Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

Volume 1 Nihon Bungeisha Cover

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo (心霊探偵 八雲 / Psychic Detective Yakumo) is a light novel series written by author Manabu Kaminaga. The series was first published by Nihon Bungeisha with illustrations done by Katoh Akatsuki, from volume 9 Kadokawa took over the publication. The series is also republished in bunko format under Kadokawa Bunko label with the cover arts done by Yasushi Suzuki. Currently there are 10 volumes of the main series published, as well as 5 volumes containing side stories.

Also a spin-off prequel series titled Ukikumo Shinrei Kitan (浮雲心霊奇譚 / Ukikumo Psychic Mysterious Story), with illustrations by ZUNKO, lauched as the author's 10th anniversary project. With 3 volumes released, it is also currently being serialized in Shousetsu Subaru.

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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The Shinrei Tantei Yakumo / Psychic Detective Yakumo series

Volume 1 - The Red Eye Knows Novel Illustrations Prologue 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 - That Which Connects Souls Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Vessel (~2.5%) File 02 - Exorcism File 03 - Resurrection Epilogue Extra File - Homecoming Afterword

Volume 3 - The Light Beyond the Darkness Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Disappearance File 02 - Curse File 03 - Grudge Epilogue Extra File - Repayment Afterword

Volume 4 - Feelings to Protect Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Ignition File 02 - Blaze File 03 - Embers Epilogue Extra File - Photograph Afterword

Volume 5 - Connected Feelings Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Missing File 02 - Touching File 03 - Yearning Epilogue Extra File - Illicit Love Afterword

SECRET FILES - bonds (Complete at Laute.) Novel Illustrations File 01 - Each Wish: Prologue File 01 - Each Wish: Chapter 1 File 01 - Each Wish: Chapter 2 File 01 - Each Wish: Epilogue File 02 - The Cry of the Dead File 02 - Epilogue Extra File - Attraction Afterword

Volume 6 - To the Limits of Despair - Prequel Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Prophecy File 02 - Fluctuation (Yin)

Volume 6 - To the Limits of Despair - Sequel File 02 - Fluctuation (Yang) File 03 - Separation Epilogue Extra File - Evening Cherry Blossoms Afterword

Volume 7 - The Location of the Spirit Novel Illustrations Prologue File 01 - Altar File 02 - Witch File 03 - Release Epilogue Extra File - Passenger Afterword

Volume 8 - The Vanished Spirit Novel Illustrations File 01 - Suspicion File 02 - Escape File 03 - Ensou Epilogue Extra File - Fireball Afterword

Volume 9 - The Spirit of Salvation File 01 - Encounter File 02 - Frenzy File 03 - Salvation Epilogue Extra File - The Pieces on the Board Afterword Afterword (Paperback)

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Volume 10 - The Guidepost of the Spirit Contents TBA

The Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Another Files side stories series

ANOTHER FILES - the tree of deceit File 01 - The Three Testimonies File 02 - The Curse of Memory File 03 - The Tree of Deceit Epilogue Afterword

ANOTHER FILES - the coffin of prayer File 01 - The Cursed Spring File 02 - That Which The Spring Reflects File 03 - The Coffin of Prayer Epilogue Afterword

ANOTHER FILES - the tower of judgement File 01 - The Ghost of the Clock Tower File 02 - For Whom File 03 - The Tower of Judgement Epilogue Afterword

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ANOTHER FILES - the ghost's wish Contents TBA

The Ukikumo Shinrei Kitan / Ukikumo Psychic Mysterious Story spin-off prequel series

Volume 1 - The Way of the Red Eye The Way of the Red Eye The Way of Love The Way of a Curse

Volume 2 - The Way of the Demon Sword The Way of the Crossroads Killer The Way of the Root of Evil The Way of the Demon Sword

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Volume 3 - The Way of the Bodhisattva Contents TBA

Project Staff

• Supervisor:Onizuka-GTO
• Project Manager: Angelanime

Translators

ACTIVE

• Laute at Laute Light Novel Translation

INACTIVE

• yamikumo46
• Angelanime

Editors

ACTIVE

• Angelanime

Series Overview

Nihon Bungeisha Edition

• 心霊探偵八雲　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 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10　魂の道標 ---(March 31, 2017, ISBN 978-4-04-101350-2)

Kadokawa Bunko Edition

• 心霊探偵八雲　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)
• 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)
• 心霊探偵八雲9　救いの魂 ---(December 25, 2014, ISBN 978-4-04-101945-0)
• 心霊探偵八雲　ＡＮＯＴＨＥＲ　ＦＩＬＥＳ　裁きの塔 ---(September 24, 2015, ISBN 978-4-04-103365-4)
• 心霊探偵八雲　ＡＮＯＴＨＥＲ　ＦＩＬＥＳ　亡霊の願い ---(February 25, 2017, ISBN 978-4-04-104236-6)

　

Ukikumo Shinrei Kitan, published by Shueisha

• 浮雲心霊奇譚　赤眼の理 ---(November 26, 2014, ISBN 978-4-08-771589-7)
• 浮雲心霊奇譚　妖刀の理 ---(January 26, 2016, ISBN 978-4-08-771643-6)
• 浮雲心霊奇譚　菩薩の理 ---(February 24, 2017, ISBN 978-4-08-771055-7)