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Kyokou Suiri (虚構推理) (Invented inference) is a Japanese manga series written by Kyo Shirodaira and drawn by Chasiba Katase, based on a novel of the same name. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Shonen Magazine R since April 2015. The manga is published in North America and Germany under the name In/Spectre, licensed by Kodansha Comics and Tokyopop respectively. The manga is also published in France under the name Stranger Case. The Frence version is licensed by Pika Édition. An anime adaptation starts airing on January 11, 2020.

In October 2019, Kodansha announced that Shonen Magazine R would stop its print publication and be a digital-only publication, and with it, they announced that the manga would also be published on Monthly Shonen Magazine along the digital release on Shonen Magazine R.

Synopsis

At the young age of 11, Kotoko Iwanaga was abducted by yokai for two weeks and asked to become their "God of Wisdom," a mediator between the spirit and human worlds, to which the girl quickly agreed but at the cost of her right eye and left leg. Now, six years later, whenever yokai wish for their problems to be solved, they make their way to Kotoko for consultation.

Meanwhile, Kuro Sakuragawa, a 22-year-old university student, has just broken up with his girlfriend after he fled alone when the two encountered a kappa. Seeing this as her chance to become closer with him, Kotoko immediately makes her move, hoping to get married to Kuro one day. However, she quickly realizes there is something more to Kuro. With this knowledge, she asks for his help in solving the various issues presented by the supernatural, all the while wishing her newfound partner will eventually reciprocate her feelings.

Dive into a world of yokai, monsters, spectres, spirits, demons, and ghosts.

Volumes

# Volumes
Release date Volume Cover
1 October 16, 2015 (Japanese)
November 22, 2016 (English)
January 10, 2018 (French)
December 7, 2017 (German)

Volume 1
Cover character(s): Kuro Sakuragawa, Kotoko Iwanaga

Chapters:
Chapter 1: One Eye, One Leg

Chapter 2: Rumors of the Steel Man
Bonus: The Tale of a Kappa Coming Ashore

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4063714913 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1682335154 (English)
ISBN 978-2811633066 (French)
ISBN 978-3842040878 (German)
2 November 17, 2015 (Japanese)
January 10, 2017 (English)
March 7, 2018 (French)
March 7, 2018 (German)

Volume 2
Cover character(s): Kotoko Iwanaga, Kuro Sakuragawa

Chapters:
Chapter 3: Idol Dies by Steel Beam

Chapter 4: The Other Wight Meat
Bonus: The Dream Match

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4063714968 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1682335413 (English)
ISBN 978-2811633073 (French)
ISBN 978-3842040885 (German)
3 April 15, 2016 (Japanese)
March 21, 2017 (English)
May 2, 2018 (French)
June 7, 2018 (German)

Volume 3
Cover character(s): Kotoko Iwanaga, Kuro Sakuragawa

Chapters:
Chapter 5: A Monster of the Imagination

Chapter 6: Karin Nanase and Hatsumi Nanase
Bonus: Problem Solver ☆ Kotoko-Chan

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4063925180 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1682336076 (English)
ISBN 978-2811641009 (French)
ISBN 978-3842040892 (German)
4 August 17, 2016 (Japanese)
May 9, 2017 (English)
July 4, 2018 (French)
September 4, 2018 (German)

Volume 4
Cover character(s): Kuro Sakuragawa, Saki Yumihara, Kotoko Iwanaga

Chapters:
Chapter 7: Preparing to Conquer the Steel Lady

Chapter 8: She Who Spins Fictions
Bonus:

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4063925371 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1682336694 (English)
ISBN 978-2811642020 (French)
ISBN 978-3842040908 (German)
5 December 16, 2016 (Japanese)
July 18, 2017 (English)
September 5, 2018 (French)
December 6, 2018 (German)

Volume 5
Cover character(s): Kotoko Iwanaga, Kuro Sakuragawa

Chapters:
Chapter 9: Dueling Fictions

Chapter 10: The Tale of Karin Nanase
Bonus:

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4063925593 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1682337691(English)
ISBN 978-2811642037 (French)
ISBN 978-3842040915 (German)
6 June 16, 2017 (Japanese)
September 26, 2018 (English)
November 7, 2018 (French)
March 6, 2019 (German)

Volume 6
Cover character(s): Kuro Sakuragawa, Kotoko Iwanaga

Chapters:
Chapter 11: The Unstoppable Avenger

Chapter 12: The Ultimate Fiction
Chapter 13: She Who Defends Order
Bonus:

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4063925906 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1682338780 (English)
ISBN 978-2811645403 (French)
ISBN 978-3842052116 (German)
7 December 15, 2017 (Japanese)
April 10, 2018 (English)
January 9, 2019 (French)
May 31, 2019 (German)

Volume 7
Cover character(s): Kotoko Iwanaga

Chapters:
Chapter 14: A Favorite Café

Chapter 15: What the Guardian Serpent Heard
Chapter 16: Lucky Day at the Unagi Restaurant
Bonus 1:
Bonus 2:

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4065105979 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1642121926 (English)
ISBN 978-2811645410 (French)
ISBN 978-3842052178 (German)
8 April 17, 2018 (Japanese)
August 14, 2018 (English)
April 3, 2019 (French)
September 11, 2019 (German)

Volume 8
Cover character(s): Kuro Sakuragawa

Chapters:
Chapter 17: Electroshock Pinocchio: Or, When You Wish Upon A Star Part One

Chapter 18: Electroshock Pinocchio: Or, When You Wish Upon A Star Part Two
Chapter 19: Do You Know Little Damien
Bonus: Before Setting Out for Pinocchio

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4065111864 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1642124033 (English)
ISBN 978-2811647131 (French)
ISBN 978-3842055834 (German)
9 October 17, 2018 (Japanese)
February 26, 2019 (English)
July 10, 2019 (French)
November 25, 2019 (German)

Volume 9
Cover character(s): Kotoko Iwanaga

Chapters:
Chapter 20: Kotoko Iwanaga was A High School Student

Chapter 21: Guillotine Sanshirou Part One
Chapter 22: Guillotine Sanshirou Part Two
Volume 9 Bonus

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4065133170 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1642126624 (English)
ISBN 978-2811649753 (French)
ISBN 978-3842057678 (German)
10 April 17, 2019 (Japanese)
October 22, 2019 (English)
October 9, 2019 (French)
March 2, 2020 (German)

Volume 10
Cover character(s): Rikka Sakuragawa

Chapters:
Chapter 23: Rikka Returns

Chapter 24: For Tomorrow
Chapter 25: Sleeping Murder Part One
Volume 10 Bonus

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4065141304 (Japanese)
ISBN 9781646590872 (English)
ISBN 978-2811651640 (French)
ISBN 978-3842059702 (German)
11 October 17, 2019 (Japanese)
February 25, 2020 (English)
April 15, 2020 (French)

Volume 11
Cover character(s): Kotoko Iwanaga, Kuro Sakuragawa

Chapters:
Chapter 23: Sleeping Murder Part Two

Chapter 24: Sleeping Murder Part Three
Chapter 25: Sleeping Murder Part Four
Volume 11 Bonus

ISBN:
ISBN 978-4065172445 (Japanese)
ISBN 978-1632369130 (English)
ISBN 978-2811656157 (French)
12 March 17, 2020 (Japanese)

Volume 12
Cover character(s): Kotoko Iwanaga, Komainu

Chapters:
ISBN:
ISBN 978-4065186534 (Japanese)

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