Q.E.D. (manga)

Q.E.D.
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Sou Touma (left) and Kana Mizuhara (right)
Q.E.D. 証明終了
(Kyūīdī Shōmei Shūryō)
GenreDetective fiction[1]
Manga
Written byMotohiro Katou
Published byKodansha
Magazine
  • Magazine Great (1997–2009)
  • Magazine E-no (2009–2011)
  • Monthly Shōnen Magazine+ [ja] (2011–2014)
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 1997February 2014
Volumes50
Television drama
Music byShōgo Kaida
Original networkNHK
Original run January 8, 2009 March 12, 2009
Episodes10
Manga
Q.E.D. iff
Written byMotohiro Katou
Published byKodansha
Magazine
  • Shōnen Magazine R (2015–2023)
  • Getsu Maga Kichi (2023–present)
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 20, 2015 – present
Volumes25

Q.E.D. (Japanese: Q.E.D. 証明終了, Hepburn: Kyūīdī Shōmei Shūryō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motohiro Katou. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazines Magazine Great (rebranded Magazine E-no in 2009) and Monthly Shōnen Magazine+ [ja] from July 1997 to February 2014, with its chapters collected in 50 tankōbon volumes. The series follow Sou Touma, a university graduate who encounters a variety of investigative cases after returning to Japan from the US. He works with his friend, Kana Mizuhara, combining his deductive skills with Mizuhara's social gifts.

A ten-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on NHK from January to March 2009. A manga sequel, Q.E.D. iff, started in Shōnen Magazine R in January 2015 and was transferred to Getsu Maga Kichi online manga platform in February 2023.

In 2009, Q.E.D. won the 33rd Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.

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