it's possible to tell crime mystery manga stories in a much more interesting, fleshed-out, efficient way. Look at the first two volumes of Ship of Theseus compared to the first two volumes of this. The difference is astounding. The author accomplishes more than twice as much characterisation and plot development in the same number of pages and you can't call it "instant gratification"
And it's just more interesting. This manga is lame and drags and the characters are lame too
I think you misunderstood me.
I'm not referring to crime mystery manga, I'm talking about crime mystery fiction, as in LITERATURE fiction. The build-up, technique, and pacing is way different.
In a way, this author reminds me of some of John Connolly's books, which are pretty much top-tier in the world of crime/mystery/horror slash darker supernatural aspects of the human psyche literature. It's obvious he's taken a lot of inspiration from traditional Western literature, both in this series, and his previous one.
I'll check the manga you mentioned, always on board with new quality series. Thanks for the recommendation.