This year's
29th edition of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published on
Monday the final chapter of the manga Syd Craft: Love Is a Mystery (Syd
Craft no Saishū Suiri), the most recent work by renowned mangaka Taishi
Tsutsui, creator of We Never Learn.
The story
follows the popular detective Syd Craft, famous for solving the
most complicated cases. However, neither his intelligence nor his fame have
prepared him for his greatest challenge: love. An approach that mixes mystery,
humor and romance in a brief but intense emotional journey.
A short
but intense publication
The work
was originally released on November 18, 2023, and after just over
seven months, it has reached its conclusion. Shueisha published
the first compilation volume on April 4, followed by the second
on June 4. The third volume will be released
on August 4 and will include a special episode, while
the fourth and final volume will hit shelves on September
4.
Readers
around the world have been able to follow the story simultaneously thanks to
the Viz Media and MANGA Plus platforms, which
offered official English translations from the day it was published in Japan.
Taishi
Tsutsui's legacy
Taishi
Tsutsui became known worldwide for his work We Never Learn (Boku-tachi
wa Benkyō ga Dekinai), published between February 2017 and December
2020. The manga had 21 compilation volumes, and its success led
to the production of an anime adaptation with two seasons of 13
episodes each, airing in April and October 2019,
respectively.
The anime
was licensed by Aniplex of America under the name We
Never Learn: BOKUBEN and streamed through Hulu, Crunchyroll,
and FunimationNow. In addition, the series featured two OVAs,
released alongside volumes 14 and 16 of the manga, in November 2019 and April
2020.
With Syd
Craft: Love Is a Mystery, Tsutsui once again demonstrated his ability to
combine genres with sensitivity and charisma. Although his new story was brief,
it has left a mark on his followers, who are already eagerly awaiting what the
author's next project will be.
