狂骨の夢（3）

狂骨の夢 [Kyōkotsu no yume] manga #3

by Aki Shimizu (Adaptor), 志水 アキ (作画), Natsuhiko Kyogoku (Story)

逗子の黄金髑髏。双子山の集団自決事件。死のう団。首を切る夢。髑髏を捜す汚れた神主。骨をめぐる奇妙な事件が交錯する待望の第３巻。

Genres: Manga

169 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 24, 2012

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really think the manga-ka had done an extraordinary job to adapt the novel into manga formal, and she also managed to tell a complicated murder mystery so very neatly! Plus the characters are well drawn and their different looks really do fit their different personalities!

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third volume of manga author Aki Shimizu's adaptation of Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s “Hyakki Yakou” series third novel, “Kyoukotsu no Yume” or “Dreams of Mad Bones”. It continues to build on the themes from earlier books like “Ubume no Natsu” and “Mouryou no Hako”, like crime, suspense, body horror, psychological trauma, and esoteric rituals.

Dreams as repressed memories were a recurring theme in the original author’s books. Sounds Freudian? Alas, the original author was definitely not Freudian, if I have to categorize it, the author’s Jungian.

[Noninuna · Rating 4 out of 5]

After a couple of confusing volumes, now things got a little bit clearer. It's starting to show the connection between the 3 cases. The art for the horror part is really spooky to look at especially when reading it at night.