亜樹 直 Agi Tadashi is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi (樹林 伸 Kibayashi Shin). He was born in 1962 in Tokyo, and graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister. Under the name Yuma Ando, he received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for writing Kunimitsu no Matsuri.
This was a collection of different shorts that I can't really talk about without giving away major details. Therefore, this review is going to be a very short one.
This particular volume sees different members of the Q Class, venture on independent cases and solve them separately. There is also a new character who enters DDS and is involved in a particular case. Unfortunately, the whole team doesn't appear in action here, so the rating automatically went down for me. In my opinion, the team just works better together so I am more invested in stories where they are all together. Hopefully, the next one will do the trick.
some train cases 🚆😻 and Kyuu trying to come to Kazuma’s help (who’s probably cursing his arse off he ever suggested so) is also really cute and fitting
THE CURSED BLOW DART AND THE LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY When a ‘cursed’ blow dart and a sample of curare vanish from Kazuma’s elementary school, fear grips the campus. The situation takes a deadly turn when Kazuma’s favorite teacher is shot with a blow dart inside a sealed room. Determined to uncover the truth, Kazuma delves into the mystery, unraveling a chilling plot hidden beneath the surface.
DEADLY INSPIRATION ON THE TRAIN Kyuu and Kinta encounter a famous story writer during a train ride—unaware of her sinister intentions. After stabbing her ex-boyfriend and staging the crime, the writer narrowly avoids suspicion. But when Dan-sensei alerts them about the attack, Kyuu connects the dots. Using clever misdirection, he exposes the writer’s guilt, turning the plot of her own story against her.
JUSTICE ON THE TRAIN Megumi, Yukihara, and newcomer Kuniko Touya are called to back up Kyuu and Kinta after a misunderstanding. But during the trip, Kuniko becomes the victim of a molester. When the suspect nearly talks his way out of trouble, Megumi and the team must use their sharp instincts and teamwork to expose the truth and secure justice before he slips away.