Ayakashi à la Mode

by Ballad Kitaguni, Gensho Yasuda (Other), Nyum (Artist)

In this world, there are mysterious spiritual beings called ayakashi. Several of them look after a young girl named Yoshino, who was abandoned at a local shrine, and life there is anything but boring. There are scuffles between cursed dolls, and even a ghost who’s training to become a ninja! But if Yoshino is intent on being the shrine’s next priestess, she’ll have to accept that not all ayakashi are so harmless. What valuable and bittersweet lessons about life and loss will her quirky spirit friends teach her?

Genres: Light Novel

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 31, 2025

About the author

Ballad Kitaguni 北國ばらっど (Kitaguni Baraddo), is a Japanese light novels writer.

Reviews

[Rebecca]

So obviously, despite what the title says, this has no relation to My Happy Marriage. What it is is a series of snapshots in the life of a girl adopted by a temple as she interacts with humans and ayakashi. The final story is the best, but for a slow-paced, gentle read, this is pretty good.