Zodiac P.I.

Zodiac Private Investigator (Japanese十二宮 で つかまえ てJūnikyū de Tsukamaete ) is a manga series of the Japanese illustrator Natsumi Ando ( among others Maria Ppoino ). The well under the symbol Zodiac P.I. known series depicts the adventures of 14 -year-old Riri Hoshizawa that solves various crimes.

Figures

Riri Hoshizawa: The 14 -year-old girl goes in the middle school, and is an ace in astrology. This is a legacy of her mother, who had previously worked as a fortune teller and several under the pseudonym Spica criminal cases solved. After her mother disappeared without a trace but took Riri their heritage and is also active as Spica as a detective, where she also takes orders. Their cases it solves with the help of astrology. Here you are the star spirits assist located in her mother's magic ring. These provide information by which Riri solves the cases. For this purpose, it needs only the birth dates of the respective victims. Riris main concern however, is to find her mother again. Riri is very athletic, and effortlessly overcomes various obstacles, what you is helpful in their investigations.

Hiromi Oikawa: The brunette boy was earlier Riris childhood friend, but moved at the age of six years in the United States. The extremely astute student has skipped several classes there and already done in America a university degree. He specializes in criminal psychology. Back in Japan, he finally comes Riri in their investigations constantly in the way, but helps her in solving the cases. He also discovers pretty quickly Riris identity as Spica. Hiromi suffers from an allergy girl and gets rashes when a girl touches him.

Publications

Zodiac Private Investigator appeared in Japan from 2001 to 2003 in separate chapters in the manga magazine Nakayoshi. The Kodansha publishing house published this single chapter in the form of four anthologies.

The manga was, French and English, translated into German, among others. Since autumn 2005, the Heyne -Verlag publishes the series in Germany. In spring 2006, the last volume was published in German.