History Literature / InSpectre

''In/Spectre'' (''虚構推理'', meaning ''Kyokou Suiri'' or ''Invented Inference'') is a series of light novels published by Kodansha in Japan with the story written by Kyo Shirodaira. It has two artists, with the cover illustrations of the first edition of the first novel (published under Kodansha Novels and later Kodansha Bunko) done by Hiro Kiyohara and the light novel series itself by Chasiba Katase (Kodansha Taiga). It has an ongoing manga (also by Katase) and anime adaptation.

''In/Spectre'' (''虚構推理'', meaning ''Kyokou Suiri'' or ''Invented Inference'') is a series of light novels published by Kodansha in Japan with the story written by Kyo Shirodaira. It has two artists, with the cover illustrations of the first edition of the first novel (published under Kodansha Novels and later Kodansha Bunko) done by Hiro Kiyohara and the others by Chasiba Katase (Kodansha Taiga). It has an ongoing manga (also by Katase) and anime adaptation.

''In/Spectre'' (''虚構推理'', meaning ''Kyokou Suiri'' or ''Invented Inference'') is a series of light novels published by Kodansha in Japan with the story written by Kyo Shirodaira. It has two artists, with the first two editions of the first novel done by Hiro Kiyohara (Kodansha Novels/Kodansha Bunko) and the others by Chasiba Katase (Kodansha Taiga). It has an ongoing manga (also by Katase) and anime adaptation.

The first sixteen manga volumes are available in English through Kodansha comics.

* SkewedPriorities: Almost every male that encounters or even passes on the tale of Steel Girder Nanase mentions her [[BoobsOfSteel huge breasts]] - often ''before'' they mention her holding a steel girder in a single hand... or her habit of swatting people with said girder.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Kotoko always mentions that Kurou is her boyfriend even if he doesn't act like it, but by the end of volume 6, it is clear he does love her back. [[spoiler: More explicit in Vol 16, after Kurou consoles Kotoko after Rikka caused her to have a mental breakdown and force her into a deal.]]

''In/Spectre'' (''虚構推理'', meaning ''Kyokou Suiri'' or ''Invented Inference'') is a series of light novels published by Kodansha in Japan with the story written by Kyo Shirodaira. It has two artists, with the first done by Hiro Kiyohara (Kodansha Novels) and the other by Chasiba Katase (Kodansha Taiga). It has an ongoing manga and anime adaptation.

An anime adaption produced by Creator/BrainsBase began airing on January 11th, 2020. Plans for a second season were announced on November 2020, to be shown worldwide in 2022. It was moved to 2023.

The first fourteen volumes are available in English through Kodansha comics.

* TheReveal:
** Kurou. He wasn't actually the one that fled when Kurou and Saki encountered a kappa; instead, it was the kappa that fled in fear from Kurou after calling him a monster. Later on, we get the reveal that he's immortal, and the reason he's immortal is because he was fed mermaid and [[spoiler:kudan]] flesh as a child, by the head of the clan.
** [[spoiler: Rikka. She's alive. She has the same powerset as Kurou. She's also the BigBad.]]

* WeirdnessMagnet: Both Kotoko and Kurou due to their relationship with Youkai during their childhood. Saki to a lesser degree, much to her chagrin.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Rikka]] and Kotoko, sorta. [[spoiler:At the very least, they were friendly during the time Rikka lived at the Iwanaga residence.]]

''In/Spectre'' (''虚構推理''. lit:''Kyokou Suiri'' or ''Invented Inference'') is a series of light novels published by Kodansha in Japan with the story written by Kyo Shirodaira. It has two artists, with the first done by Hiro Kiyohara (Kodansha Novels) and the other by Chasiba Katase (Kodansha Taiga). It has an ongoing manga and anime adaptation.

''In/Spectre'' (''虚構推理''. lit:''Kyokou Suiri'' or ''Invented Inference'') is a novel published by Kodansha in Japan with the story written by Kyo Shirodaira. It has two artists, with the first done by Hiro Kiyohara (Kodansha Novels) and the other by Chasiba Katase (Kodansha Taiga). It has an ongoing manga and anime adaptation.

* GeniusCripple: Kotoko, being the goddess of wisdom for the youkai.

* PrideBeforeAFall: Kotoko, who is very proud of her role as "Goddess of Wisdom", including the actions she takes to preserve the order of things. [[spoiler: A flaw that Rikka is finally able to make use of at the conclusion of the ''Kirin's Curse'' case.]]

* KissingCousins: Kurou and Rikka, sorta. Kurou was clearly attracted to Rikka, but it never went past [[PuppyLove platonic]]. Instead, he develops a type complex, much to Saki’s chagrin once she figures this out. [[spoiler: Rikka does say later on that Kurou shoulda been hers instead of Kotoko's when complaining about the latter, but it's unknown if it's actually a romantic interest or because she just simply doesn't want Kurou to be involved with Kotoko.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: The anime trailer spoils within the first 15 seconds that [[spoiler:Kurou is immortal]].

* PuppyLove: Though it was one-sided between young Kurou and Rikka. [[spoiler:That said, Rikka does mention that Kurou was supposed to be hers in volume 10 of the manga.]]

* ScoobyDooHoax: One of Kotoko's main roles is to maintain the order between the supernatural and human world, and one way to accomplish that is convince people that the supernatural world does not exist.

-->[[spoiler:'''Rikka''': ''If you insist that you have any shred of humanity left in you, then listen carefully to what I'm about to say.'']]
-->[[spoiler:'''Rikka''': ''I've died more times than I can count, so it's to be expected that my humanity is somewhat skewed. I made a mistake. My creation of Steel Lady Nanase led to the death of an innocent man. My existence is wrong, and the path I chose is wrong. Compounding more wrongs onto my wrongs will not make them any less wrong. If I keep opposing you as I have been... I'm sure to self-destruct one day. And then you will seal me away. But once you seal me, you'll have to seal Kurou away, too. You will live the rest of your life as the goddess of wisdom, alone. But that's ok. Even that doesn't scare you.'']]

* OhCrap: Kurou, once he receives a phone call from the police that [[spoiler:Rikka]] is one of the survivors of the ghost giraffe attack.

* WhamLine:
** [[spoiler: Rikka's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Kotoko has several of these.]]

* IllGirl: Rikka, who is constantly in the hospital, and the reason why Kurou always goes to the hospital. Kotoko to a lesser degree as she has to go to regular check-ups due to her missing eye and amputated leg.

* PrideBeforeAFall: Kotoko. [[spoiler: A flaw that Rikka is finally able to make use for at the conclusion of the ''Kirin's Curse'' case.]]

* AccompliceByInaction: [[spoiler: Seems to be Rikka's plan to ruin Kotoko's reputation among Yokai since providing a non-supernatural solution to the ''Kirin's Curse'' case, as it stands, would mean she's covering for a would-be murderer that accidentally got involved in said case.]]

* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: Kotoko solving the ''Kirin's Curse'' case in the way she normally handles her cases ends up backfiring on her when Rikka uses it to trap her into a deal]].

-->[[spoiler:'''Rikka''' ''(to Kotoko)'': ''If you have any shred of humanity left in you.'']]