
Vatican Miracle Examiner

 is a Japanese light novel series written by Rin Fujiki and illustrated by THORES Shibamoto. The series began in 2007. A manga adaptation by Eiji Kaneda ran from 2012 to 2014, and a second one, illustrated by Anjue Hino, began serialization in 2016. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from July 7 to September 22, 2017.
Plot.
The story follows two men, Hiraga Josef Kō and Roberto Nicholas, who work for the mysterious organization , an element of the Vatican dedicated to investigating alleged miracles; during their work, they usually find themselves involved in mysterious murder cases, which they often end up investigating.
Eventually they cross paths with Galdoune, an ancient organization that secretly aims to control the Vatican and since the Middle Ages is involved in obscure alchemic and scientific experiments in search of a way to reach immortality.
Media.
Light novels.
Rin Fujiki published the first novel in the series, with cover illustrations by THORES Shibamoto, in 2007. It and the second novel, which was released in 2009, were both published by Kadokawa Shoten. The series was transferred to Kadokawa's Horror Bunko imprint in 2010, which republished the first two novels before releasing the third in 2011.
Manga.
A manga adaptation by Eiji Kaneda launched in Kadokawa's "Comic Kai" magazine on January 24, 2012. The series was compiled into two volumes, published on February 20, 2013 () and January 24, 2014 ().
Anjue Hino began serializing a second manga in the September 2016 issue of Media Factory's "shōjo" manga magazine "Monthly Comic Gene" on August 12, 2016.
Anime.
An anime adaptation was announced in the December 2016 issue of "Monthly Comic Gene" on November 15, 2016. The adaptation was a television series, and aired from July 7 to September 22, 2017. The series ran for 12 episodes and an original video animation will also be released. Yoshitomo Yonetani directed at J.C.Staff and written by Seishi Minakami. Character designs is by Kazunori Iwakura. Screen Mode performed the opening theme "Mysterium". Nobuhiko Okamoto performed the ending theme. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the anime and streamed on Amazon Prime Video. MVM Films has licensed the series in the UK.
Reception.
The series has sold over 950,000 copies in Japan.