888 (manga)

888
Cover of 888 volume 1.
スリーエイト (Surii Eito)
Genre	Mystery, Comedy
Manga
Written by	Noriko Kuwata
Published by	Gentosha
English publisher	ComicsOne
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comic Birz
Original run	September 2003 – 23 April 2005
Volumes	5

888 (スリーエイト Surii Eito), or Three Eight, is a comedy manga series written and illustrated by Noriko Kuwata.

Story

The newly opened Suehiro Detective Agency is composed of laid-back manager Hisago, dog-loving chief investigator Shimeki and administrator Tsukumo. With very few paying customers, the three protagonists are free to spend their time bickering with and teasing one another, setting each other up in matchmaking schemes and looking for lost pets. Shimeki also has to contend with his knife-wielding ex-wife and the overly dependent little brother he's just been re-united with.

Manga

Volume List

No.	Release date	ISBN
01	September 24, 2003[1]	ISBN 4-344-80289-6
02	April 24, 2005[2]	ISBN 4-344-80549-6
03	June 23, 2007[3]	ISBN 978-4-344-81012-9
04	November 22, 2008[4]	ISBN 978-4-344-81480-6
05	May 24, 2010[5]	ISBN 978-4-344-81955-9

Critical response

IGN gave the first volume of 888 a rating of "Pass It," complaining that "nothing happens, and it keeps on not happening for eight chapters."^[6]

References

1. "888 スリーエイト (1)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
2. "888 スリーエイト (2)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
3. "888 スリーエイト (3)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
4. "888 スリーエイト (4)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
5. "888 スリーエイト (5)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
6. Sparrow, A.E. (2006-04-06). "888 Vol. 1 Review". IGN.

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