Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

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Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

ムヒョとロージーの魔法律相談事務所
(Muhyo to Rōjī no Mahōritsu Sōdan Jimusho)

Genre

Horror, Action

Manga

Author

Yoshiyuki Nishi

Publisher

Shueisha

Other publishers:
Viz Media Kana

Demographic

Shōnen

Magazine

Weekly Shōnen Jump

Original run

December 2004 – February 2008

Volumes

Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation (ムヒョとロージーの魔法律相談事務所, Muhyo to Rōjī no Mahōritsu Sōdan Jimusho^?) is a horror manga by Yoshiyuki Nishi running in Weekly Shōnen Jump since December 2004.

This manga is about a young genius Magical Law Executor, Toru Muhyo (六氷透, Muhyō Tōru^?) and his assistant, Jiro Kusano (草野次郎, Kusano Jirō^?), nicknamed Roji, who is a secretary. They deal with ghosts, sending them either to heaven or hell on account of their good and bad deeds. Muhyo does this by announcing sentences from his magical law book, and only executors have the authority to do this. In dealing with the ghosts, Roji has met some of Muhyo's friends from Magical Law School, such as Judge Yoichi Himukai, Artificer Yu Abiko and many more. One of Muhyo's former friends, Enchu, became his enemy after he failed in the examination against Muhyo and did not become the Magical Law Executor. This, however, wasn't the only reason Enchu became his enemy, and the enemy of all other executors also. There were many traps organized by him to kill Muhyo, but they failed.

Viz Media began publishing the series in English in October 2007 under the Shōnen jump line of manga.^[1].

[edit] Characters

Muhyo: Said to be the youngest executer graduated from the Magical Law School. Muhyo paired up with Roji and the two formed their own business of exorcising ghosts. Muhyo has a somewhat emotionless personality, showing no sign of pity when dispensing of the ghosts. He seems to be sleeping most of the time, (for as an executer of the Laws, large amount of spiritual energy is needed for him to summon the necessary Hellish being to carry out the sentences of various ghosts, spirits).; He seems to try to show no signs of caring for his assistant, Roji. But it immediately becomes evident that he does during dangerous situations, or when one of Muhyo's friends or acquaintances points it out. He is often rude to other people, and keeps a stern face, but deep down, he has a strong sense of Justice. He is also extremely powerful, being able to perform a judgement that normally requires four top-notch executors by himself.

Jiro Kusano (Roji): Muhyo's assistant, is a kind-hearted teenager, almost to a fault as it interferes with his ability to excorcise ghosts with a sob story. He is adept at writing seals to hold back ghosts while Muhyo sentences them. He is a bit of a whiner and a crybaby. But he is knowledgeable on types of ghosts, but has nearly no knowledge on excorcism of ghosts and how to use the laws of magic. He initially feels that Muhyo is rude, mean, and hates him. But as the series progresses, he finds out that Muhyo chose him to be his apprentice even though the normal standard is to choose some one who is the rank of an assistant judge and Muhyo actually deeply cares for him.

Kenji: A trouble-making boy who had believed Muhyo and Roji's business was a sham and wrecked their sign. He did not believe in ghosts until the pair saved him from a blood-drinking ghost he had accidentally freed. Afterwards, Kenji grew a liking for the pair, often referring to Roji as "Sprout-Man" and Muhyo as "Onion-Boy". He always tries to find excuses to hang around their office, as Muhyo has made it a rule never to meet a client after the case is complete unless they bring a new one.

Nana: A photography-loving girl who Kenji introduces to the duo. Her late father had made a living producing fake ghost pictures, causing a rift between the two. Nana becomes another of Muhyo and Roji's regular clients after Muhyo sends her father's troubled spirit to the River Styx for purification so he can go to heaven.

Yoichi: A judge and a childhood friend of Muhyo's. He is a pervert who enjoys trying to guess girls' cup sizes (his first appearance was him squeezing Nana's breasts). Yoichi appears to have a crush on Nana, which is unfortunate, since she considers him a creep. However, underneath this exterior resides his experience and wisdom that rival Muhyo's. Yoichi had offered to be Muhyo's partner, but Muhyo had already chosen Roji instead.

Enchu: His real name is Soratsugu Madoka, he was a childhood friend of Muhyo and Yoichi. Unlike Muhyo, he was studious and serious about Magic Law. Enchu had wanted to be an Executor so he could support his family, including his sick mother. However, when Enchu had seen Muhyo's true genius, he had become determined to surpass him. When Muhyo and Enchu were both up for becoming Executor, Enchu had left because he had learned his mother had passed away. When he had returned, Muhyo had been promoted to Executor, causing Enchu's madness to begin. He has shown to have some control over ghosts and other spirits.

[edit] Muhyo and Roji's friendship

Ever since Roji was picked to be Muhyo's assissatant the two have been very close. Muhyo is very close minded and will never admit that he cares about his assistant. As some of his friends have said, Muhyo has his own way of showing that he cares about Roji. For example, in volume 1, Muhyo got angry at Roji for touching his book, knowing that it would explode within a minute if anyone other than him touched it. Also in volumes 3 and 4 Muhyo uses his magical law in order to save Roji from various ghosts and uses up his energy, even though he needed to save his strength for an even greater threat.

Roji, however, is not so shy when it comes to showing his emotions. He tends to cry almost everytime Muhyo gets hurt, and although he seems to be the weakest link in the group he tends to show his hidden power when Muhyo needs it the most.