Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture
Naoya Fukamachi is a university student whose ability to infallibly detect lies has left him friendless and isolated. When he writes a paper about a strange festival he wandered into as a child, though, he catches the fancy of his folklore studies professor, Akira Takatsuki, a handsome and eccentric man with a passion for all things mysterious. Soon, Naoya finds himself working as Akira’s assistant, helping him interpret an array of unexplainable phenomena, from haunted objects and cursed effigies to urban legends. As this odd couple continues their investigations, however, Naoya realizes that his professor has had a few bizarre childhood experiences of his own…
Naoya Fukamachi is a university student whose ability to infallibly detect lies has left him friendless and isolated. When he writes a paper about a strange festival he wandered into as a child, though, he catches the fancy of his folklore studies professor, Akira Takatsuki, a handsome and eccentric man with a passion for all things mysterious. Soon, Naoya finds himself working as Akira’s assistant, helping him interpret an array of unexplainable phenomena, from haunted objects and cursed effigies to urban legends. As this odd couple continues their investigations, however, Naoya realizes that his professor has had a few bizarre childhood experiences of his own…
It’s no secret that Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki is a die-hard mystery fanatic, and with the help of human lie detector Naoya Fukamachi, he’s determined to solve every case that hits his desk. First, a group of elementary schoolchildren claims to have contacted the spirit of their former classmate through the Kokkuri-san game, and it’s been causing quite a stir. Then Naoya falls ill right around the time of the school festival, and his ability to discern lies…vanishes! And as if the timing couldn’t be any worse, a well-known actress requests that they investigate ghost sightings on the set of an upcoming horror film. Lastly, stories of a young girl being worshipped as a living deity have been making the rounds, and it falls to the professor and Naoya to uncover the truth!
It’s no secret that Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki is a die-hard mystery fanatic, and with the help of human lie detector Naoya Fukamachi, he’s determined to solve every case that hits his desk. First, a group of elementary schoolchildren claims to have contacted the spirit of their former classmate through the Kokkuri-san game, and it’s been causing quite a stir. Then Naoya falls ill right around the time of the school festival, and his ability to discern lies…vanishes! And as if the timing couldn’t be any worse, a well-known actress requests that they investigate ghost sightings on the set of an upcoming horror film. Lastly, stories of a young girl being worshipped as a living deity have been making the rounds, and it falls to the professor and Naoya to uncover the truth!
A new string of mysteries begins with Naoya’s classmate Nanba discovering a chain letter in his schoolbag. Unusually excited by the occult opportunity, Professor Takatsuki gleefully invites the burden of the chain letter onto himself! Meanwhile, an urban legend about a library spirit has been making the rounds. When Professor Takatsuki and Naoya take the case, they learn about a string of clues hidden within specific library books that will come together to reveal a secret message! But according to rumor, anyone who solves this cipher will fall victim to a curse…Later, the two make their way to the countryside to investigate the legend of a demon god worshipped in a rural village. But when an actual skull turns up in the cave said to house the demon’s remains, it doesn’t take long for the situation to spiral out of control…
A new string of mysteries begins with Naoya’s classmate Nanba discovering a chain letter in his schoolbag. Unusually excited by the occult opportunity, Professor Takatsuki gleefully invites the burden of the chain letter onto himself! Meanwhile, an urban legend about a library spirit has been making the rounds. When Professor Takatsuki and Naoya take the case, they learn about a string of clues hidden within specific library books that will come together to reveal a secret message! But according to rumor, anyone who solves this cipher will fall victim to a curse…Later, the two make their way to the countryside to investigate the legend of a demon god worshipped in a rural village. But when an actual skull turns up in the cave said to house the demon’s remains, it doesn’t take long for the situation to spiral out of control…
Spring has come for Naoya, now in his second year of college. To Professor Takatsuki’s delight, Naoya signs on for another year as his assistant, and it doesn’t take long for the requests to start coming in! Strange things keep happening in an architectural office, and every occurrence seems to feature the number four. A weekly magazine puts out an article about a real-life mermaid sighting! But arguably the biggest mystery of all is the appearance of a dapper British gentleman on campus… Wait, he’s Takatsuki’s uncle?!
Spring has come for Naoya, now in his second year of college. To Professor Takatsuki’s delight, Naoya signs on for another year as his assistant, and it doesn’t take long for the requests to start coming in! Strange things keep happening in an architectural office, and every occurrence seems to feature the number four. A weekly magazine puts out an article about a real-life mermaid sighting! But arguably the biggest mystery of all is the appearance of a dapper British gentleman on campus… Wait, he’s Takatsuki’s uncle?!
During the summer of his second year of university, to find out the truth behind his uncanny ability to detect lies and the “Festival of the Dead,” Naoya decides to head out towards the old village of Koyama in Nagano with Takatsuki and Sasakura. It was a village he visited many times as a child, the village where his beloved grandparents lived. But now, it’s no better than a ghost town. Reconnecting with his cousin, Naoya then hears of the ominous saying his late grandmother whispered until the day she died: “Naoya was taken by the mountain gods.” Arriving at the village where, according to the rumors “the dead walk,” the group begins their investigation. But suddenly, Naoya and Takatsuki are once again invited back to that midnight festival where it all began…
During the summer of his second year of university, to find out the truth behind his uncanny ability to detect lies and the “Festival of the Dead,” Naoya decides to head out towards the old village of Koyama in Nagano with Takatsuki and Sasakura. It was a village he visited many times as a child, the village where his beloved grandparents lived. But now, it’s no better than a ghost town. Reconnecting with his cousin, Naoya then hears of the ominous saying his late grandmother whispered until the day she died: “Naoya was taken by the mountain gods.” Arriving at the village where, according to the rumors “the dead walk,” the group begins their investigation. But suddenly, Naoya and Takatsuki are once again invited back to that midnight festival where it all began…
Takatsuki’s estranged cousin Yuuto reaches out for the first time in decades. Apparently, a growth has appeared on his fiancée’s shoulder—and it’s taking the shape of a face! The moment he and Naoya meet her, she addresses Takatsuki as “Tengu-sama” … Then, on their web page, they receive a request from someone who lives at a traditional Japanese inn. The client is a nineteen-year-old girl who claims that when she was a child, her mother was sucked into a mirror… Will the supernatural wonders never cease?
Takatsuki’s estranged cousin Yuuto reaches out for the first time in decades. Apparently, a growth has appeared on his fiancée’s shoulder—and it’s taking the shape of a face! The moment he and Naoya meet her, she addresses Takatsuki as “Tengu-sama” … Then, on their web page, they receive a request from someone who lives at a traditional Japanese inn. The client is a nineteen-year-old girl who claims that when she was a child, her mother was sucked into a mirror… Will the supernatural wonders never cease?
A female Seiwa student comes to Professor Takatsuki and Naoya looking for advice. She tells them about going with her club friends to a building where the elevator supposedly transports whoever rides it to another world, and the next day, one of their group vanished without a trace. Next, the pair receive a request from afar and head deep into the mountains of Tochigi. They find themselves in the middle of a construction site where mysterious events continue to occur as the builders try to fill in the marshland it sits atop. However, legend has it that the marsh is home to “Nushi-sama”…
A female Seiwa student comes to Professor Takatsuki and Naoya looking for advice. She tells them about going with her club friends to a building where the elevator supposedly transports whoever rides it to another world, and the next day, one of their group vanished without a trace. Next, the pair receive a request from afar and head deep into the mountains of Tochigi. They find themselves in the middle of a construction site where mysterious events continue to occur as the builders try to fill in the marshland it sits atop. However, legend has it that the marsh is home to “Nushi-sama”…