Dokebi Bride is very difficult to describe because it's a little bit like a lot of things, but isn't fully any one of them. On the surface, it's the tale of a girl named Sunbi Shin who can see spirits, and those are a dime a dozen, though few incorporate myth and folklore so creatively. In later volumes, it morphs into the story of a supernaturally gifted protagonist who … [Read more...] about Dokebi Bride 1-6 by Marley: B
Supernatural
RIN-NE 1 by Rumiko Takahashi: B+
From the back cover: As a child, Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura's has been empty since the start of the school year. Then one day her always-absent … [Read more...] about RIN-NE 1 by Rumiko Takahashi: B+
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: B-
From the back cover: Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, the lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the adventurous future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: B-
Ghost Hunt 10 by Fuyumi Ono and Shiho Inada: B
Osashiburi, Ghost Hunt! When last we left off, Naru, the head of Shibuya Psychic Research, was hospitalized after revealing a glimpse of his mysterious and dangerous powers. As volume ten begins, Naru has checked himself out of the hospital and seems to be back to normal, but on the way home he begins acting strangely, setting up camp in a rural village and ordering divers to … [Read more...] about Ghost Hunt 10 by Fuyumi Ono and Shiho Inada: B
Sarasah 1 by Ryu Ryang: C
Ji-Hae Namgung has harbored an obsessive crush on her classmate, Seung-Hyu, for over a year and a half. Because her “love” hasn’t faded in all this time, she believes it’s more substantial than most and won’t give up her attempts to win Seung-Hyu’s heart, despite the fact that he has repeatedly and emphatically rejected her. As she chases after him after his latest refusal, she … [Read more...] about Sarasah 1 by Ryu Ryang: C