Yonezawa Honobu

Kobato is a high school freshman who wants to live a normal life, not become a great detective. He tries to lead a quiet and modest school life with his like-minded friend, Osanai, but one mystery after another keeps coming his way. Even though he doesn't want to stand out, Kobato is compelled to solve mysteries. Will he ever find peace? (Source: Magazine Pocket, translated)

Three days east of London in the North Sea are the Solon Islands, a group of two islands, Solon and Lesser Solon. On the Solon Islands, towns spread out, and the lords of the Lesser Solon ruled a benevolent government. However, a mysterious death of an old guard on the island, which is a time of quiet and peace, marks a major turning point in the reign of the islanders.

Oreki Houtarou is an "energy-saver" kind of guy, who expends as little energy as possible to do only things he has to. When he starts high school, his older sister sends him a letter asking him to join the Classics Club. The club meant a lot to her, and its number of members has been reduced to zero. Houtarou reluctantly signs up for the club, only to find that someone else has joined, too! She's Chitanda Eru, a cute, big-eyed girl with an overwhelming sense of curiosity. A mystery crops up that catches Eru's interest, and also draws in Houtarou's friend, Fukube Satoshi. They continue solving mundane mysteries together, and soon they draw in Satoshi and Houtarou's friend, Ibara Mayaka, as well. Mayaka has had a blatant crush on Satoshi since middle school, but he always fends off her advances. Together, they search for the truth in a mystery that involves the history of the Classics Club.

Kobato-kun and Osanai-san are now in their second year of high school. They are hiding their "fox" and "wolf" identities and are aiming to be regular citizens, but this summer there is a disquieting atmosphere in the air. (Source: Square Enix)

Kobato Jougorou is a boy who wants to improve his habit of deductive reasoning and over-analyzing everything; Asanai Yuki is a girl who is avoided by others because of her strange tendencies. Both of them desire nothing more than to have a simple and peaceful high school life. This is a story about two people who are aiming and working together to be inconspicuous citizens. (Source: jCafe24)