Kaiketsu Jouki TanteidanSteam Detectives - Asamiya, Kia

Authors: Asamiya, Kia,

Synopsis

A Steampunk mystery from the creator of Silent Mobius! In this tale of a past (or future?) that never was, in the age of Steam, masked dandies, dastardly supervillains, and sentient machines stalk a Japanese Gotham by night. Are the sharp wits and quick reflexes of wunderkind detectives Narutaki and pretty nurse Ling Ling enough to thwart evil and unravel the mysteries of this strange world? All steamed up.... When Narutaki meets Ling Ling, a pretty nurse with a dark secret, he gains both a true-blu friend and two new assistants. He'll certainly need all the help he can get when he is forced to do battle with such nefarious villains as the Phantom Knight, the Machine Baron, and Dr. Guilty!

(Source: VIZ Media)

Background

Kaiketsu Jouki Tanteidan was published in English as Steam Detectives by VIZ Media, first in the monthly anthology magazine Manga Vizion from October 1997 to the final issue in August 1998, then in standard tankoubon format from February 5, 1999 to June 16, 2004.

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