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The Case Files of Jeweler Richard (Manga) Vol. 1 by Mika Akatsuki

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I'm not sure what possessed me to buy a volume of this one as I am not a contemporary fiction reader. I suppose it was that the blurb alluded that this was a mystery. Barely. Not enough for my tastes. However, in all fairness, it was quite good but it's not a me sort of thing so I won't be continuing on with it.

Seigi Nakat rescues a young man, Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian, from drunken assailants and they strike up something of a friendship. Richard as the title suggests is a jeweler from England who wants to set up a shop in Japan as well as he does a lot of business there. He hires Seigi who could use the work but this happens after Richard appraises a ring that Seigi's beloved grandmother had left him.

Seigi's family life is tragic and interesting and that carries me through about half the manga. From here out you can see the formula, the 'mystery' will be around the gems brought to Richard and the people who own them. It won't be enough to hold my interest personally but it was well written and very well drawn (it is an adaptation of a series of light novels). It's also a reason to nerd out over gems which I enjoyed as it's an interest of mine. My suggestion is to try it on for yourself. if this is your genre, you'll probably love it.

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