Do Not Say Mystery

Do Not Say Mystery (Japanese: ミステリと言う勿れ, Hepburn: Misuteri to Iu Nakare, stylized as Do not say mystery) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yumi Tamura. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Monthly Flowers since November 2017. A television drama adaptation premiered on Fuji TV in January 2022. In 2022, the manga won the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award for the general category.

Do Not Say Mystery
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Totonō Kunō
ミステリと言う勿れ
(Misuteri to Iu Nakare)
GenreMystery[1]
Manga
Written byYumi Tamura
Published byShogakukan
ImprintFlowers Comics α
MagazineMonthly Flowers
DemographicJosei
Original runNovember 28, 2017 – present
Volumes10
Television drama
Directed by
  • Hiraoki Matsuyama
  • Shunsuke Shinada
  • Hideyuki Aizawa
  • Hiroyuki Abe
Written byTomoko Aizawa
Original networkFuji TV
Original run January 10, 2022 – present
Episodes11

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yumi Tamura, Do Not Say Mystery was first published as a one-shot in Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Monthly Flowers on November 28, 2016.[2] It started as a serialized manga in the same magazine on November 28, 2017.[3] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on January 10, 2018.[4] As of December 10, 2021, ten volumes have been released.[5]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 January 10, 2018[6]978-4-09-870029-5
2 May 10, 2018[7]978-4-09-870120-9
3 October 10, 2018[8]978-4-09-870204-6
4 February 8, 2019[9]978-4-09-870406-4
5 September 10, 2019[10]978-4-09-870542-9
6 February 10, 2020[11]978-4-09-870861-1
7 September 10, 2020[12]978-4-09-871103-1
8 March 10, 2021[13]978-4-09-871277-9
9 July 9, 2021[14]978-4-09-871400-1
10 December 10, 2021[5]978-4-09-871497-1

Drama

In June 2021, it was announced that the series would be adapted into a drama series, starring Masaki Suda as Totonō Kunō. It started broadcast on Fuji TV on January 10, 2022.[15][16] King Gnu performs the series' theme song "Chameleon" (カメレオン, Kamereon).[17]

Episode list
Episode no.TitleOriginal air date
1"A strange college student is suspected of murder, and there are as many truths as there are people!"
Transcription: "Kawarimono no daigakusei ga satsujin yōgi, shinjitsu wa hito no kazu dake aru!" (Japanese: 変わり者の大学生が殺人容疑、真実は人の数だけある！)		January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)[18]
Totonō Kunō, a university student, is making curry in his apartment from the early morning, until a detective suddenly comes to his door.
2"Strange bus jack! The purpose is..."
Transcription: "Kimyōna basu jakku! Sono mokuteki wa" (Japanese: 奇妙なバスジャック！その目的は・・・)		January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)[19]
The bus which Totonō uses to get to an exhibition gets hijacked.
3"Finally the bus jacking is resolved! Who is the culprit!? Sad revenge."
Transcription: "Tsuini basu jakku kaiketsu-hen! Han'nin wa dareda? Kanashiki fukushū" (Japanese: 遂にバスジャック解決編！犯人は誰だ！？哀しき復讐)		January 24, 2022 (2022-01-24)[20]
Members from the Police Department rush to the location where Totonō and the other passengers from the bus are being held captive.
4"Where is the bomber with memory loss? Stop the explosion"
Transcription: "Kioku sōshitsu no bakudan ma, bakudan wa doko e? Bakuhatsu o kuitomero" (Japanese: 記憶喪失の爆弾魔、爆弾はどこへ？爆発を食い止めろ)		January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31)[21]
When Totonō is having fun making some curry, he receives a sudden call from one of the police officers.
5"Strange hospitalized life! The unsolved case from 22 years resurfaces."
Transcription: "Kimyōna nyūin seikatsu! 22-Nen mae no mikaiketsujiken ga ugokidasu" (Japanese: 奇妙な入院生活！22年前の未解決事件が動き出す)		February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07)[22]
Totonō, who was hit on the head in the bombing incident, is admitted to the hospital for a checkup.
6"The darkness hidden in the arson murder, the angel of fire that saves children! What is mysterious woman's aim!?"
Transcription: "Hōka satsujin ni hisomu yami, kodomo o sukuu honō no tenshi! Nazo no josei no mokuteki wa!?" (Japanese: 放火殺人に潜む闇、子供を救う炎の天使！謎の女性の目的は！？)		February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14)[23]
On the night before he is to be discharged from the hospital, Totonō takes action after he sees a code hidden on the bulletin board.
7"The conclusion of the angel of fire arc! The identity of the angel of fire... the astonishing truth is revealed."
Transcription: "Honō no tenshi-hen kanketsu! Honō no tenshi no shōtai to wa kyōgaku no shinjitsu ga akiraka ni" (Japanese: 炎の天使編完結！炎の天使の正体とは・・・驚愕の真実が明らかに)		February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)[24]
Totonō begins to investigate a strange arson murder case. He finds out that the parents of the family whose house was set on fire are dead, but only the children survived.
8"The curtain rises on the mystery night! Will you kill? Or will you be killed?"
Transcription: "Misuterīnaito kaimaku! Korosu no ka? Korosa reru no ka?" (Japanese: ミステリーナイト開幕！殺すのか？殺されるのか？)		February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)[25]
When Totonō goes to visit a grave, he meets someone unexpected.
9"Mystery Night Truth Edition! Who killed my mentor?"
Transcription: "Misuterīnaito shinsō-hen! Onjin o koroshita no wa dareda" (Japanese: ミステリーナイト真相編！恩人を殺したのは誰だ)		March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)[26]
At a mountain lodge meeting on mystery to which Totonō is invited to, he discovers that a stalker had committed a crime there.
10"Final episode! Goodbye, Raika"
Transcription: "Fainaru episōdo! Sayōnara, Raika-san" (Japanese: ファイナルエピソード！さようなら、ライカさん・・・)		March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)[27]
Totonō and Raika decide to make a New Year's shrine visit. Later over yakiniku, Raika tells the story of her sister Chiyako.
11"The story finally reaches its climax!"
Transcription: "Monogatari wa iyoiyo kuraimakkusu e!" (Japanese: 物語はいよいよクライマックスへ！)		March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)[28]
Four months ago (between episodes 3 and 4), a new series of serial killings have begun and Detective Furomitsu is dispatched to neighboring Shibahama police station to assist. Meanwhile Garo is still on the search for the mysterious "Jute".

Reception

As of July 2021, the manga had over 9 million copies in circulation.[29] As of December 2021, the manga had over 13 million copies in circulation.[30]

In 2019, the manga was nominated for the 12th Manga Taishō and ranked 2nd with 78 points;[31] in 2020, it was nominated for the 13th award and ranked 6th with 54 points.[32] In 2019, the series was nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category;[33] it won the 67th award in the same category, along with Nigatsu no Shōsha, in 2022.[34][35] It was nominated for the 44th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2020.[36] The manga has been nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022.[37]

On Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2019 for women readers, the series ranked 2nd;[38] it ranked 4th on the 2020 list;[39] 6th on the 2021 list;[40] and 10th on the 2022 list.[41] The series ranked 24th on the 2019 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine;[42] it was 5th on the 2020 list;[43] and 2nd on the 2021 list.[44]

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