバイ事件簿) |
10 |
Joh Sasaki | Warau Keikan (笑う警官) |
Yuri Mitsuhara | Saigo no Negai (最後の願い) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2007 (Takarajimasha. December, 2006)
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Title |
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Yumeaki Hirayama (ja) | Dokuhakusuru Yunibasaru Yoko Merukatoru (独白するユニバーサル横メルカトル)[11] |
2 |
Joh Sasaki | Seifuku Sosa (制服捜査) |
3 |
Shusuke Michio (ja) | Shadou (シャドウ) |
4 |
Arimasa Osawa | Okami-bana Shinjuku-zame IX (狼花 新宿鮫IX) |
5 |
Otsuichi | Ju to Chokoreto (銃とチョコレート) |
6 |
Miyuki Miyabe | Na mo Naki Doku (名もなき毒) |
7 |
Ryoichi Kano | Nie no Yakai (贄の夜会) |
8 |
Rintaro Norizuki | Kairo Gurifin, Zettai Zetsumei (怪盗グリフィン、絶体絶命) |
9 |
Keigo Higashino | Akai Yubi (赤い指) |
10 |
Honobu Yonezawa | Kaki Gentei Toropikaru Pafe Jiken (夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件) |
Keisuke Tatekura | Deddo Rain (デッドライン) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2008 (Takarajimasha. December, 2007)
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Title |
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Joh Sasaki | Keikan no Chi (警官の血)[12] |
2 |
Kazuki Sakuraba | Akakuchibake no Densetsu (赤朽葉家の伝説) English translation: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas |
3 |
Alice Arisugawa | Jookoku no Shiro (女王国の城) |
4 |
Bin Konno (ja) | Kadan Impei Sosa 2 (果断 隠蔽捜査2)[13] |
5 |
Shinzo Mitsuda (ja) | Kubinashi no gotoki Tataru Mono (首無の如き祟るもの) |
6 |
Haruo Yamazawa (ja) | Hanareta Ie (離れた家) |
7 |
Fumie Kondo (ja) | Sakurifaisu (サクリファイス)[14] |
8 |
Miyuki Miyabe | Rakuen (楽園) |
9 |
Ryuichi Kasumi | Yuhi wa Kaeru (夕陽はかえる) |
10 |
Ko Kojo (ja) | Ekkusu-bashi Fukin (X橋付近) |
Honobu Yonezawa | Inshitemiru (インシテミル) (The Incite Mill)[15] |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2009 (Takarajimasha. December, 2008)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2010 (Takarajimasha. December, 2009)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2011 (Takarajimasha. December, 2010)
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Title |
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Yusuke Kishi | Aku no Kyoten (悪の教典)[18] |
2 |
Soji Shimada | Sharaku : Tojita Kuni no Maboroshi (写楽 閉じた国の幻) |
3 |
Yu Shizaki (ja) | Sakebi to Inori (叫びと祈り) |
4 |
Yutaka Maya | Sekigan no Shojo (隻眼の少女)[19] |
5 |
Hikaru Okuizumi | Shuman no Yubi (シューマンの指) |
6 |
Kotaro Isaka | Maria Bitoru (マリアビートル) |
7 |
Shinzo Mitsuda | Mizuchi no gotoki Shizumu Mono (水魑の如き沈むもの) |
8 |
Miyuki Miyabe | Kogure Shashinkan (小暮写真館) |
9 |
Kanan Nanakawa (ja) | Arubatorosu wa Habatakanai (アルバトロスは羽ばたかない) |
10 |
Taku Ashibe | Kisokyu Satsujin Jiken (綺想宮殺人事件) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2012 (Takarajimasha. December, 2011)
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Title |
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Kazuaki Takano | Jenosaido (ジェノサイド) English translation: Genocide of One |
2 |
Honobu Yonezawa | Oreta Ryukotsu (折れた竜骨) |
3 |
Hiroko Minagawa | Hirakaseteitadaki Koeidesu (開かせていただき光栄です) |
4 |
Arimasa Osawa | Kizuna-kairo Shinjuku-zame X (絆回廊 新宿鮫X) |
5 |
Mahokaru Numata | Yuri-gokoro (ユリゴコロ) English translation: Nan-Core |
6 |
Itsuki Nagasawa | Shoshitsu Guradeshon (消失グラデーション) |
7 |
Yutaka Maya | Merukatoru Kaku Katariki (メルカトルかく語りき) |
8 |
Joh Sasaki | Keikan no Joken (警官の条件) |
9 |
Ryoichi Kano | Kokoro ni Hyo no Furishikiru (心に雹の降りしきる) |
Ryoe Tsukimura (ja) | Kiryu Keisatsu : Jibaku Joko (機龍警察 自爆条項) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2013 (Takarajimasha. December, 2012)
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2014 (Takarajimasha. December, 2013)
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Rintaro Norizuki | Nokkusu Mashin [Knox's Machine] (ノックス・マシン) |
2 |
Hiroki Nagaoka (ja) | Kyojo (教場) |
3 |
Akira Higashiyama (ja) | Brakku Raida [Black Rider] (ブラックライダー) |
4 |
Yasumi Kobayashi | Arisu-Goroshi (アリス殺し) |
5 |
Kotaro Isaka | Shinigami no Furyoku (死神の浮力) |
6 |
Yu Shizaki | Ribasaido Chirudoren [Riverside Children] (リバーサイド・チルドレン) |
7 |
Honobu Yonezawa | Rikashiburu [Recursi-ble] (リカーシブル) |
8 |
Shusuke Shizukui | Kensatsu-gawa no Zainin (検察側の罪人) |
9 |
Soji Shimada | Seiro no Umi (星籠の海) |
10 |
Aki Hamanaka (ja) | Rosuto Kea [Lost Care] (ロスト・ケア)[21] |
Keigo Higashino | Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki (祈りの幕が下りる時) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2015 (Takarajimasha. December, 2014)
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Honobu Yonezawa | Mangan (満願)[22] |
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Yutaka Maya | Sayonara Kamisama (さよなら神様) |
3 |
Atsushi Shimomura (ja) | Yami ni Kaoru Uso (闇に香る嘘) |
4 |
Mikihiko Renjo | Chiisana Ihojin (小さな異邦人) |
5 |
Ryoe Tsukimura | Kiryu Keisatsu: Mibo Ryodan (機龍警察 未亡旅団) |
6 |
Ryoe Tsukimura | Dobaku no Hana (土漠の花) |
7 |
Miyuki Miyabe | Petero no Soretsu (ペテロの葬列)[23] |
8 |
Hiroyuki Kurokawa (ja) | Hamon (破門)[24] |
9 |
Mikihiko Renjo | Joo (女王) |
10 |
Taku Ashibe | Ijigen no Yakata no Satsujin (異次元の館の殺人) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2016 (Takarajimasha. December, 2015)
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Honobu Yonezawa | O to Sakasu (王とサーカス) |
2 |
Nowaki Fukamidori (ja) | Senjo no Kokku-tachi (戦場のコックたち) |
3 |
Yuko Yuzuki (ja) | Koro no Chi (孤狼の血) |
4 |
Nanami Wakatake | Sayonara no Teguchi (さよならの手口) |
5 |
Akira Higashiyama | Ryu (流) |
6 |
Reiichiro Fukami (ja) | Misuteri Arina (ミステリー・アリーナ) |
7 |
Jun Kurachi (ja) | Katagiri Daizaburo to XYZ no Higeki (片桐大三郎とXYZの悲劇) |
8 |
Alice Arisugawa | Kagi no Kakatta Otoko (鍵の掛かった男) |
9 |
Yoshinaga Fujita | Chi no Choki (血の弔旗) |
10 |
Takekuni Kitayama (ja) | Orugoriennu (オルゴーリェンヌ) |
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2017 (Takarajimasha. December, 2016)
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Takemoto Kenji | Ruikou Meikiyuu (涙香迷宮) |
2 |
Nanami Wakatake | Shizuka Na Enten (静かな炎天) |
3 |
Honobu Yonezawa | Shinjitsu No Jū-mētoru Temae (真実の10メートル手前) |
4 |
Aoyama Bunpei | Han Seki (半席) |
5 |
Ashizawa You | Yurusareyou Towa Omoimasen (許されようとは思いません) |
6 |
Nagaura Kiyou | Riboruba Riri (リボルバー・リリー) |
7 |
Shiota Takeshi | Tsumi No Koe (罪の声) |
8 |
Shirai Tomoyuki | Oyasumi Jimmensou (おやすみ人面瘡) |
9 |
Miyuki Miyabe | Majutsu wa Sasayaku (希望荘) |
10 |
Ichikawa Yuto | Ichikawa Yuto Jieri Fisshu Ha Ranai (ジェリーフィッシュは凍らない) |
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