Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

Volume 1 Cover

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo (心霊探偵 八雲|Psychic Detective Yakumo) is a light novel series written by author Manabu Kaminaga with illustrations done by Katoh Akatsuki in Nihon Bungeisha publication and later in the Kadokawa Bunko publication with cover arts done by Yasushi Suzuki. Currently are 8 volumes published.

Story Synopsis

...Three friends from university, drunken, decided for a test of courage in the abandoned "haunted" building behind their university. They didn't wish for it, but they encountered a ghost??? Or?...

For the sake of a friend possessed by a ghost, a young college student Ozawa Haruka visits her university's Movie Research Club. Haruka finds inside a young man - Saitou Yakumo, who is believed to have psychic powers. The two of them begin to investigate the weird occurrences that are happening around Haruka's friends together, as Haruka is convinced that Yakumo is just a fake psychic. Will they be able to find the culpit who murdered the person possessing Haruka's friend before he kills all of the friends who visited the abandoned building and Haruka as well? All in all, Haruka finds out that this young man is the real deal! Yakumo's red left eye can see what others cannot - the spirits of the dead. With this power and mostly Yakumo's great people perception they're solving this confusing, un-earthly case.

This case is just the start of the string of incidents happening around them. And Haruka is unlucky enough to get involved and then she always brings new cases to Yakumo, just to his annoyance!

Translation

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Updates

• 23th November 2010
  • Shinrei Tantei Yakumo teaser project page created.

• 2nd to 7th March 2011
  • Volume 1: Adding whole translation completed.*

• 9th March 2011
  • Teaser meets minimum Project Standard. Elevated to Full Status.
  • Added part 1 of ch1 from volume 2. This is the latest part of the translation available.*
  • Added 12% of prologue from volume 3. (translated by user Angelanime)
  • Volume 3: Started translation.

• 12th March 2011
  • Added next 28% of prologue from volume 3.
  • Uploaded volumes covers.

• 13th March 2011
  • Volume 3 Prologue completed.

• 22nd March 2011
  • Volume 1 - side story - Attached File: finished

- * =translated by yamikumo46 on LJ

The Shinrei Tantei Yakumo series by Manabu Kaminaga

Volume 1 - Red Eye That Knows (Akai hitomi wa shitteiru (赤い瞳は知っている)) (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• File 1 - The Locked Room
• File 2 - The Dark Tunnel
• File 3 - The Message from the Dead
• Attached File - Lost Object
• Afterword

Volume 2 - Things That Connect the Spirit (Tamashii wo tsunagu mono (魂をつなぐもの))

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Possessed (~2.5%)
• Chapter 2 - Exorcism
• Chapter 3 - Resurrection
• Last Chapter - Afterwards
• Attached File - Homecoming
• Afterword

Volume 3 - Before the Darkness There is Light (Yami no saki ni aru hikari (闇の先にある光))

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Vanishing
• Chapter 2 - Spell
• Chapter 3 - Malice
• Last Chapter - Afterwards
• Attached File - Repayment
• Afterword

Volume 4 - Feelings That Must Be Protected (Mamoru beki omoi (守るべき想い))

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Ignition
• Chapter 2 - Blazing up
• Chapter 3 - Remaining Fire
• Afterwards
• Afterword

Volume 5 - Connected Minds (Tsunagaru Omoi (つながる想い))

• Novel Illustrations
• Connected thoughts (Prologue)
• Chapter 1 - Curse
• Chapter 2 - Tragic
• Chapter 3 - Yearning
• Afterwards
• Afterword

Volume 6 - At the End of Disappointment (Shitsui no hate ni (失意の果てに))

• Novel Illustrations
• At the end of disappointment (Prologue)
• Chapter 1 - Prediction
• Chapter 2 - Wandering
• Chapter 3 - Separation
• Afterwards
• Afterword

Additional Secret Files bonds (Kaiden SECRET FILES kizuna (外伝 SECRET FILES 絆))

• Novel Illustrations
• Their Respective Wishes
• Dead Spirits' Screams -Gotou's Compilation-
• Afterword

Volume 7 - The Spirit's Whereabouts (Tamashii no yukue (魂の行方))

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Spirited Away
• Chapter 2 - Witch
• Chapter 3 - Release
• Afterwards
• Afterword

Volume 8 - Lost Spirits (Ushinawareta Tamashii (失われた魂))

• Novel Illustrations

Project Staff

• Project Administrator:Onizuka-GTO
• Project Supervisor:

Translators

ACTIVE

• yamikumo46
• Angelanime

Editors

ACTIVE

• Angelanime