Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

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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 there are 9 volumes published, as well as 2 volumes containing side stories.

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. (Translated by user yamikumo46 on LJ.)
• 9th March, 2011 - Teaser meets minimum Project Standard. Elevated to Full Status.
• 9th March, 2011 - Volume 2: Chapter 1 Part 1 added. (Translated by user yamikumo46 on LJ.)
• 9th March, 2011 - Volume 3: Started translation.
• 13th March, 2011 - Volume 3: Prologue completed.
• 22nd March, 2011 - Volume 1: Side Story completed.
• 18th April, 2014 - Notice: This project is being hosted by Laute, Laute!. Up to today, 7 volumes have been fully translated.
• 7th May, 2014 - Laute, Laute! completed volume 8.

The Shinrei Tantei Yakumo series by Manabu Kaminaga

Volume 1 - The Red Eye Knows (Full Text - PDF) (Currently being translated by Laute LN Translations.) Novel Illustrations Prologue Also on Laute LN Translations - Prologue. File 01 - The Locked Room File 02 - The Dark Tunnel File 03 - The Message from the Dead Extra File - Lost Object Afterword

Volume 2 - That Which Connects Souls (Completed at Laute LN Translations.) Novel Illustrations Prologue. Also on Laute LN Translations - Prologue. File 01 - Vessel (~2.5%). Also on Laute LN Translations - File 01 - Vessel. File 02 - Exorcism File 03 - Resurrection Epilogue Extra File - Homecoming Afterword

Volume 3 - The Light Beyond the Darkness (Completed at Laute LN Translations.) Novel Illustrations Prologue. Also on Laute LN Translations - Prologue. File 01 - Disappearance File 02 - Curse File 03 - Grudge Epilogue Extra File - Repayment Afterword

Volume 4 - Feelings to Protect (Completed at Laute LN Translations.) Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Ignition File 02 - Blaze File 03 - Embers Epilogue Extra File - Photograph Afterword

Volume 5 - Connected Feelings (Completed at Laute LN Translations.) Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Missing File 02 - Touching File 03 - Yearning Epilogue Extra File - Illicit Love Afterword

Volume 6 - To the Limits of Despair - Prequel (上) (Completed at Laute LN Translations.) Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Prophecy File 02 - Fluctuation (Yin)

Volume 6 - To the Limits of Despair - Sequel (下) (Completed at Laute LN Translations.) File 02 - Fluctuation (Yang) File 03 - Separation Epilogue Extra File - Evening Cherry Blossoms Afterword

Volume 7 - The Location of the Spirit (Completed at Laute LN Translations.) Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Altar File 02 - Witch File 03 - Release Epilogue Extra File - Passenger Afterword

Volume 8 - The Vanished Spirit (Completed at Laute LN Translations.) Novel Illustrations File 01 - Suspicion File 02 - Escape File 03 - Ensou Epilogue Extra File - Fireball Afterword

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Volume 9 - The Spirit of Salvation Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Chance Meeting File 02 - Frenzy File 03 - Salvation Epilogue Extra File Afterword

The Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Additional Secret Files side stories series by Manabu Kaminaga

Additional Secret Files - bonds (Currently being translated by Laute LN Translations.) Novel Illustrations File 01 - Each Wish Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Epilogue File 02 - The Cry of the Dead Epilogue Extra File - Aspiration Afterword

The Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Anoter Files side stories series by Manabu Kaminaga

ANOTHER FILES - the tree of lies Novel Illustrations File 01 - The Three People's Testimony File 02 - The Curse of the Memories File 03 - The Tree of Lies Epilogue Afterword

ANOTHER FILES - the coffin of prayers To be released: June 20th 2014.

Project Staff

• Supervisor:Onizuka-GTO
• Project Manager:

Translators

ACTIVE

• Laute, Laute! at Laute Light Novel Translation

INACTIVE

• yamikumo46
• Angelanime

Editors

ACTIVE

• Angelanime

Series Overview

Nihon Bungeisha Edition

• 心霊探偵八雲1 赤い瞳は知っている (October 05, 2004, ISBN 978-4-8355-8344-0 )
• 心霊探偵八雲2 魂をつなぐもの (March 15, 2005, ISBN 978-4-8355-9104-9 )
• 心霊探偵八雲3 闇の先にある光 (July 15, 2005, ISBN 978-4-286-00001-5 )
• 心霊探偵八雲4 守るべき想い (November 15, 2005, ISBN 978-4-286-00008-4 )
• 心霊探偵八雲5 つながる想い (March 15, 2006, ISBN 978-4-286-00002-2 )
• 心霊探偵八雲6 失意の果てに (December 01, 2006, ISBN 978-4-286-00004-6 )
• 心霊探偵八雲 ＳＥＣＲＥＴ　ＦＩＬＥＳ　絆 (June 01, 2007, ISBN 978-4-286-00006-0 )
• 心霊探偵八雲7 魂の行方 (February 28, 2008, ISBN 978-4-286-04855-0 )
• 心霊探偵八雲8 失われた魂 (August 21, 2009, ISBN 978-4-286-08126-7 )

Kadokawa Bunko Edition

• 心霊探偵八雲1 赤い瞳は知っている (March 25, 2008, ISBN 978-4-04-388701-9 )
• 心霊探偵八雲2 魂をつなぐもの (June 25, 2008, ISBN 978-4-04-388702-6 )
• 心霊探偵八雲3 闇の先にある光 (September 25, 2008, ISBN 978-4-04-388703-3 )
• 心霊探偵八雲4 守るべき想い (February 25, 2009, ISBN 978-4-04-388704-0 )
• 心霊探偵八雲5 つながる想い (June 18, 2009, ISBN 978-4-04-388705-7 )
• 心霊探偵八雲 ＳＥＣＲＥＴ　ＦＩＬＥＳ　絆 (October 24, 2009, ISBN 978-4-04-388706-4 )
• 心霊探偵八雲6 失意の果てに（下） (September 25, 2010, ISBN 978-4-04-388710-1 )
• 心霊探偵八雲6 失意の果てに（上） (October 25, 2010, ISBN 978-4-04-388709-5 )
• 心霊探偵八雲7 魂の行方 (October 25, 2011, ISBN 978-4-04-388711-8 )
• 心霊探偵八雲8 失われた魂 (August 25, 2012, ISBN 978-4-04-100478-4 )

Kadokawa Shoten Special Volume Edition

• 心霊探偵八雲9 救いの魂 (March 26, 2012, ISBN 978-4-04-110068-4 )
• 心霊探偵八雲 ANOTHER FILES いつわりの樹 (July 25, 2013, ISBN 978-4-04-100911-6 )
• 心霊探偵八雲 ANOTHER FILES 祈りの柩 (June 20, 2014, ISBN 978-4-04-101773-9 )