Toji Aio

The mysterious lurks in that which fills the crevices between ordinary things—the Extraordinary. Akira Takatsuki, an associate professor of folklore studies and a collector of strange tales, has taken Naoya Fukamachi, a college student with the uncanny ability to detect lies, under his wing. When another of Professor Takatsuki's students reveals that she is living through an urban legend—needles falling...

Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture is a manga adaptation of the mystery light novel series centered around mystery and school life.

If you had died, professor, I would be all alone again. The truth behind Mana, the Miracle Girl of Okutama, comes to light! And soon after, the crew ventures out to investigate a mysterious cave said to enshrine an oni. There, they find not relics of a demon, but rather a human skull with a gaping hole... All this and...

The mystical is nothing but phenomena plus interpretation, Fukamachi-kun. Naoya Fukamachi’s ability to unerringly detect lies has left him friendless and isolated all his life. It certainly isn’t helping him meet new people in college. But when he catches the interest of the handsome but eccentric associate professor of folklore studies, Akira Takatsuki, he finds himself with a part-time job—research...

We walk a path that straddles the boundary between reality and the next world. Fukamachi loses his mysterious ability to distinguish untruths after catching a cold! While he's out of commission, Professor Takatsuki makes an appearance on a panel next to an actress who claims to have seen ghosts! How will Takatsuki fare in an investigation of her haunted studio...

University student Naoya Fukamachi has the ability to unerringly detect lies. He finds himself working for his eccentric associate professor of folklore studies, Akira Takatsuki, to investigate the supernatural. After closing the case on the eerie mystery of 4:44, the two head to the sea following reports of mermaid sightings. Then one summer evening, they find themselves tumbling into the...