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変な家 Manga #2
The Strange House, Vol. 2
WHAT LIES BENEATH
The deeper I dig into the mystery of these strange houses, the more disturbing things get. Miyae-san’s theories about the Saitama House were plenty chilling on their own, but with Kurihara’s help, I’ve come to realize she’s only scratched the surface of its secrets—literally. Why did it have a secret basement? And was it really used—as Kurihara suspects—as a morgue?
Also adapted into a horror film called The Floor Plan!
The deeper I dig into the mystery of these strange houses, the more disturbing things get. Miyae-san’s theories about the Saitama House were plenty chilling on their own, but with Kurihara’s help, I’ve come to realize she’s only scratched the surface of its secrets—literally. Why did it have a secret basement? And was it really used—as Kurihara suspects—as a morgue?
Also adapted into a horror film called The Floor Plan!
178 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 2023
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May 24, 2025
EN I’m still amazed by the ability to craft such an engaging plot around the mysteries of a house. In fact, it’s no longer just one, but two.
It’s an in-depth exploration of the reasons behind the way the houses were built, with a family at the centre whose motivations remain unknown.
I’m really enjoying this thriller. Highly recommended for fans of horror and lighter thrillers.
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PT Continuo a achar fabulosa a capacidade de criar um enredo envolvente em torno dos mistérios de uma casa. Na verdade, já não é apenas uma, mas sim duas.
Trata-se de uma análise exaustiva às razões que levaram à construção das casas da forma como foram concebidas, tendo no centro uma família cujas motivações permanecem desconhecidas.
Estou a adorar este thriller. Recomendo vivamente a quem aprecia histórias de terror e thrillers mais leves.
It’s an in-depth exploration of the reasons behind the way the houses were built, with a family at the centre whose motivations remain unknown.
I’m really enjoying this thriller. Highly recommended for fans of horror and lighter thrillers.
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PT Continuo a achar fabulosa a capacidade de criar um enredo envolvente em torno dos mistérios de uma casa. Na verdade, já não é apenas uma, mas sim duas.
Trata-se de uma análise exaustiva às razões que levaram à construção das casas da forma como foram concebidas, tendo no centro uma família cujas motivações permanecem desconhecidas.
Estou a adorar este thriller. Recomendo vivamente a quem aprecia histórias de terror e thrillers mais leves.
November 21, 2025
Strange Houses Vol. 2 is peak “slow-burn horror but make it a brain teaser.”
Creepy floor plans, weird family secrets, and that subtle dread that follows you around like a stray cat.
Yeah, the plot gets a little messy and dialogue-heavy, but the mystery?? So addictive.
A fun, unsettling, architecturally cursed read. 4 stars — chaotic but elite.
Creepy floor plans, weird family secrets, and that subtle dread that follows you around like a stray cat.
Yeah, the plot gets a little messy and dialogue-heavy, but the mystery?? So addictive.
A fun, unsettling, architecturally cursed read. 4 stars — chaotic but elite.
November 4, 2025
And the plot thickens!
January 15, 2025
Really interested in how this series turns out. I wish it was something I could sit down and read at once. Alas I have to wait for the next book to be released.
February 12, 2025
There’s so much conjecture, it’s hard to get properly emotionally invested. 😅
June 30, 2025
Really enjoying this series, where the mystery revolves around interpreting what the unusual architecture of a house implies.
December 12, 2025
Je me suis jetée sur le deuxième tome de l'adaptation du thriller éponyme, et j'aime toujours autant cette série pleine de suspense ! Je trouve ça fascinant d'avoir créé toute une intrigue basée sur des plans architecturaux, c'est mystérieux, avec une légère pointe d'horreur, bref j'adore. Vivement la suite !
December 11, 2025
Par pitié j’ai besoin du tome 3 svp, j’ai besoin de la suite
December 10, 2024
Literally, what in Tarantino is going on!?
First of all, the overreaching that these people do to make something sinister out of a nothing burger is wild. Then this other random person shows up and is like "I know a thing. Let me help. But oh, by the way, I lied to you about who I was." And now they're just like :oh yeah, my sister went missing when I was a kid. Just over night. All of her stuff disappeared, that wad weird."
And now it's like.... is the sister involved in this? What in the heck is happening?
This is still holding my attention, kind of, but it's also starting to get very frustrating. I'll have to see what happens in the next one.
At least the art is really cool, even if the story is weird.
First of all, the overreaching that these people do to make something sinister out of a nothing burger is wild. Then this other random person shows up and is like "I know a thing. Let me help. But oh, by the way, I lied to you about who I was." And now they're just like :oh yeah, my sister went missing when I was a kid. Just over night. All of her stuff disappeared, that wad weird."
And now it's like.... is the sister involved in this? What in the heck is happening?
This is still holding my attention, kind of, but it's also starting to get very frustrating. I'll have to see what happens in the next one.
At least the art is really cool, even if the story is weird.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 9, 2025
This one is good, and I like where its going... I keep wondering if all the info given is legit or if they give certain ideas to spin us the wrong way.
July 15, 2025
Sviluppo delle indagini decisamente accattivante. La Signora Miyae non la contava giusta fin dal primo volume e ora, come volevasi dimostrare, ha gettato la maschera rivelando chi è davvero. Ma sarà attendibile questa nuova verità? Comunque, pure Kurihara mi inquieta un po' con tutte le sue terrificanti congetture.
October 20, 2024
[TH] ตัดจบได้แบบ~ ค้าง อยากรู้ตอนต่อไปมาก ซึ่งจะเป็นพาร์ทบ้านประหลาดของคุณปู่
May 15, 2025
Every time I think I know where this is going I’m proved to be completely wrong
July 10, 2025
Banger, mehr kann ich dazu nicht sagen. Vielleicht, dass ich SEHR froh bin, dass ich den nächsten Band schon hier habe ✨️
August 30, 2025
Im zweiten Teil dreht sich die Geschichte weniger um das, wofür die Häuser benutzt worden sein könnten, sondern mehr um die Hintergrundgeschichte der Familie. Dabei gibt vor allem Yuzuki viele hilfreiche Anhaltspunkte.
October 16, 2025
Lowkey having a hard time following everything sometimes but I’m invested.
February 9, 2026
...devo sapereeeeeeee
November 18, 2025
Il mistero si infittisce e arrivano le prime risposte. Non vedo l'ora di scoprire come andrà avanti!
October 22, 2025
4.5 stars*
October 19, 2024
Omg and it gets better!
October 20, 2024
I want the next one asap😭😭😭😭😭😭 that cliffhanger was brutal. I want to know moreee.
October 20, 2025
That ending gave me goosebumps!!
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January 19, 2026Il giornalista e Kurihara iniziano ad analizzare la planimetria della casa in cui è morto il marito di Yuzuki. Anche in questa abitazione emergono elementi architettonici inquietanti e inspiegabili: uno spazio inutilizzato a forma di triangolo e un piano sotterraneo che, per disposizione e isolamento, potrebbe addirittura essere stato progettato come un obitorio.
Attraverso una vicina di casa, il giornalista scopre nuove informazioni sulla famiglia Katabuchi, lo stesso cognome della famiglia sospettata di essere coinvolta nella morte del marito di Yuzuki. La donna ricorda che i Katabuchi apparivano come una famiglia perfetta e che il loro figlio si chiamava Hiroto.
La vicina racconta però anche un episodio inquietante: suo marito aveva visto dalla finestra un bambino che non aveva mai notato prima nella casa dei Katabuchi. Quando cercò spiegazioni, la donna che abitava lì negò completamente l’esistenza di quel bambino.
Partendo da questi indizi, Kurihara ipotizza che i Katabuchi avessero in realtà due figli. Uno sarebbe Hiroto, nato nel 2017, mentre l’altro — lo stesso bambino avvistato nella casa di Tokyo — potrebbe essere colui che si occupava degli omicidi. Questo secondo figlio viene chiamato convenzionalmente “A-kun” e Kurihara suppone che non fosse un figlio biologico della famiglia.
Secondo la sua teoria, la stanza triangolare non era uno spazio inutile, ma un luogo sicuro in cui nascondere e crescere Hiroto, tenendolo lontano da chiunque, persino da A-kun. Anche il letto matrimoniale non sarebbe stato condiviso da una coppia, ma solo dalla madre e da Hiroto.
Nel frattempo, il giornalista incontra Miyae Suzuki, ma durante l’incontro riceve un’e-mail da Kurihara che rivela un dettaglio sconvolgente: Kyouichi non era mai stato sposato. Messa alle strette, Yuzuki confessa finalmente la verità e rivela il suo vero nome: Katabuchi Yuzuki.
Yuzuki racconta di avere una sorella maggiore di cui ha perso le tracce da tempo. Anni dopo, Suzuki scopre che quella sorella era andata a vivere proprio nella famigerata casa di Tokyo dei Katabuchi. Tuttavia, il comportamento della famiglia era apparso subito strano, come se tutti fossero terrorizzati da una minaccia invisibile all’interno della casa.
Yuzuki riesce infine a incontrare Keita e Ayano, i coniugi che il giornalista e Kurihara stanno cercando di rintracciare, figure chiave per comprendere la verità che si nasconde dietro le case “strane”.
Il volume si chiude con un’ulteriore rivelazione inquietante: Yuzuki racconta la misteriosa morte di suo cugino Yoichi, trovato morto vicino all’altare buddista nella casa dei nonni. Un episodio mai chiarito, che sembra collegarsi a un passato familiare oscuro e a una lunga scia di segreti e violenze.
Attraverso una vicina di casa, il giornalista scopre nuove informazioni sulla famiglia Katabuchi, lo stesso cognome della famiglia sospettata di essere coinvolta nella morte del marito di Yuzuki. La donna ricorda che i Katabuchi apparivano come una famiglia perfetta e che il loro figlio si chiamava Hiroto.
La vicina racconta però anche un episodio inquietante: suo marito aveva visto dalla finestra un bambino che non aveva mai notato prima nella casa dei Katabuchi. Quando cercò spiegazioni, la donna che abitava lì negò completamente l’esistenza di quel bambino.
Partendo da questi indizi, Kurihara ipotizza che i Katabuchi avessero in realtà due figli. Uno sarebbe Hiroto, nato nel 2017, mentre l’altro — lo stesso bambino avvistato nella casa di Tokyo — potrebbe essere colui che si occupava degli omicidi. Questo secondo figlio viene chiamato convenzionalmente “A-kun” e Kurihara suppone che non fosse un figlio biologico della famiglia.
Secondo la sua teoria, la stanza triangolare non era uno spazio inutile, ma un luogo sicuro in cui nascondere e crescere Hiroto, tenendolo lontano da chiunque, persino da A-kun. Anche il letto matrimoniale non sarebbe stato condiviso da una coppia, ma solo dalla madre e da Hiroto.
Nel frattempo, il giornalista incontra Miyae Suzuki, ma durante l’incontro riceve un’e-mail da Kurihara che rivela un dettaglio sconvolgente: Kyouichi non era mai stato sposato. Messa alle strette, Yuzuki confessa finalmente la verità e rivela il suo vero nome: Katabuchi Yuzuki.
Yuzuki racconta di avere una sorella maggiore di cui ha perso le tracce da tempo. Anni dopo, Suzuki scopre che quella sorella era andata a vivere proprio nella famigerata casa di Tokyo dei Katabuchi. Tuttavia, il comportamento della famiglia era apparso subito strano, come se tutti fossero terrorizzati da una minaccia invisibile all’interno della casa.
Yuzuki riesce infine a incontrare Keita e Ayano, i coniugi che il giornalista e Kurihara stanno cercando di rintracciare, figure chiave per comprendere la verità che si nasconde dietro le case “strane”.
Il volume si chiude con un’ulteriore rivelazione inquietante: Yuzuki racconta la misteriosa morte di suo cugino Yoichi, trovato morto vicino all’altare buddista nella casa dei nonni. Un episodio mai chiarito, che sembra collegarsi a un passato familiare oscuro e a una lunga scia di segreti e violenze.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 27, 2025
This might be the slowest-burn horror story I've ever run into. And I admit, part of my dissatisfaction with this series lies in my expectations going in. The initial premise seemed to be painting the titular house as something supernatural, housing horrors akin to the Backrooms, or maybe Poltergeist. But the reality is none of those things; this isn't even The Amityville Horror. The Strange House is a bad version of the old Tom Hanks movie, The Burbs, where the only things the main characters have to base their conspiracy theories off of are the floor plans. There aren't any suspicious comings and goings witnessed by the neighbors. There aren't lights on at odd hours of the night, or strange noises, or shadowy figures digging holes under cover of darkness. No one has snuck in to try and get to the bottom of things. The Strange House is still, almost in its entirety, nothing but people sitting around, looking at blueprints, and coming up with the most ridiculous, baseless assumptions about the people who lived in and built these houses.
I have run into scarier things on Zillow Gone Wild, where at least you can look at an actual photograph and shudder at the fact that somebody actually had a prison cell in their basement, or a stairway that leads to a cave system, or whatever. But this? This is just, "These houses are laid out kinda weird, so clearly the people who lived here were assassins for hire, and they used this layout to transport the bodies!" It's terrible, it's repetitious, and not a bloody thing ever actually happens. Even the new character who gets introduced, who has connections to the family pretty much just sits around and talks about the floor plans.
I take it back: This isn't a slow burn. This is a kid at summer camp rubbing two sticks together and getting nothing but blisters for his effort.
I have run into scarier things on Zillow Gone Wild, where at least you can look at an actual photograph and shudder at the fact that somebody actually had a prison cell in their basement, or a stairway that leads to a cave system, or whatever. But this? This is just, "These houses are laid out kinda weird, so clearly the people who lived here were assassins for hire, and they used this layout to transport the bodies!" It's terrible, it's repetitious, and not a bloody thing ever actually happens. Even the new character who gets introduced, who has connections to the family pretty much just sits around and talks about the floor plans.
I take it back: This isn't a slow burn. This is a kid at summer camp rubbing two sticks together and getting nothing but blisters for his effort.
December 15, 2025
4.6/5 ⭐
I decided to read this book after reading the first and honestly, it exceeded my expectations. I may be biased because I find the idea of "random" situations complementing and connecting to each other a very clever and very interesting form of writing a suspense, also it being one of my favorites. It didn't have any "unbiased" conclusions like the first one, the story that was being built was, even though kind of predictable, was very well built and in the end, even had its own form of "plot twist". Overall, if you liked the idea of the first one, but didn't enjoy its execution, however, enjoyed Strange Pictures, don't be afraid, this read has all you need!
REMINDER!!: I am not reading the manga... as I previously said on my updates, I am reading "Strange Houses 2; the mystery of the 11 blueprints", but, I couldn't find it on here so I decided to use the vol 2 of the manga instead :)
I decided to read this book after reading the first and honestly, it exceeded my expectations. I may be biased because I find the idea of "random" situations complementing and connecting to each other a very clever and very interesting form of writing a suspense, also it being one of my favorites. It didn't have any "unbiased" conclusions like the first one, the story that was being built was, even though kind of predictable, was very well built and in the end, even had its own form of "plot twist". Overall, if you liked the idea of the first one, but didn't enjoy its execution, however, enjoyed Strange Pictures, don't be afraid, this read has all you need!
REMINDER!!: I am not reading the manga... as I previously said on my updates, I am reading "Strange Houses 2; the mystery of the 11 blueprints", but, I couldn't find it on here so I decided to use the vol 2 of the manga instead :)
January 30, 2026
Lire un tome de cette série, ça me donne toujours des frissons, et ce tome 2 n'y manque pas. Je crois que le fait que des enfants fassent partie des sombres desseins augmentent la tension et le drame. C'est très efficace chez moi!
Encore une fois, on creuse les mystères de deux maisons et, en tant que lecteur, on a l'impression d'approcher d'une révélation. Toutefois, quand je vois qu'il y a six tomes publiés au Japon (pour une série en cours), je réalise que cet auteur a encore beaucoup de surprises pour nous!
Le dessin est extrêmement efficace pour expliquer les architectures particulières qui permettent les meurtres. Les expressions des personnages aussi sont très riches et augmentent le sentiment de dissimulation et d'émotions. Je suis absolument fascinée par cette histoire! Et ce tome 2 me convainc d'acheter le roman, car je n'en peux plus d'attendre la suite!
Encore une fois, on creuse les mystères de deux maisons et, en tant que lecteur, on a l'impression d'approcher d'une révélation. Toutefois, quand je vois qu'il y a six tomes publiés au Japon (pour une série en cours), je réalise que cet auteur a encore beaucoup de surprises pour nous!
Le dessin est extrêmement efficace pour expliquer les architectures particulières qui permettent les meurtres. Les expressions des personnages aussi sont très riches et augmentent le sentiment de dissimulation et d'émotions. Je suis absolument fascinée par cette histoire! Et ce tome 2 me convainc d'acheter le roman, car je n'en peux plus d'attendre la suite!
January 15, 2026
Read the English version but could not find it in goodreads.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars for 'The Strange House Vol 2' by Uketsu.
I really liked the storyline and plot from the first volume. So, when it stopped as a cliffhanger, I couldn't resist myself from continuing to read the next volume. As usual, this volume has quite the plot twists that left me speechless. For instance, Miyae Yuzuki is the younger sister of the Katabuchi family. And the fact that the older sister disappeared one week after staying at their grandfather's house is definitely mysterious. Especially after finding out that their cousin died in their grandfather's house. Honestly, couldn't wait to see the story unfold! Off to reading Vol 3 soon!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars for 'The Strange House Vol 2' by Uketsu.
I really liked the storyline and plot from the first volume. So, when it stopped as a cliffhanger, I couldn't resist myself from continuing to read the next volume. As usual, this volume has quite the plot twists that left me speechless. For instance, Miyae Yuzuki is the younger sister of the Katabuchi family. And the fact that the older sister disappeared one week after staying at their grandfather's house is definitely mysterious. Especially after finding out that their cousin died in their grandfather's house. Honestly, couldn't wait to see the story unfold! Off to reading Vol 3 soon!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 4, 2025
4.5, and I'm definitely sold on this one now.
Deliciously atmospheric, funny at times, quirky in the nature of the mystery, with house plans being an odd leit motif for the whole investigation; this second volume ups the ante, and is not short in new revelations regarding some of the main elements/people directly related to the mystery.
And all that, while still keeping a lot of things in the dark, but not in an annoying way. Which is not a small feat in this kind of sleuth murder stories.
Looking forward to volume 3 and the mystery broadening, or narrowing, with a new visit to the past, a new scenario... and possibly more house plans!
Deliciously atmospheric, funny at times, quirky in the nature of the mystery, with house plans being an odd leit motif for the whole investigation; this second volume ups the ante, and is not short in new revelations regarding some of the main elements/people directly related to the mystery.
And all that, while still keeping a lot of things in the dark, but not in an annoying way. Which is not a small feat in this kind of sleuth murder stories.
Looking forward to volume 3 and the mystery broadening, or narrowing, with a new visit to the past, a new scenario... and possibly more house plans!
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