The Bishounen Series (
Background[]
The series first began serialization on October 20, 2015, debuting with Pretty Boy Detective Club: The Dark Star that Shines for You Alone, and ended on December 20, 2019 with The Pretty Boy Lizard (Dark Volume). The series is being published in the Kodansha Taiga imprint of Kodansha. According to Nisio, the Pretty Boy Detective Club was originally supposed to be one of Yakusuke Kakushidate's many detective aquaintances, part of the Boukyaku Tantei Series, but he eventually decided to make the series separate. A manga adaptation of the series began serialization in the Aria magazine, illustrated by Suzuka Oda.
Premise[]
The Bishounen Series follows the Pretty Boy Detective Club, a nonprofit organization located at Yubiwa Private Academy, with the purpose of helping those in need, but only if their requests are deemed as "beautiful" by the team's leader, Manabu Soutouin. The story follows Mayumi Doujima, a girl looking to find the star she once saw ever since she was a child, when she encounters the Pretty Boy Detectives and requests their help for the case.
Main Cast[]
Concepts[]
Title[]
Each novel in the series contains the kanji 美 (meaning "beautiful") somewhere in the title. The name "Pretty Boy Detective Club" (
- Pretty Boy Detective Club: The Dark Star That Only Shines for You is a reference to the novel Dark Star (
暗黒星 , Ankoku-sei), published in 1939. - The Swindler, the Vanishing Man and the Pretty Boys is a reference to the novel The Swindler and the Vanishing Man (ぺてん
師 と空気男 , Petenshi to Kūki Otoko), published in 1959. - Pretty Boy in the Attic is a reference to the novel Stalker in the Attic (
屋根裏 の散歩者 , Yaneura no Sanposha), published in 1925. - The Pretty Boy Traveling with the Brocade Portrait is a reference to the novel The Man Traveling with the Brocade Portrait (
押絵 と旅 する男 , Oshie to Tabi-suru Otoko), published in 1929. - The Moving Tale of Panorama Island is a reference to the novel The Strange Tale of Panorama Island (パノラマ
島奇談 , Panorama-tō Kidan), published in 1926. - Pretty Boy on D. Hill is a reference to the novel The Case of the Murder on D. Hill (D
坂 の殺人事件 , D-zaka no Satsujin Jiken), published in 1925. - The Pretty Boy Chair is a reference to the novel The Human Chair (
人間椅子 , Ningen Isu), published in 1925. - The Pretty Boy in Green is a reference to the novel The Demon in Green (
緑衣 の鬼 , Ryokui no Oni), published in 1936. - The Pretty Boy Lizard (Light Volume) and The Pretty Boy Lizard (Dark Volume) are references to the novel The Black Lizard (
黒蜥蜴 , Kuro-tokage), published in 1934.
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Bishounen Navigation
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Works
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| Novels | Main Series: 1. Pretty Boy Detective Club: The Dark Star that Shines for You Alone • 2. The Swindler, the Vanishing Man, and the Pretty Boys • 3. The Pretty Boy in the Attic • 4. The Pretty Boy Traveling with the Brocade Portrait • 5. The Moving Tale of Panorama Island • 6. Pretty Boy on D. Hill • 7. The Pretty Boy Chair • 8. The Pretty Boy in Green • 9. Pretty Boy M • 10. The Pretty Boy Lizard (Light Volume) • 11. The Pretty Boy Lizard (Dark Volume) Extra Novels: 1. The Pretty Boys in the Rue Morgue | |
| Manga | Volume 1: Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 Volume 2: Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 Volume 3: Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 Volume 4: Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 17 • Chapter 18 Volume 5: Chapter 19 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 21 • Chapter 22 • Chapter 23 | |
| Anime | Episode 1 • Episode 2 • Episode 3 • Episode 4 • Episode 5 • Episode 6 • Episode 7 • Episode 8 • Episode 9 • Episode 10 • Episode 11 • Episode 12 | |
Characters & World
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| Yubiwa Private Academy | Pretty Boy Detective Club: Manabu Soutouin • Nagahiro Sakiguchi • Michiru Fukuroi • Hyouta Ashikaga • Sousaku Yubiwa • Mayumi Doujima Others: Kowako Towai • Kodaki Kawaike • Odoru Soutouin • Kinshirou Yokuya • Wana Naganawa • Mugi Ootsumugi • Tousen Itsutsuki • Kyuuya Hitou | |
| Twenties | Rei • Twelve | |
| Kamikazari Middle School | Rai Fudatsuki • Kinshirou Yokuya • Bunny Girl | |
| Archery Girls' Academy | Kiraki Kagaya • Shiruba Miruki • Shichisei Tanabata • Jibika Meguchi | |
| Gojuunotou Academy | Bisaku Mimasaka • Masaka Mimasaka | |
| Camel | Sakazuki Norama | |
| Others | Kyouko Okitegami | |