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Manga Review 5 out of 5 stars! Author and I believe Illustrator Matsuri This manga series goes in order! Please read the other volumes first before you read volume five. Spoilers will be ahead if you have not read the others. This is also a horror manga with utterly stunning artwork. I have included some panels from the book but nothing too scary or disturbing, but fair warning. "People never look too closely at others. . ." - Owner Anyone care to go gambling? I know of a really cool gambling den with very high stakes. . . Do not get involved with foxes, no matter how pretty they may appear. Tonight, the Murakumo Inn's experiencing a redecoration of sorts as an insane and intense tale unfolds. What happens when the holes inside of oneself are filled? When you point your finger at everyone else, choosing to blame everyone instead of facing yourself? Will Owner help his guests tonight? "Those who cannot live without believing in one thing or another. . .also cannot liv...

Manga Review 5 out of 5 stars! Author Aida Illustrator Iro This manga series goes in order leaving off on cliffhangers! Please, read them in order otherwise this review will contain spoilers. I have also contained some images from the book that I hope do not spoil anything. ". . .The ones with the most power are those who don't know when to give up." - Hanako-kun Nene Yashiro's made a pact with Hanako-kun, not what she was going for when summoning Hanako-"san". But now she has to rely on him to help keep a little curse from taking over. . . Becoming his assistant in the process was another thing that was not on her list to do as a highschooler! Luckily, Yashiro's a big fan of the supernatural and occult culture. Maybe helping Hanako-kun won't be so bad now that she's actually doing something other than toilet cleaning. Though this challenge with mystery number two may just be a close cut. Can Yashiro find and rescue her missing classmate? Will th...

Manga Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! Author - Aida Illustrator - Iro "Hey did you know? This school has seven mysteries?" Nene Yashiro has a wish she needs granted! And everyone at Kamome Academy states there is a wish granting ghost in the old school building. Of course, in the third stall within a girl's bathroom. Being a cult and supernatural enthusiast, Yashiro does what any ghost loving girl would do. Knocks three times and summons Hanako-san. Only Hanako-San is really Hanako-KUN! Will this BOY ghost grant Yashiro her wish? Why does he keep insisting she do actual tasks to fulfill a wish? What has she gotten herself into!? Why couldn't I go to a cool high school with seven mysteries and paranormal activity? Nooo, my parents "had" to send me to a high school that had recently been freshly built. . . Oh well, I will make up for the loss by reading manga! "You're easily drawn to pretty boys and supernaturals aren't you, Yashiro?" - Hanako-...

Manga Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost! This series goes in order with a main arc present throughout the manga, along with little mini arcs. Side note, I started reading and reviewing this series before I had a blog and a dedicated career in reviewing. This is a horror manga, and I am going to include some panels, I did really like one particular image that may be a little disturbing to some. "To have nothing inside of you. . .is even scarier than you can imagine." - Butterfly First, everyone has a secret to tell and if your secret is worthy then you may stay at the Murakumo Inn. Secondly, everyone who has worked for "Owner" wishes to return to his side. Thirdly, trees can be terrifying and a certain vengeful goddess from the Land of Roots is no joke. Will Butterfly and Spider survive this night's new guest? And will a grandmother convey all she needs to toward her grandson? "Fate is something. . .that must be faced alone." - Owner What...

Review Story and Art by Oto Toda 5 out of 5 stars! Six short stories in one book, but I will just go over the four main stories! To Strip the Flesh What if you knew you were the wrong gender? Trapped inside a body that isn't yours but you were born with it? Having to remain so to make others happy. . . Chiaki Ogawa, knew from day one that he was male. Yet there are some in his life that don't want to believe that. But choices have to be made in order to breathe and be able to live. Having a life of freedom and happiness sometimes comes with consequences. Will he be able to accept the terms? This story hit me hard because of my personal life and experiences. Still going through some things and understanding what being Non-Binary means to me. What it looks like for me. Chiaki knew what being male looked like to him, yet family stood in the way. Having to tell a parent and show them that this is it, this is who you are. Seeing them decide whether to accept you or not is scary. Chi...