this manga reminds me of psychometer eiji where the draw is the murders, but the charm is the people - they interact in such a charming way with each other and i cant help but liking them. the female mc is at first a bumbling traffic officer thus she is very inexperienced with criminal case so we are treated over the course of the volume her growth as a police officer. when at first we can be quite cross at her for being inept, at the end she became a respected officer with the help of the male mc, as reclusive genius police who lock himself up in his home. the male mc do not have as big as a growth like the female mc, but he do change at the end as its heartening to see it.

the best part about their relationship is because their characters are very defined with the help of the amazing translators ( i think from tokyopop). they have biting lines and witty remarks that is more commonly associated with american comics, thus i think the translator did a phenomenal job in injecting a life to the characters in a way english speaking people are more relatable to.

the murders are not overly complicated, i think you can guess some of the perp before the reveal. for murder otaku, this might not be enough but for laymen readers, i think they are handled in a way that not only help the female mc, but also the reader to guess the perp unlike other manga where they deliberately withhold information for the reveal (im looking at you, conan and kindaichi)

the art is the weakest, but it do not pose much hurdle as the characters are entertaining enough. reminds me of my name is zushio, where very bad art is out-shined by very great writing.

Lots of people say that the art work is bad

but i love it !

its great for this manga !

and also this is one of the best manga's i have every read !

"God, what an angle to shoot!"

Manga-Sketchbook not so proudly present :

Remote

Where ugly art and pointless fanservice combine

Uh! I can say that, in all the ten volumes Remote released, the advertisement of M-S group is the most interesting thing.

Dont believe me? Read on for yourself. I double dog dare you!

"Where ugly art and pointless fanservice combine", that's true, it's almost the best fitting description possible, but it lacks the "utterly retarded plots". It just lacks purpose, and it wasn't enjoyable in the least. I'm giving it a 2, because Jigoku Shoujo's still the worst manga I've ever read.
Remote's drawing style nearly make me cry, and it's not due to joy. And the conversations between Ayaki and Himuro made me really sad. "I'm not like you, who can't feel anything! Oh, I'm sorry, Himuro, I didn't mean that." Why does that make me sad? Because Ayaki didn't say it only once. Oh, the drama!
At best, this is a slighly adult version of Scooby-Doo, without the little bit of amusement that show managed to provide.
I could go on and on about how poor this manga is, how obvious the culprits are (and I don't mean it through deducting), but I'll just leave it as "possibly the second worst manga ever made" - just a healthy exaggeration, not too far from the truth, imo. I also thought about using the word "silly" to best describe this thing, but that word is too charming for this piece of garbage.

Want a good read? With brains rather than the illusion of intelect? Try Death Note. Or any other real seinen, for that matter.

... Last updated on May 26th, 2009, 5:02pm

Total and utter garbage.

As someone mentioned, the development between Himuro and Ayaki is probably the most interesting thing in this manga. It's the reason why I suffered through Fukada Kyoko's atrocious acting in the drama version, and it's why I read all 10 volumes in 2 days.

Some of the cases were pretty weak and the "evidence" is flimsy - it seems we're expected to simply accept what we're told as truth, at times, with the only reason being "Himuro is a genius and therefore he is always right." That said, they have entertainment value, and not all the cases fell flat. Some had pretty interesting twists, and it took a bit of pondering to figure out who actually did it. Others... well, you could see the ending coming a mile away, but it's still somewhat interesting to see how the characters handled it and reacted to it.

As the centre of the series, Himuro wasn't really given too much depth or real screentime. We know he's had a dark past, that it has something to do with his inability to move out of the room, but for the most part, we're barely allowed to know him. Ayaki comes across as surprisingly idiotic for someone who's supposed to be "smart, with guts and guile", but she's bearable, and the author did well to develop her character as the series wore on. She was noticeably smarter and more spontaneous than she was at the beginning, and definitely less reliant on Himuro.

Now, the art. Absolutely terrible. The very first shot of Ayaki in the first chapter shocked me beyond words. The characters are all blocky outlines filled with splotches of grey at a failed attempt at shadowing, proportions are wrong, and at various points, facial features are completely unaligned. If you're anal about art, I suggest you run as far as you can.

Overall, this manga wasn't quite as bad as it sounds. If you can bear with the art (and it gets slightly better, though I still got occasional urges to poke my eyes out), unnecessary fanservice, and read it without being overly critical, it's reasonably entertaining. Fans of the mystery/detective genre might enjoy the cases, if nothing else.

In this manga the illustrator and the writer are different people so I'll start by commenting the first thing you'll see when opening the manga: its art. I'll give you two words: it sucks. Yes, the art in the manga looks more like the first attempt of someone learning to draw manga. It's really bad. As for the story, well I did find the detective/mystery tales quite amusing. They are nothing out of the ordinary but they are decent. If you are into mystery and detective stories and don't mind the ugly drawings I think you will enjoy it.

sorry... the first manga I manage to give up after skimming through 3 volumes. I was hoping there could be something good. But crap! Mystery? This is crap compared to detective conan and death note.