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“Two detectives investigate school bombings aided by a spirit-seeing girl and an amnesiac's prophecy.”
Arcana
ARCANA (アルカナ)
7.11
7,777 rank · 3,366 readers · 16 favorites
Seinen
Detective
Comedy
Horror
Mystery
Romance
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Synopsis
Two detectives investigate school bombings aided by a spirit-seeing girl and an amnesiac's prophecy.
Arcana features a humorous plot starring two detectives, Murakami and Nakabayashi, and an unidentified mysterious girl who possesses the power to see spirits. As the story unfolds, Murakami and Nakabayashi have been assigned to a serial bombing case that specifically targeted elementary school kids. Neither of them have any idea of what to go about. Their only source: the prophecy of a patient suffering from amnesia and currently undergoing rehabilitation at a local mental clinic. The detectives try to uncover the secret behind the mystery girl as job reassignments and supernatural occurrences occur more and more frequently.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 8
σ 0.50
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.50 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · May 2009 → Jun 2014
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I really enjoyed the imaginative story, the unique supernatural powers involving ghosts, and the cute, smart female lead. However, the art style felt a bit creepy at times, and I found myself...”
- 8 “This manga is a fun, easy read featuring enjoyable characters, a well-developed story arc, and effective humor that kept me laughing. However, I was disappointed by the lack of depth regarding the...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Arcana begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Jan 2000 – Jan 2001
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1359 catalog