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Holmes of Kyoto Light Novel #6
京都寺町三条のホームズ・6 ～新緑のサスペンス～
ついにお互いの気持ちを伝え、付き合いだした清貴と葵。
ある日、不器用ながら徐々に心を通わせる2人に、京都では名の通った鑑定士や収集家の家から
仏教関係の美術品が盗まれているという報せが入る。さらに、吉田山荘事件で知り合った探偵の小松が、
行方不明の娘を捜してほしいとやって来た。二つの事件は巧妙に絡み合い、さらなる謎へと
大ヒット・キャラクタ―小説第6弾!
ある日、不器用ながら徐々に心を通わせる2人に、京都では名の通った鑑定士や収集家の家から
仏教関係の美術品が盗まれているという報せが入る。さらに、吉田山荘事件で知り合った探偵の小松が、
行方不明の娘を捜してほしいとやって来た。二つの事件は巧妙に絡み合い、さらなる謎へと
大ヒット・キャラクタ―小説第6弾!
328 pages, Paperback
First published December 15, 2016
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Mai Mochizuki
89 books295 followersMai Mochizuki was born and raised in Hokkaido and now lives in Kyoto, and originally wrote Alice in Kyouraku Forest as a series of novels. She's written numerous other titles, including 4th Kyoto Book Award winner Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes which was turned into a manga and anime series.
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September 13, 2022
Volume 6 of Holmes of Kyoto leaves me a bit conflicted.
It is great that we get a different pattern with one story covering the whole book, one about a string of odd art thefts and a teenage daughter who disappeared. It comes with the usual slice-of-life, art history, Kyoto and a slowly developing romance. It touches a bit on some of the RL problems of Japanese life and the expectations society tend to place in this case on high school kids. It was an interesting mystery as well (for the series anyway).
It gets ruined a bit though by an absurd stance against soft drugs, one made even more absurd about the hypocrisy of Holmes when it comes to his attitude towards tobacco and alcohol. The whole jealousy thing of Holmes, and the obsession with first love and purity of love got a bit grating a few times as well (a build up from previous volumes since it is not more prevalent in this volume as in earlier ones). Is this considered romantic?
O well, when I ignored the rants against weed and the occasional cringy behaviour it was a very good read.
It is great that we get a different pattern with one story covering the whole book, one about a string of odd art thefts and a teenage daughter who disappeared. It comes with the usual slice-of-life, art history, Kyoto and a slowly developing romance. It touches a bit on some of the RL problems of Japanese life and the expectations society tend to place in this case on high school kids. It was an interesting mystery as well (for the series anyway).
It gets ruined a bit though by an absurd stance against soft drugs, one made even more absurd about the hypocrisy of Holmes when it comes to his attitude towards tobacco and alcohol. The whole jealousy thing of Holmes, and the obsession with first love and purity of love got a bit grating a few times as well (a build up from previous volumes since it is not more prevalent in this volume as in earlier ones). Is this considered romantic?
O well, when I ignored the rants against weed and the occasional cringy behaviour it was a very good read.
September 30, 2022
The random "weed is bad" lectures from Holmes were super corny. I know the translators are probably stuck having to include it but this book's attitude towards weed is straight out of Reefer Madness or a DARE pep rally.
February 21, 2023
Súper entretenido, como siempre, me mantuvo sin poder parar de leer. Este se diferencia a otros volúmenes en la trama general, pues la búsqueda de la hija del detective Komatsu, el robo de arte Buddista, y la investigación del estudiante poseedor de cannabis junto con el sospechoso centro de salud mental suceden al mismo tiempo, no en capítulos diferenciados lo que hace todo el tomo muy ligero de leer.
Son casos paralelos que confluyen en uno y en la etapa final hay una seguidilla de momentos intercalados (porque narran desde diferentes puntos de vista, Aoi desde afuera del complejo y Holmes y Komatsu desde adentro como infiltrados) que mantienen la tensión hasta el desenlace, pura acción desarrollándose que mantiene al borde del asiento.
Curiosamente, se expande un poco la historia de Komatsu, quien también narra un par de capítulos y resulta un personaje interesante, aunque algo “sufrido”, no vive una muy buena vida pero por algún motivo parece haber dejado un exitoso trabajo en el pasado para ser detective privado. Termina siendo un hombre sencillo y algo abrumado por la vida, pero que al final logra tener el “final feliz” que se merece con su familia.
(El epílogo no tiene que ver con el resto del volumen pero cómo amo a Holmes defendiendo su relación con Aoi!)
“The tea bowl in that glass case is called a Shino tea bowl,” he said, walking towards me. “It’s a masterpiece from the Momoyama period, and it’s worth about sixty million yen.”
“Seriously?” I stared at it in disbelief. “Antiques make no sense.”
“Yes, that’s what most people your age say. Most of them pass by this shop without a second thought. There aren’t really any young people who would understand the value of this piece without knowing beforehand. However, she was different.” He looked up at the ceiling.
“You mean Aoi?”
“Yes, Aoi.” He smiled and nodded. “I must thank you.”
“What?” I had no idea what he was saying.”
“Thank you for letting go of her. Because of that, I was able to take the hand of this wonderful woman. Aoi is devoted and open-minded, and she cherishes her relationships. If you hadn’t broken up with her, I’m sure she wouldn’t have paid me any mind. Actually, we wouldn’t have met in the first place. I’m glad you don’t have an eye for quality.”
Son casos paralelos que confluyen en uno y en la etapa final hay una seguidilla de momentos intercalados (porque narran desde diferentes puntos de vista, Aoi desde afuera del complejo y Holmes y Komatsu desde adentro como infiltrados) que mantienen la tensión hasta el desenlace, pura acción desarrollándose que mantiene al borde del asiento.
Curiosamente, se expande un poco la historia de Komatsu, quien también narra un par de capítulos y resulta un personaje interesante, aunque algo “sufrido”, no vive una muy buena vida pero por algún motivo parece haber dejado un exitoso trabajo en el pasado para ser detective privado. Termina siendo un hombre sencillo y algo abrumado por la vida, pero que al final logra tener el “final feliz” que se merece con su familia.
(El epílogo no tiene que ver con el resto del volumen pero cómo amo a Holmes defendiendo su relación con Aoi!)
“The tea bowl in that glass case is called a Shino tea bowl,” he said, walking towards me. “It’s a masterpiece from the Momoyama period, and it’s worth about sixty million yen.”
“Seriously?” I stared at it in disbelief. “Antiques make no sense.”
“Yes, that’s what most people your age say. Most of them pass by this shop without a second thought. There aren’t really any young people who would understand the value of this piece without knowing beforehand. However, she was different.” He looked up at the ceiling.
“You mean Aoi?”
“Yes, Aoi.” He smiled and nodded. “I must thank you.”
“What?” I had no idea what he was saying.”
“Thank you for letting go of her. Because of that, I was able to take the hand of this wonderful woman. Aoi is devoted and open-minded, and she cherishes her relationships. If you hadn’t broken up with her, I’m sure she wouldn’t have paid me any mind. Actually, we wouldn’t have met in the first place. I’m glad you don’t have an eye for quality.”
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August 28, 2025
Cannabis is not a gateway drug. Calm down.
“Don’t get involved in the cannabis case, Aoi. Please don’t stick your nose into danger under any circumstances. All right?” he said in a firm tone. “All right.” I heard a relieved sigh. Then he said, “There are cases where cannabis acts as a gateway to even more terrifying drugs. If someone you know becomes a drug addict, no matter how close you are with them—even if it’s me—please do your utmost to stay away from them. Don’t think you can cure them, because it’s not possible.” “It’s not?” I asked, confused. “It’s not. You often see cases where a man is arrested on drug charges, his wife is found to be using them too, and the wife says she started because her husband suggested it, right? Have you ever questioned why someone would get their family involved too?” “Y-Yes, I have.” Getting addicted to drugs yourself is one thing, but why would you encourage the woman you love to use them too? “Being addicted to drugs means that your brain is being controlled. Your brain craves them and prioritizes them over everything else. People have an order of priorities, like family, work, and money, but drugs push everything aside to stand at the top. An addict’s top priority is drugs, followed by friends who give them drugs, a significant other who tolerates their drug usage or a sexual partner who joins them in it, places where they can do drugs, money to buy drugs with, and so on. Someone in this state will not understand love and sincerity. They are no longer normal. It’s an illness, and they will lie about anything in order to have their fix. So you absolutely must not get involved.”
“Don’t get involved in the cannabis case, Aoi. Please don’t stick your nose into danger under any circumstances. All right?” he said in a firm tone. “All right.” I heard a relieved sigh. Then he said, “There are cases where cannabis acts as a gateway to even more terrifying drugs. If someone you know becomes a drug addict, no matter how close you are with them—even if it’s me—please do your utmost to stay away from them. Don’t think you can cure them, because it’s not possible.” “It’s not?” I asked, confused. “It’s not. You often see cases where a man is arrested on drug charges, his wife is found to be using them too, and the wife says she started because her husband suggested it, right? Have you ever questioned why someone would get their family involved too?” “Y-Yes, I have.” Getting addicted to drugs yourself is one thing, but why would you encourage the woman you love to use them too? “Being addicted to drugs means that your brain is being controlled. Your brain craves them and prioritizes them over everything else. People have an order of priorities, like family, work, and money, but drugs push everything aside to stand at the top. An addict’s top priority is drugs, followed by friends who give them drugs, a significant other who tolerates their drug usage or a sexual partner who joins them in it, places where they can do drugs, money to buy drugs with, and so on. Someone in this state will not understand love and sincerity. They are no longer normal. It’s an illness, and they will lie about anything in order to have their fix. So you absolutely must not get involved.”
March 31, 2025
This book follows a different format than the other books in the series. In the other books, each chapter is its own mystery or story related to antiques and/or artwork. In this book, however, it's one long mystery that spans the whole book. It allows the author to express the characters in new ways that would be more difficult in the usual format of the series, including the way they go around gathering clues, interviewing people, and especially the action sequences.
However, for me, the main downside of this book is that there seems to be less time spent describing, admiring, and learning about scenic and historic sites, antiques, and artwork. That's one my favorite things about this series so I was hoping for more that, although is some.
However, for me, the main downside of this book is that there seems to be less time spent describing, admiring, and learning about scenic and historic sites, antiques, and artwork. That's one my favorite things about this series so I was hoping for more that, although is some.
December 19, 2021
Volume 6 in the series.
I really enjoyed this volume, as we see a more devoted side of Kiyotaka, and he now more open feelings and complete devotion to Aoi.
As their relationship begins to develop more, they one day learn of a string of thefts in Kyoto, in which someone is stealing Buddhist works of art. At the same time, they meet a detective, who is looking for his missing daughter, and as the blurb shows, they soon learn that the cases are intertwined.
I really enjoyed this volume, as we see a more devoted side of Kiyotaka, and he now more open feelings and complete devotion to Aoi.
As their relationship begins to develop more, they one day learn of a string of thefts in Kyoto, in which someone is stealing Buddhist works of art. At the same time, they meet a detective, who is looking for his missing daughter, and as the blurb shows, they soon learn that the cases are intertwined.
February 2, 2025
I enjoyed this book and the evolving relationship between Aoi and Kiyotaka. This book focuses on an investigation into the disappearance of a high school girl who disappears after she starts dating an older man and working as a model. The mystery was interesting as is the relationship between Aoi and Kiyotaka who are now holding hands when they are away from the antique store, Kura. If you enjoyed the earlier books, then I think you’ll like Volume 6!
December 7, 2021
Review to come.
May 26, 2022
A nice change of pace in this volume with a mystery that extends the whole volume instead of short stories. I enjoy both styles
February 29, 2024
Truyện đúng phong cách light novel, nhẹ nhàng kiểu con nít
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