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Overview
"Holmes Agency" is a private detective office known as the "Big-Eating" Detective Office. Seiya Takano, who is known for have a huge appetite, gets assigned to this office as the new leader. Ryosuke Noda and Ryoko Izumi, both also having a big appetite work under Seiya. Murder, robbery, and kidnapping—many incidents occur around them. And the three solve each of the many cases in a most surprising way—their appetite results in marvelous speculations! They eat at themurder scene. They eat on the track. They even eat dog food! They keep on eating and eating, not even listening to the witness. Everywhere they go, they eat and eat and eat! And every time after finishing, the criminal appears. KUITAN is the words "Big-Eating" and Detective combined together. "Real Gourmet" plus "Real Mystery." The big-eating detectives are on the run, solving cases from their deep knowledge about food.
Source: AniList
Synopsis 日本語
閑静な住宅地に『高野探偵事務所』の看板を掲げて居を構える高野聖也は、自他共に認める強烈な大食いである。大学の後輩である緒方警部の依頼で、様々な事件にその推理力を奮っている。一見クールな高野には、現場の証拠品である様々な食品類を食らうという困った癖があった。頭を痛める緒方警部。だが、それは事件解決のための高野独自の行動でもあった。かくして高野は様々な事件を解決に導いていく。 一方、そんな高野につき従う1人の女性がいた。名は出水京子。高野の本業は歴史関係の小説家であるが、彼女は(探偵と小説家の二足のわらじを履く)高野の秘書であり助手であった。緒方警部をはじめ様々な人物とともに、京子は高野の暴走に苦悩する毎日を送っている。京子や緒方の白い視線に対しても、喰いタン・高野はどこ吹く風。今日も必ず何かを喰い尽くし事件を解決する。
Source: Wikipedia「喰いタン」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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How to compare editions, collected volumes and ISBNs / Sources, updates and corrections
Volumes
イブニングKC First edition
16vols · 2002-11〜2009-10
| # | Release | ISBN | Buy | Price | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 | 2002-11-22 | 4063520161 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 230 | |
| Vol. 2 | 2003-05-23 | 4063520293 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 203 | |
| Vol. 3 | 2003-11-21 | 4063520455 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 196 | |
| Vol. 4 | 2005-09-21 | 4063521214 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 175 | |
| Vol. 5 | 2006-03 | 4063521443 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 171 | |
| Vol. 6 | 2006-09 | 4063521664 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 176 | |
| Vol. 7 | 2007-03 | 9784063521801 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 176 | |
| Vol. 8 | 2007-04 | 9784063521849 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 162 | |
| Vol. 9 | 2007-12 | 9784063522099 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 176 | |
| Vol. 10 | 2008-03 | 9784063522174 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 182 | |
| Vol. 11 | 2008-07 | 9784063522327 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 175 | |
| Vol. 12 | 2008-10 | 9784063522396 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 165 | |
| Vol. 13 | 2009-02 | 9784063522532 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 212 | |
| Vol. 14 | 2009-06 | 9784063522709 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 180 | |
| Vol. 15 | 2009-09 | 9784063522808 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 173 | |
| Vol. 16 | 2009-10 | 9784063522860 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 197 |
KPC Budget reprint
4vols · 2006-01〜2011-05
講談社プラチナコミックス Budget reprint
11vols · 2011-06〜2015-10
| # | Release | ISBN | Buy | Price | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 | 2011-06 | 9784063748666 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 366 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2011-07 | 9784063748741 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 342 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2011-08 | 9784063748963 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 342 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2011-09 | 9784063749144 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 347 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2011-10 | 9784063749342 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 400 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2011-11 | 9784063749595 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 375 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2015-08 | 9784063857634 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 412 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2015-08 | 9784063857658 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 414 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2015-09 | 9784063857894 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 366 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2015-09 | 9784063857900 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 342 | |
| Vol. 1 | 2015-10 | 9784063858099 | Rakuten · Amazon PR | 342 |