Touhou Chireikiden: Hansoku Tantei Satori

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Synonyms: Touhou Chireikiden: Cheating Detective Satori, Touhou Chireikiden: Foul Detective Satori

Japanese: 東方智霊奇伝反則探偵さとり

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Oct 28, 2019 to ?

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery

Serialization: ComicWalker

Authors: ZUN (Story), Ginmokusei (Art), Akimaki, Yuu (Art)

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Every time a widespread supernatural incident involving youkai occurs in Gensokyo, shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei usually solves the dire situation by confronting the perpetrator. However, cases targeting specific people where culprits hide their identities are usually too delicate for the youkai exterminator to handle.

Enter Satori Komeiji, the mistress of The Palace of Earth Spirits. As a satori youkai, she possesses a third eye that allows her to read minds, detecting any criminal no matter what lies they may try to pull off. With her extraordinary aptitude as a detective, Satori is able to solve all mysteries laid upon her... even if she does not always want to go outside her mansion.

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Touhou Chireikiden: Hansoku Tantei Satori went on hiatus following the February 2021 release due to the health concerns of the original artist Ginmokusei. The series resumed serialization on October 2021 with Yuu Akimaki as the new artist.

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Komeiji, Satori

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Kaenbyou, Rin

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Vengeful Spirit

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Izayoi, Sakuya

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Hakurei, Reimu

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Kirisame, Marisa

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Scarlet, Remilia

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Scarlet, Flandre

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Konpaku, Youmu

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Knowledge, Patchouli

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Oct 27, 2021

12 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

SanaeK10 (All reviews)

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I gotta be honest here, at first I really wasn't into the new artstyle, and the concept of Satori and Rin going around solving simple mysteries doesn't appeal to me, so after reading the first few chapters I stopped paying attention to this series, thinking that it'd end up as yet another Monster of The Week series but with worse art than usual.

And then the culprit got away.

Oh how wrong of me to judge it on first impressions alone.

Picking the manga back up in time after it resumed a several month long hiatus, I can honestly say this has got to be one of the most engrossing series I have read, easily beating out Miyoi's bartending adventures.

Unlike other Touhou manga, Detective Satori does not feature a newly made character, nor does it feature the same old cast manipulating events behind the scenes (no Mamizou...yet at least). Instead, the focus goes back to pre-established characters, even those who hardly reappeared after their initial debut almost 2 decades ago. Maybe it's the nostalgia bias speaking, but it really is pleasant to see Yukari back at it again instead of Okina or Mamizou, and my goodness the new redesign to Chen and her new importance to the series as well as all the cutesy interactions between her and Rin (I still can't believe ChenxRin ,one of the most improbable ships, is now canon) just made me so satisfied as a longtime fan of the series. Seriously, if you've been following this franchise for as long as I have, the surprises, the fanservice, the callbacks and the glorious returns of the early Windows cast is just so gratifying to behold.

The plot that now runs throughout the entire series as opposed to being an episodic affair is truly refreshing for the series. Not since SSiB I was this engrossed in an ongoing Touhou narrative. Detective Satori isn't afraid to break commonly established rules, and the characters do feel more vulnerable than ever as they futilely chase after this new unseen unknowable threat. It's gripping stuff.

The art style started off pretty poor, I can't mince my words around it, but it ended up having its own charm to it in the end. I grew to really like the new Shoujo-like designs for the cast, and once Chen appeared, I was totally won over. I'll definitely miss the old artist, the new artist does a good enough job even if it doesn't stand out from the other Touhou manga, but it really can't be helped if health issues are a concern.

I may look like I'm gushing throughout, and that's because I am. This manga is squarely aimed at long time fans of the series, and there is definitely something in here for you if you've stuck with Touhou for over a decade now. New readers may want to pick up something like the games or FS instead, but if you still haven't picked this up because of the art or the hiatus, you will have an absolute blast following up.

10/10

(also currently MAL lists this as being completed at 12 chapters, but it's gonna go on longer than that.)

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