The Strange House, Vol. 3

変な家 [Henna Ie] #3

by Uketsu (Story), Kyo Ayano (Illustrator)

THE THIRD HOUSE

Yuzuki is not who she claimed to be. I now know that her sister lived in the Tokyo house, but this murder mystery is far from solved. In fact, it’s only getting stranger and more disturbing. After Yuzuki tells Kurihara and me about the tragedy that occurred just a week before her sister’s disappearance, I realize there’s only one path forward—we must visit the house where her cousin was murdered.

Genres: Manga, Horror, Mystery, 漫画, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Japanese Literature

165 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2024

About the author

Associated Names:
* Uketsu
* 雨穴
* อุเก็ตสึ (Thai Profile)

Reviews

[Ricarda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't get me wrong - this series is super thrilling to me, but how many strange houses that are specifically built for murder purposes can there possibly be?

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

EN I enjoyed this volume less than the previous ones.

At first, it was really fun to follow all the theories surrounding these mysterious houses, but now it’s starting to feel a bit tiresome. We’re already on the third house being explored, and still not much has been revealed about the bigger mystery behind it all.

It’s still a good read, but I wish the story would move forward a bit more instead of repeating the same formula over and over.

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PT Gostei menos deste volume do que dos anteriores.

No início, era muito divertido acompanhar todas as teorias em torno destas casas misteriosas, mas agora começa a tornar-se um pouco cansativo. Já vamos na terceira casa analisada e continua sem se revelar muito sobre o grande mistério que está por trás de tudo isto.

Continua a ser uma boa leitura, mas gostava que a história avançasse mais, em vez de estar sempre a repetir a mesma fórmula.

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

vol. 3 finally makes the strange feel connected instead of random fever dream energy.

[donutdot · Rating 4 out of 5]

i just read the novel this was based on and somehow i'm enjoying this manga a lot as well?? i guess i am somewhat of a visual person and ngl a lot of setting discriptions have lost me before in books. the mystery of the floor plan in the novel worked out well because i got to see the actual floor plans and there were always parts zoomed in or circled which helped a lot.

i like that in this adaptation it wasn't strictly confined to people sitting down and talking about the floor plan, but small changes were made to make it more visual for the medium. i liked the change of Kurihara explaining the plot to the children who approached them, in a literal explain it like i'm five scenario, which was very cool. or how instead of having Yuzuki remember the floor plan straight away and drawing it out from memory for them, she and protagonist actually went to the house and showed it to Kurihara on video call.

i don't remember who's the one heading to the Katabuchi house at the end of volume 3 so that's gonna be new......

also, i think it's interesting to finally put a face to these characters. i expected Keita and protagonist to be more plain looking but surprisingly not?? Keita looks like a nice guy which i suppose will support the plot later. but to make protagonist androgynous because we don't actually know their gender or any physical descriptors whatsoever??? genius.

it's nice to know what Kurihara looks like though, especially after knowing he was the one who kickstarted Sasaki into looking through the blog at the beginning of Strange Pictures.

september where volume 4 is supposed to be out cannot come sooner.

[Natalie S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great! This just keeps getting more and more interesting!

[naya · Rating 4 out of 5]

nothing happened but still the plot is enjoyable
3.75

[FerkuMartinez · Rating 3 out of 5]

No sé si es mi percepción, pero siento que estiraron un poco el chicle en este tomo. Se agradece el desarrollo y las teorías sobre quién pudo haber matado a You pero todo el tomo para eso? Uff, no sé.
Aunque no estuvo tan mal, simplemente siento que no avanzó mucho la trama. Ya veremos cómo concluye esto en el otro tomo.

[SabiAnnika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Im dritten Teil kommt ein drittes mysteriöses Haus dazu, das Haus der Großeltern Katabuchi. 10 Jahre nach dem Tod des Cousins gehen Yuzuki und der Autor den Geheimnissen des Hauses auf die Spur, insbesondere auch den möglichen geheimen Räumen, Gefängnisräumen und Schleichwegen.

Das Buch ist spannend geschrieben und durch die Besichtigung des Hauses vor Ort kommt auch wieder ein bisschen neuer Wind in die Story. Es fühlt sich jetzt mehr an wie ein Murder Mystery.

[Julian King · Rating 5 out of 5]

Se il corpo di questo manga era ormai prevedibile, il finale non lo era affatto, o almeno come avevo ipotizzato la planimetria della casa nella prefettura xxxxx, non ho proprio visto arrivare il finale.
In ogni caso, manga eccezionale. Uketsu si sta dimostrando un genio del(la letteratura) crime e la matita di Kyo ne rappresenta davvero le intenzioni.

[Candies · Rating 3 out of 5]

Commence à devenir redondant, il faut avancer

[Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 ⭐

[Worm · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I'm still uncertain if I like or dislike the plot twists; I am quite curious to see where this goes.

The strange house layouts keep getting weirder and this family is definitely more involved than what was initially let on about. I'm so excited for the next volume to see where this murder mystery(?) goes!

[Aurora · Rating 3 out of 5]

I kind of wish I was binge reading this series instead of piecemeal—it feels like hardly anything happened in this volume. The mystery continues to be a mystery. I wasn't really surprised by any of the architectural revelations of this new house (it seems a lot more basic than the previous two).

[Estibaliz · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this volume is still great, the fact that it ended up being quite predictable, and there are not big revelations in it (or, at least, none that are not plan and house related), means that it gets just the full round 4 stars.

Of course, said predictability probably stems from the fact that the author has done a great job on setting the mystery, so that now is easy to follow, if not anticipate, all the discoveries regarding the structure of the house, based on plans and measurements.

So, basically, what you would expect given how the previous volume ended: a new house with murder intent, and a crime waiting to be solved... ending with sorts of a cliffhanger, since Kurihara seems to have just found out who the culprit in this particular case is?

But we'll have to wait till volume 4 to know more, and see if the series picks up a bit again.

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Molto bello! Il viaggio nella casa dei nonni della signorina Katabuchi porta a galla inquietanti segreti sulla dimora stessa: purtroppo non è diversa da quelle di Tokyo e Saitama, ma anzi, il suo stile antico la rende ancora più paurosa.
Comunque, non so come il nostro giornalista riesca a stare dentro la vecchia abitazione a fare congetture al telefono col suo compare senza pensare di mettersi al sicuro. Alla scoperta di tutti quegli orrori nascosti io sarei scappata a gambe levate, visto e considerato che i proprietari della dimora sembrano essersi volatilizzati nel nulla...
Arrivati al terzo volume, La strana casa si è rivelato un mystery thriller horror veramente coinvolgente!

[マヌ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grundsätzlich ein spannender, atmosphärischer Manga, bei dem man gefesselt auf die Lösungen der Mysterien wartet - allerdings wirken manche Erklärungen weit hergeholt oder so konstruiert, dass sie dadurch an Glaubwürdigkeit verlieren. Das sind z.B. plötzliche Gedankenblitze, Erinnerungen an kleinen Bemerkungen, die bereits Jahrzehnte zurückliegen oder abstrakte Überlegungen, um etwas zu erklären. Das scheint ein beliebtes Stilmittel des Autors zu sein, da mir das bereits in anderen Werken aufgefallen ist. Wer sich daran nicht allzu sehr stört und Interesse an der Prämisse hat, wird mit Strange House sicher zufrieden sein.

[Mona · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The Strange House, Vol. 3” - by Uketsu (story) and Kyo Ayano (art) – was just as gripping as the previous volumes. I can’t believe we still have no real idea what’s actually going on after three volumes – it’s crazy, but also so incredibly exciting.I flew through it and at the end was the biggest cliffhanger, I want to know what’s going to happen next ahh.

The mystery keeps building, and I love how unsettling and weird everything feels. The art is still stunning, and I’m really enjoying how the tension is slowly ramping up. I need the next volume ASAP!

[Read by Coco ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay so there's more??? This new added mystery aspect is interesting but I'm ready for some answers or to start connecting the dots now. Still loving the eerie vibe. Who knew floor plans could be this interesting??

[Alif · Rating 3 out of 5]

the way Kurihara-san makes right guesses and explains everything is very impressive!
we still got no answer! i don’t know how many more volumes are going to be in this series! i want answers about “the child.”

[Celine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The more I read, the more I need.

I am obsessed with this mystery.

Especially because most of it is just speculation. It all feels like an elaborate story that seems like it could be true, but I NEED to know what the deal is with these houses and the mystery.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quality declining rapidly. This volume felt way too stretched out. It honestly could have been about ten pages. I might read vol 4 and 5 when they come out, but only to speed to the end. Then again, it will likely be disappointing.

[Kat Ice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 3rd volume in this series and I loved it! It really got onto the creepier side of the story and really explained a lot of it! I enjoyed this volume so much I cannot wait to see where this goes in volume 4!

[El · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5 stars

[Rlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

The third house and the mystery deepens. How can floor plans be this interesting?!?! Great series. I can't wait until the next volume.

[Michelle Blaya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore this series, but this one was a lot of cliff and not enough hanger - we were told nothing T.T

[Kamons · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am having so much fun with these books of Uketsu's.

[Kristina A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another volume done and still anxious to see how the mystery unravels

[spookybookz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoying this series, looking forward to volume 4 and reading the new novel on this 😀

[Carver Kilgore · Rating 5 out of 5]

this series just keeps getting more interesting!!! thank you seven seas for the English print of this I'm obsessed