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Mizu ni Sumu Oni

Also known as Devil in the Water.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Romance , Supernatural

This collection of horror short stories includes tales of murder, romance and the supernatural.

The title story follows Natsuko, a maid at the Hagiwara mansion who bears an exact resemblance to a recently deceased woman of the household. Other stories include a cat who watches for his master and a ghost, a work of art which leads to revenge through possessed bodies, and a woman who haunts the husband who murdered her but whom she still loves.

The mood and pacing of these stories are a kind of Japanese gothic, steeped in the culture but as clear to readers as the passions we all share.



Mizu ni Sumu Oni (水に棲む鬼 | Devil in the Water); Mystery I vol. 8
Mokuren Yashiki (木蓮屋敷 | The House of Magnolias); Mystery I vol. 7
Hanairo Utsushi (花色移し | Taking the Color of Flowers); Mystery I vol. 5
Natsu Fukamu (夏深む | In the Depth of Summer); Mystery I vol.9
Matsuyoi (待宵 | The Vigil); Mystery I vol. 10
Masoo no Kage (真赭の蔭 | The Blood Red Shadow); Mystery I vol.11

Tags: Shoujo , Anthology , Arranged Marriage , Arranged Marriage , Ghost , Revenge , Maids

Yuureiyado no Aruji: Meikyou Seitan Shou

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Seinosuke Akizuki is a handsome man blessed with a mysterious ability to connect the living world and the realm of the dead. A steady stream of guests visits him, the proprietor of the “Ghost Inn,” to pay their respects to the departed...



Yuureiyado no Aruji (幽霊宿の主人); YOUNG ROSÉ Zoukan: Mystery Rosé - Natsu no Gou 1992
Yume to Shiriseba (夢と知りせば); Mystery DX 1993-01
Haru no Kagiri (春のかぎり); Mystery DX 1993-05
Aki no Tera (秋の寺); Mystery DX 1993-11

Tags: Historical , Ghost , Episodic , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love

Mizu no Naka no Tsuki: Meikyou Seitan Shou 2

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

It was the Meiji era. A time when people’s lives were beginning to change… What does Seinosuke, the young master of a noble family, see before his eyes!?



Mizu no Naka no Tsuki (水の中の月); Mystery DX 1994-09
Hana no Katami (花の形見); Mystery DX 1995-05
Yoru no Koe (夜の聲); Mystery DX 1995-06
Yuugure no Hana (夕暮れの花); Mystery DX 1995-09

Tags: Ghost , Episodic , Historical , Shoujo , Male Protagonist

Kyoukotsu no Yume

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Manga adaptation of the third novel of Natsuhiko Kyogoku's Kyougokudou Series.

"If there's such a thing as a soul, does it remain in this world as long as the bones exist? Will all of my sins and sorrows remain in this world forever?"

Tokyo, 1952. A beautiful, mysterious woman who's haunted by dark dreams claims to have murdered her ex-husband... three times. Meanwhile, a small seaside town is terrorized by a bizarre series of deaths. Four seemingly separate murders are linked by strange, unsettling dreams of bones... Is something supernatural going on, or are the real demons found in the depths of the human mind? This complex case reunites the sleuths from Ubume no Natsu and Mouryou no Hako: onmyoudou practitioner Chuuzenji, horror novelist Sekiguchi, police inspector Kiba, psychic detective Enokizu and journalist Atsuko.

Tags: Historical , Detective , Cult , Memory Manipulation , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Amnesia , Demons