"An autopsy reveals everything." Forensic mystery comic "Anatomy Detective" Volume 1 to be released on Thursday, March 26, 2026!

KADOKAWA Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Tsuyoshi Natsuno) will release the first volume of the manga "Anatomy Detective 1" (Manga: Hotaru, Original Story: Shiki Shikishima, Original Character Design: Kaomin), currently serialized in "Monthly Comic Gene," on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Introducing the solitary, beautiful, and genius medical examiner, Mari Kirisaki! Her scalpel cuts through the mysteries of labyrinthine cases!! "Anatomy Detective 1" Manga: Hotaru Original Story: Shiki Shikishima Original Character Design: Kaomin A comic adaptation of the popular Kadokawa Bunko novel by Shiki Shikishima, brought to life by the talented Hotaru, who has worked on various genres in "Monthly Comic Gene"! A "solitary genius medical examiner and a rookie detective who can see spirits" take a scalpel to unsolved cases. The first volume of a forensic mystery featuring a scarred duo! ◆ Synopsis Zen Iwai, a rookie detective at the Hachioji Police Station, has the ability to see ghosts only when a person has been murdered. When he spots a ghost at a hanging crime scene, he insists it was a murder, but his senior detective, Ryota Aida, dismisses him. Then, Mari Kirisaki, a medical examiner wearing a white lab coat over her gothic lolita fashion, appears. Upon seeing the corpse, she points out the possibility of it being a murder—!?