Yūsei Matsui

Yusei writes the “Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro” series and the “Assassination Classroom” series, which were both adapted anime television series. “Assassination Classroom” was also adapted into two live action movies. Yusei’s favorite manga series include “Ultimate Muscle”, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”, and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. While writing the teacher Koro-sensei, he built upon the ideals of the sort of teacher that he wanted to have.

The best place to start is the Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro series, the earliest of Yūsei Matsui's multi-book series: it opens with Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro Vol.1 (2005) and runs to 23 books across 2005–2009, ending with Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro Vol. 23 (2009). Yūsei Matsui's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Yūsei Matsui has 57 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2024. Every one of them sits in one of 3 named series — the largest being the Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro series with 23 books.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Yūsei Matsui's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro (2005–2009, 23 books), Assassination Classroom (2012–2016, 21 books) and The Elusive Samurai (2021–2024, 13 books).

This guide splits Yūsei Matsui's 57 books into 3 named series, with no standalone titles: Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro (23 books, 2005–2009); Assassination Classroom (21 books, 2012–2016); The Elusive Samurai (13 books, 2021–2024).