"Detective Club: Detective, Ghosts, and Phantom Thief" is a PSP mystery adventure game released by BOOSTON on August 25, 2011, and also serves as the opening story for the four-volume story of "Tanteibu THE DETECTIVE CLUB." Constantly caught up in trouble, Eita Komaki joins the school detective department's investigation to avoid suspicion.
| Title of the work | Tanteibu THE DETECTIVE CLUB - Detectives, Ghosts, and Phantom Thieves - |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | Detective Department: Detective, Ghost, and Phantom Thief |
| The publication date listed in the materials | 2011-08-25 |
| Platform | PSP |
| Genre | ADV |
| Script | Hidemaro Takahashi, Ryo Asaho, Takayuki Hagiwara, Rilke Fujii, Shinichi Nanami |
| Key animation | Saisou, POKImari, Sam's Upper |
| Music | Yu Sasaki |
| Website address recorded by the source | http://www.asgard-japan.com/booston/02tantei/index.html |
| External links to source records | https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=16755 / https://vndb.org/v11706 |
Starting with the suspect
Eita Komaki often encounters misfortune and is once again suspected in a locker room theft incident. Maya Higuchi, who admires a hardline detective, questions him, and Eita investigates with her to prove his innocence. The detective club initiated by Maya thus became the new center of his school life.
A partner in the detective department
Maya is in charge of the investigation, Tora is skilled at observation and has a keen sense of smell, and Natsu is familiar with mechanical equipment. The three have different specialties and participate in handling incidents, creating comedic interactions with Eita's situation. Voice acting is provided by Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi, and Minori Chihara, with Maya and Tora Yoka respectively.
Map survey
After the incident, players choose locations related to the case and search for information together with the club members. Investigations at certain locations trigger subsequent events, and reading daily routines and selecting survey targets alternate accordingly. Players need to enter the reasoning phase based on the information they have gathered.
Reasoning slots and evaluations
If you choose the wrong inference during reasoning, it consumes the reasoning gauge; if it drops to zero, it fails. After each case, the Tantei Check will evaluate Eita's performance in the incident. Investigation, reasoning, and case closure evaluation form the basic process of a single case.
A four-volume continuous story
The series was released in four consecutive volumes in 2011. After the first volume, September 29 was "Cipher, Locked Room, and Monsters"; October 27 was "The Disbandment of the Club, Paintings, and Bombs"; November 24 was "Disappearance, Counterattack, and the Grand Finale." The volumes together form a long development, and the subtitle of the first volume alone cannot summarize the entire series.
Collection
On March 28, 2013, BOOSTON released the UMD version of 'Tanteibu Kuattro Pack,' which included all four volumes in one set. The first three volumes are CERO C, the fourth volume is CERO B, and the collection still retains differences in content and ratings from each volume.
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Related entries
- Characters:Eita Komaki (Detective Club)
- Characters:Maya Higuchi (Detective Club)
- Characters:Tora Suzumoto (Detective Club)
- Characters:Natsu Tamurai (Detective Club)
- Story Clubs:Detective Department
- Investigative Reasoning System:Detective Tank and Counter Check
- Included Collection:たんていぶ クワトロパック
- Subsequent volumes in the series:Tanteibu THE DETECTIVE CLUB - Cipher, Locked Room, and Monsters -
- Subsequent volumes in the series:Tanteibu THE DETECTIVE CLUB - Disbandment, Painting, and Bombs -
- Subsequent volumes in the series:Tanteibu THE DETECTIVE CLUB - Disappearance, Counterattack, and Grand Finale -
- Release Brand:BOOSTON
References
- Bangumi Work Entry: Tanteibu THE DETECTIVE CLUB - Detective, Ghost, and Phantom Thief -
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- BOOSTON: Detective Department Story (Official Archive)
- BOOSTON: Detective Department System (Official Archive)
- Dengeki Online: Detective Department Volume 1 Release Report
- BOOSTON is released by 4Gamer: A four-volume collection of the Detective Department
- 4Gamer: Detective Division Volume 2 product information
- 4Gamer: Detective Division Volume 3 product information
- 4Gamer: Detective Division Volume 4 product information
- Enpedia: Index of Detective Department Character Names
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