The Case of Hana & Alice

花とアリス殺人事件

Also known as Hana to Alice Satsujin Jiken, 하나와 앨리스 : 살인사건, The Case of Hana and Alice, El caso de Hana y Alice, The Murder Case of Hana & Alice

“Don't step on the fish in the pool.”

After transferring to Ishinomori Middle School, Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa overhears her classmates discussing a strange rumor. The previous occupant of her seat, a nondescript "Judas," is missing and presumed murdered. Amidst dealing with her mother's undesired meddling in her affairs and warding off her classmates' bullying, the troubled Alice starts to investigate the mystery surrounding Judas' disappearance. The trail of clues leads her to the house of her next-door neighbor, the quirky and reclusive Hana Arai.