Starving, homeless, and cast out by the very people meant to protect him, Atsushi Nakajima was ready to let the river take him until he spotted a pair of legs bobbing in the water. Saving the eccentric and death-obsessed Osamu Dazai wasn’t part of his plan to survive another night, but it’s the catalyst that drags him into a world he never knew existed. Dazai is a key player in the Armed Detective Agency, a crew of investigators who solve the cases the police won’t touch using supernatural abilities named after the greatest legends of literature. From the shadowy alleys of Yokohama to the high-stakes wars between the Agency and the ruthless Port Mafia, Atsushi is forced to confront the beast inside him while navigating a landscape of betrayal and genius. He just wanted a bowl of chazuke, but now he’s the center of a storm where poems turn into blades and stories become lethal powers. In this stylish, high-octane battle for the city’s soul, a boy with no future must decide if he has the strength to stand alongside the gifted and finally find a place where he truly belongs.

Seinen, Supernatural, Mystery, Action, Detectives, Superpowers, Literature, Yokohama, Armed Detective Agency, Port Mafia