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死者と会話ができる“いたこ”能力を持つ唐津九郎。仲間と作った「黒鷺死体宅配便」の売り上げアップを図り、自殺の名所に支店を開設するものの、予期せぬ強力なライバルが現れ…。新感覚ホラーコミック第6巻登場！
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First published January 26, 2007
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Eiji Otsuka
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Social anthropologist and novelist. Graduated from college with degree in anthropology, women's folklore, human sacrifice and post-war manga. In addition to his work with manga he is a critic, essayist, and author of several successful non-fiction books on Japanese popular and “otaku” sub-cultures. One of his first animation script works was Maho no Rouge Lipstick, an adult lolicon OVA. Otsuka was the editor for the bishojo lolicon manga series Petit Apple Pie.
In the 80s, Otsuka was editor-in-chief of Manga Burikko, a leading women's manga magazine where he pioneered research on the “otaku” sub-culture in modern Japan. In 1988 he published "Manga no Koro" (The Structure of Comics), a serious study of Japanese comics and their social significance. Also as critic, Otsuka Eiji, summarized the case of the Japanese red army's 1972 murders as a conflict between the masculine and the feminine principles as they were both embodied by women and against women (Otsuka,1994).
Social anthropologist and novelist. Graduated from college with degree in anthropology, women's folklore, human sacrifice and post-war manga. In addition to his work with manga he is a critic, essayist, and author of several successful non-fiction books on Japanese popular and “otaku” sub-cultures. One of his first animation script works was Maho no Rouge Lipstick, an adult lolicon OVA. Otsuka was the editor for the bishojo lolicon manga series Petit Apple Pie.
In the 80s, Otsuka was editor-in-chief of Manga Burikko, a leading women's manga magazine where he pioneered research on the “otaku” sub-culture in modern Japan. In 1988 he published "Manga no Koro" (The Structure of Comics), a serious study of Japanese comics and their social significance. Also as critic, Otsuka Eiji, summarized the case of the Japanese red army's 1972 murders as a conflict between the masculine and the feminine principles as they were both embodied by women and against women (Otsuka,1994).
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March 11, 2019
I'm intrigued by the drawn out mystery about Yaichi, and also the emerging longer plot arc relating to the "cleaners" who murdered the woman and what the secret is.
The Jack-the-Ripper old timey bonus story was fun.
The Jack-the-Ripper old timey bonus story was fun.
August 3, 2009
disappointed ! fell well short from the build-up from the last issue. Great story about a dead mother and a hidden daughter--yet you never find you what the connection was or why the were killed. New character introducted related to the retired policeman--but why now!?! What doe she had to with the dead mother. Our favorite mind reader of the dead--well, we were getting to know more about him, and the crazy crew--but they just cut the story off without ANY answers!! SUCKED!! Then the next story for some reason--without any explanation takes you back a century--to 1800's Japan with a distant relative of the police officer, and a young version of the evil partner that killed the mother --but he is a kid. Well it is the Japanese version of Jack of the Ripper. Hey--i have read all the Ripper stuff over the years--really did not need this pooped into my new favorite manga, and totally ruin the pace and joy of the book! none of our crazy fun crew are in the blast into the past--so it just was a waste of time for me personally. i do have the next 2 issues--so I will read them with hopes--of improvement--but will they answer the death of the mother daughter? I hope so. Also they make veil links to our favorite mind reader to the various person throughout this issue--but never answer the questions--especailly the one....it is not even make clear really--leave it to you to read. Adore this crazy team and weird crew!
I will hang in there for now!
I will hang in there for now!
April 13, 2009
Ok, so I've stopped writing reviews of each volume (and I actually can't remember whether or not I've read vol. 3) of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service. Suffice it to say, this manga series has been solidly entertaining. I've gone to the trouble of getting it through inter-library loan, because I haven't been able to convince our purchaser of adult manga/graphic novels that they're really that good. Content-wise they're very adult - there's gruesome violence, lots of corpses, nudity, etc.
I'm not a big horror fan (manga or otherwise), but there's a lot of Japanese culture and folklore written into these. It's not all slash and bleed, or smelly, maggoty corpses (but there's some of that, too, so be forewarned), but I'm sure that's what people notice if/when they flip through.
I'm not a big horror fan (manga or otherwise), but there's a lot of Japanese culture and folklore written into these. It's not all slash and bleed, or smelly, maggoty corpses (but there's some of that, too, so be forewarned), but I'm sure that's what people notice if/when they flip through.
May 22, 2018
This is an...odd volume. On the one hand, it sets up some interesting elements, with other organizations taking up the same sort of work as Kurosagi itself--including one rival which definitely isn't quite what they seem. And just when we're on the cusp of a reveal about that particular rival...we suddenly get a two-part, turn-of-the-century detective story. It is connected to what comes directly before it, and actually gives some intriguing insight into something that I'm not going to discuss in detail because of spoilers. But it does feel very much out of left field, all the same.
Volume 6 definitely raises more questions than it answers, but those questions are interesting ones. I'm not exactly sure where things are going to go from here, but I'm on board for finding out.
Volume 6 definitely raises more questions than it answers, but those questions are interesting ones. I'm not exactly sure where things are going to go from here, but I'm on board for finding out.
June 10, 2020
As we get deeper into understanding the main character, we are cut off with a Jack The Ripper Story. Quite flavourless but i do expect that maybe it was just a filler story, to leave the good stuff for the next volume.
I will come back and edit this review to see if that’s what happened.
Edit.. The next volume is better, explains some but not much.
I will come back and edit this review to see if that’s what happened.
Edit.. The next volume is better, explains some but not much.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 3, 2022
The first 4 deliveries were good, but then the last story was just confusing. Are we still in the same universe? Are we in the past? Why is Sasayama a monk?
Also, delivery 3-4's story ended without any closure. It was sudden with no actual explanation as to who the man with the scar really is and if anything was done for the victims' justice.
Also, delivery 3-4's story ended without any closure. It was sudden with no actual explanation as to who the man with the scar really is and if anything was done for the victims' justice.
May 30, 2012
Stuff I Read – Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol 6
Well, now that I have obtained volume five, it looks like Borders will have the rest, so unless someone else is collecting this series and is at the same point I am, there isn’t much to worry about. In any event, volume six of this series marks a bit of a turning point, because in the first volume we learn a rather interesting fact, that the bald headed former detective in this series is the same man as the detective in MPD Psycho who is always trying to get the credit. It is an interesting development and something that I can appreciate, having read the first two volumes of MPD Psycho. I like that this series is grounded in the same world as the writer’s other series, and I wonder if this is only the beginning of the interplay between the two series. Then again, this series is completely different in tone than MPD, as this is as much or more a comedy than a thriller. But I like it in the sense that I see it and feel clever for being able to understand what the writer is doing.
As for this volume as a volume, it does take a step back in that it concentrates on only three stories instead of four, each of the three being two parts but flowing together so really there are only three stories. And I like that length for the deliveries much more than in some of the previous volumes where four has been more often the case. With four deliveries it just felt that too much was being put in there, and what was in there wasn’t getting quite the attention that it deserved. So I like that this volume is back to three stories. The first story involves going back to the sea of trees forest where the group first began, and from there they find a duo of post officers that are doing a similar service, making the final arrangements for the recently deceased. This turns to tragedy, however, when they stumble across a murder and are made themselves victims. Though one survives, it is a rather eerie parallel to the delivery team, who at least has the advantage of being more in number. But still, it shows the dangers that are inherent with such work, and the first delivery turns out to be rather enjoyable.
It is the second delivery, or I guess the third and fourth, where the volume really shines. Here we are introduced to some new villainous characters, one of which has the same scars as the ghost that protects the main character. The villains consist of a small girl and this scarred man, who is supposed to be dead, killed by the bald former cop (before the events of MPD Psycho). So there is a large air of mystery about the whole thing. It starts with the death of a woman, whose body is then stolen. The woman’s daughter has also died, but was hidden in the attic. Why the girl was hidden, or what she had to do with the scarred man is unclear, but rather compelling. It seems now that a larger story is emerging, and one that links these new characters to the ghost. We also get a few more pieces of the puzzle, and the villains reach the girl after she has died, and as she is being cremated she somehow wakes up and tries to kill the main character. He is saved by the ghost but this opens a lot of questions. I can only hope that the next volume delves more into the new villains and the nature of the ghost, because the rest of this volume drops the ball a bit.
By that I mean that the last third of the volume is happens in the past and is basically a Sherlock Holmes style mystery involving the ghost of Jack the Ripper. And Jack the Ripper? Really? Who hasn’t done something about Jack the Ripper? There was even a very hilariously bad episode of Star Trek that dealt with Jack the Ripper. So we are to believe that the spirit of Jack the Ripper got stuck in a telescope that got sent to Japan? That’s stretching things a bit. Beyond that, the main character does play exactly like Sherlock Holmes, complete with a Watson. The only thing this does for the series is give a bit more back story concerning the ghost, who in this story is a small boy with very odd powers. And the mummy guy also shows up in this story, which is kind of neat, but it doesn’t explain his story that he gave before, so I can’t even really enjoy that. It has some interesting points, but it all feels like a foregone conclusion. Of course they are going to catch the spirit and of course none of them are going to die despite having the freedom in the past to do something like that. But no, this plays out exactly as you would expect while not really revealing anything more about the story as a whole. I want to know what happens to the group, but instead have to settle for the past exploits of some guy I don’t really know.
In the end the first two stories manage to carry the volume for me, and while the last story sticks out as something that I’d prefer to forget about, it could have been worse. And with the form of the volume back to three stories, at least the pacing was all right and each story had enough room to breath. It is nice to see some development, as well, and I can only hope that with the next volume we will hear more about what is happening and hopefully the group will turn to trying to track down the villains from this volume. I will have to wait and see, but until then, I give this volume a 7.75/10.
Well, now that I have obtained volume five, it looks like Borders will have the rest, so unless someone else is collecting this series and is at the same point I am, there isn’t much to worry about. In any event, volume six of this series marks a bit of a turning point, because in the first volume we learn a rather interesting fact, that the bald headed former detective in this series is the same man as the detective in MPD Psycho who is always trying to get the credit. It is an interesting development and something that I can appreciate, having read the first two volumes of MPD Psycho. I like that this series is grounded in the same world as the writer’s other series, and I wonder if this is only the beginning of the interplay between the two series. Then again, this series is completely different in tone than MPD, as this is as much or more a comedy than a thriller. But I like it in the sense that I see it and feel clever for being able to understand what the writer is doing.
As for this volume as a volume, it does take a step back in that it concentrates on only three stories instead of four, each of the three being two parts but flowing together so really there are only three stories. And I like that length for the deliveries much more than in some of the previous volumes where four has been more often the case. With four deliveries it just felt that too much was being put in there, and what was in there wasn’t getting quite the attention that it deserved. So I like that this volume is back to three stories. The first story involves going back to the sea of trees forest where the group first began, and from there they find a duo of post officers that are doing a similar service, making the final arrangements for the recently deceased. This turns to tragedy, however, when they stumble across a murder and are made themselves victims. Though one survives, it is a rather eerie parallel to the delivery team, who at least has the advantage of being more in number. But still, it shows the dangers that are inherent with such work, and the first delivery turns out to be rather enjoyable.
It is the second delivery, or I guess the third and fourth, where the volume really shines. Here we are introduced to some new villainous characters, one of which has the same scars as the ghost that protects the main character. The villains consist of a small girl and this scarred man, who is supposed to be dead, killed by the bald former cop (before the events of MPD Psycho). So there is a large air of mystery about the whole thing. It starts with the death of a woman, whose body is then stolen. The woman’s daughter has also died, but was hidden in the attic. Why the girl was hidden, or what she had to do with the scarred man is unclear, but rather compelling. It seems now that a larger story is emerging, and one that links these new characters to the ghost. We also get a few more pieces of the puzzle, and the villains reach the girl after she has died, and as she is being cremated she somehow wakes up and tries to kill the main character. He is saved by the ghost but this opens a lot of questions. I can only hope that the next volume delves more into the new villains and the nature of the ghost, because the rest of this volume drops the ball a bit.
By that I mean that the last third of the volume is happens in the past and is basically a Sherlock Holmes style mystery involving the ghost of Jack the Ripper. And Jack the Ripper? Really? Who hasn’t done something about Jack the Ripper? There was even a very hilariously bad episode of Star Trek that dealt with Jack the Ripper. So we are to believe that the spirit of Jack the Ripper got stuck in a telescope that got sent to Japan? That’s stretching things a bit. Beyond that, the main character does play exactly like Sherlock Holmes, complete with a Watson. The only thing this does for the series is give a bit more back story concerning the ghost, who in this story is a small boy with very odd powers. And the mummy guy also shows up in this story, which is kind of neat, but it doesn’t explain his story that he gave before, so I can’t even really enjoy that. It has some interesting points, but it all feels like a foregone conclusion. Of course they are going to catch the spirit and of course none of them are going to die despite having the freedom in the past to do something like that. But no, this plays out exactly as you would expect while not really revealing anything more about the story as a whole. I want to know what happens to the group, but instead have to settle for the past exploits of some guy I don’t really know.
In the end the first two stories manage to carry the volume for me, and while the last story sticks out as something that I’d prefer to forget about, it could have been worse. And with the form of the volume back to three stories, at least the pacing was all right and each story had enough room to breath. It is nice to see some development, as well, and I can only hope that with the next volume we will hear more about what is happening and hopefully the group will turn to trying to track down the villains from this volume. I will have to wait and see, but until then, I give this volume a 7.75/10.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 19, 2025
4.6-4.7
Woooo this one was insane! We have “competing” corpse delivery services… and one ends up being a murderer?? A corpse jumps out of a 900 degree fire to choke out one of our members? What ever could happen next!
Woooo this one was insane! We have “competing” corpse delivery services… and one ends up being a murderer?? A corpse jumps out of a 900 degree fire to choke out one of our members? What ever could happen next!
August 8, 2018
The side story was kinda meh tho.
November 24, 2020
Still entertaining, not as engaging. Glad we finally get some ... back story? History? Something rather than stringing the story along.
October 22, 2024
This volume was a bit confusing 😅….many mysteries and cliffhangers, but not built in a way to leave excited. Just confused
September 11, 2008
Overall Rating: A
Synopsis: Your body is their business! From writer, Eiji Otsuka, and artist, Housui Yamazaki, Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service is a manga that combines horror, and humor. The surprising thing about the series is that it does a good job at both. The story follows five Buddhist college students as they start up a unique service, one that serves the dead. Using unique skills, like dowsing and speaking to the dead, they find the dead and help them free their souls for reincarnation. Oh, and did I mention one of them speaks to aliens through the puppet on his hand?
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service follows Kuro Karatsu, an average student at an average Buddhist college. Kuro is trying to find a job, but his grades aren't good enough to get anything good. Fortunately for Kuro, he has a skill the other students don't, he can also speak to the dead. After getting roped into some volunteer service where he meets other specialists like himself, who can find dead bodies using dowsing, speak to aliens, and an embalmer (a rare occupation in Japan), the group forms the Kurosagi (which means black crane) Corpse Delivery Service. Their job is to find dead bodies whose souls cannot move on, and help free them so they can be reincarnated. Unfortunately for Kuro and the others, apparently the reason souls can't move on is because of some fucked up shit.
For example, the first case they get involved in deals with two lovers killed by the girl's father. Apparently, the girl had been a member of the pop group, Dokkiko, and the father had been abusing the girl. When he found out about her relationship, he became jealous and killed her and her boyfriend. Even more disturbingly, he replaces her corpse with a deer's carcass and takes her corpse back to their home to further abuse. Don't worry, the case ends happily enough, with the dead lovers killing the father so their souls can be released.
So, where's the humor? Well, if people speaking to aliens through hand puppets isn't enough to make you smile, I'm fairly sure you're dead inside. Even if that isn't your cup of tea, there is lots of shit to make you giggle in the series. For example, in the same story, Numada, the bad ass Dowser, comments on the pop group the dead girl belonged to, saying that she was a pure idol, and her departure from the group broke the hearts of all her fans. The delivery is fantastic and it's this kind of humor that makes the book great. The characters in the book deal with the horror like normal people. Well, normal people who have special powers and are kind of weird.
You might think that in a book where characters can speak to the dead, that the stories would be more action focused, or at least fast-paced, but the writing is often somber, and spends a lot of time presenting different facets of death and how people deal with it. The series also does an excellent job of juxtaposing real life issues like scrapping up enough money to buy lunch, and the supernatural issues that come along with speaking to the dead. I highly recommend checking this one out, but don't read it alone at night, unless you like creeping yourself out.
For more manga and anime reviews, please check out Hobotaku.
Synopsis: Your body is their business! From writer, Eiji Otsuka, and artist, Housui Yamazaki, Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service is a manga that combines horror, and humor. The surprising thing about the series is that it does a good job at both. The story follows five Buddhist college students as they start up a unique service, one that serves the dead. Using unique skills, like dowsing and speaking to the dead, they find the dead and help them free their souls for reincarnation. Oh, and did I mention one of them speaks to aliens through the puppet on his hand?
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service follows Kuro Karatsu, an average student at an average Buddhist college. Kuro is trying to find a job, but his grades aren't good enough to get anything good. Fortunately for Kuro, he has a skill the other students don't, he can also speak to the dead. After getting roped into some volunteer service where he meets other specialists like himself, who can find dead bodies using dowsing, speak to aliens, and an embalmer (a rare occupation in Japan), the group forms the Kurosagi (which means black crane) Corpse Delivery Service. Their job is to find dead bodies whose souls cannot move on, and help free them so they can be reincarnated. Unfortunately for Kuro and the others, apparently the reason souls can't move on is because of some fucked up shit.
For example, the first case they get involved in deals with two lovers killed by the girl's father. Apparently, the girl had been a member of the pop group, Dokkiko, and the father had been abusing the girl. When he found out about her relationship, he became jealous and killed her and her boyfriend. Even more disturbingly, he replaces her corpse with a deer's carcass and takes her corpse back to their home to further abuse. Don't worry, the case ends happily enough, with the dead lovers killing the father so their souls can be released.
So, where's the humor? Well, if people speaking to aliens through hand puppets isn't enough to make you smile, I'm fairly sure you're dead inside. Even if that isn't your cup of tea, there is lots of shit to make you giggle in the series. For example, in the same story, Numada, the bad ass Dowser, comments on the pop group the dead girl belonged to, saying that she was a pure idol, and her departure from the group broke the hearts of all her fans. The delivery is fantastic and it's this kind of humor that makes the book great. The characters in the book deal with the horror like normal people. Well, normal people who have special powers and are kind of weird.
You might think that in a book where characters can speak to the dead, that the stories would be more action focused, or at least fast-paced, but the writing is often somber, and spends a lot of time presenting different facets of death and how people deal with it. The series also does an excellent job of juxtaposing real life issues like scrapping up enough money to buy lunch, and the supernatural issues that come along with speaking to the dead. I highly recommend checking this one out, but don't read it alone at night, unless you like creeping yourself out.
For more manga and anime reviews, please check out Hobotaku.
October 29, 2010
There's a lot of mysteries in this series. Who is the mysterious being behind Karatsu? WHAT is he? Why is he willing to help anyone in the KCDS in the first place? We get a sort of answer, but it leaves us with more.
There are three different stories in this volume. The first story finds our favorite corpse delivery service members facing empty bank accounts as their business hits another lull- none of their "customers" have been paying well, if at all! They decide that they'll start going out to find more suicides, only to discover that an entrepreneurial postal employee has the jump on them! The second story introduces the Shirosagi Corpse Cleaning Service- a group that does pretty much the same thing that KCDS does! If that isn't bad enough, Numata has moved into an apartment that had it's occupant recently removed by the Shirosagi... and there seems to be a body shaped stain developing on the ceiling! The third story appears to discuss the background of Karatsu's ghostly helper. (I say appears to because we don't know entirely for sure until the author says it's him!) The story takes place in the past, with several ancestors of our favorite characters making an appearance!
I really did enjoy this volume. There's a few questions answered, but there's just as many left open. I really did like the Numata chapter where he's looking for a new apartment (he's my fav character, so I almost like it by default). I also enjoyed seeing that there's others out there with similar talents & I liked that there's now a real rival for the KCDS- it helps move the plot along more. While I don't mind that the stories are a lot of one-offs, it's also nice to have something to move the plot along.
This one is sure to please fans of the series!
There are three different stories in this volume. The first story finds our favorite corpse delivery service members facing empty bank accounts as their business hits another lull- none of their "customers" have been paying well, if at all! They decide that they'll start going out to find more suicides, only to discover that an entrepreneurial postal employee has the jump on them! The second story introduces the Shirosagi Corpse Cleaning Service- a group that does pretty much the same thing that KCDS does! If that isn't bad enough, Numata has moved into an apartment that had it's occupant recently removed by the Shirosagi... and there seems to be a body shaped stain developing on the ceiling! The third story appears to discuss the background of Karatsu's ghostly helper. (I say appears to because we don't know entirely for sure until the author says it's him!) The story takes place in the past, with several ancestors of our favorite characters making an appearance!
I really did enjoy this volume. There's a few questions answered, but there's just as many left open. I really did like the Numata chapter where he's looking for a new apartment (he's my fav character, so I almost like it by default). I also enjoyed seeing that there's others out there with similar talents & I liked that there's now a real rival for the KCDS- it helps move the plot along more. While I don't mind that the stories are a lot of one-offs, it's also nice to have something to move the plot along.
This one is sure to please fans of the series!
May 24, 2012
Volume Six is a bit bland for this series.
Past volumes have included such explosive episodes of Japanese history as the biological weapons devision of WW II and the Nanking massacre. This go round, the topical issue is the privatization of the postal service initiated in 2007 by outgoing prime minister Junichiro Koizumi. This causes a not particularly interesting development in the delivery service's business model.
Things get back in gear when Numata moves into an apartment with a suspiciously low rent. It turns out to be the scene of not one but two crimes. This narrative is interrupted by a gaiden. Gaiden are side stories that may have information eventually relevant to the main narrative or serve as historical side pieces. This one takes place in the Meiji period, concerns the serial killings of prostitutes, and uses a motif I first encountered on the TV series Thriller when I was in elementary school.
Spectacularly lurid images enliven the text, but less often than usual. The notes, of Disject Membra. are entertaining and exhaustive as ever although even here the English language editors allow themselves a small vacation. The topic concerns an early 20th century academic debate over the nature of Japan's prehistoric inhabitants. After stating the barest outline of the controversy, the note ends
...actually there were other differences as well, but unusually for Disjecta Membra, we are not going to get into it.
Past volumes have included such explosive episodes of Japanese history as the biological weapons devision of WW II and the Nanking massacre. This go round, the topical issue is the privatization of the postal service initiated in 2007 by outgoing prime minister Junichiro Koizumi. This causes a not particularly interesting development in the delivery service's business model.
Things get back in gear when Numata moves into an apartment with a suspiciously low rent. It turns out to be the scene of not one but two crimes. This narrative is interrupted by a gaiden. Gaiden are side stories that may have information eventually relevant to the main narrative or serve as historical side pieces. This one takes place in the Meiji period, concerns the serial killings of prostitutes, and uses a motif I first encountered on the TV series Thriller when I was in elementary school.
Spectacularly lurid images enliven the text, but less often than usual. The notes, of Disject Membra. are entertaining and exhaustive as ever although even here the English language editors allow themselves a small vacation. The topic concerns an early 20th century academic debate over the nature of Japan's prehistoric inhabitants. After stating the barest outline of the controversy, the note ends
...actually there were other differences as well, but unusually for Disjecta Membra, we are not going to get into it.
July 16, 2010
Some cool story elements in this volume. A competing corpse delivery service...in the form of the post office! And the author Eiji Otsuka is doing a great job of slowly giving readers more information about the strange/mysterious spirit that seems to guide team member Karatsu's actions (and often steps in to lend a hand and save his life in risky situations).
And can I just say that, as with other volumes, I really enjoy how the members of the delivery service are just enjoyable, normal kids trying to make their way in the world. I really get a kick out of the way they are constantly trying to come up with clever business plans and strategies for their self-created occupations, etc.
And can I just say that, as with other volumes, I really enjoy how the members of the delivery service are just enjoyable, normal kids trying to make their way in the world. I really get a kick out of the way they are constantly trying to come up with clever business plans and strategies for their self-created occupations, etc.
October 27, 2009
I learned so much about Japanese culture and the comparison between American and Japanese cultures. For example, it mentioned about The Japan Post Company have a shipping service called YouPack. There are some playing with sounds or words and explanation for them. There is a chapter where it involves the parallel history of Jack the Ripper's similar killing style in Japan in early 1900's. The manga uses many references to Japanese authors, books, religion and music. As always, I enjoyed reading this manga and cannot wait to read the next ones.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 1, 2019
I reviewed volumes 1-14 for Lady Business, but the long and short of it is that it's one of my favourite horror series, and when it wants to do political commentary, it goes HARD. It just also has some storylines that I side-eye INTENSELY.
Caution warnings for the series:
Caution warnings for the series:
October 9, 2014
My absolute favorite of the series so far! It let me dying for volume 7 and it hasn't even been released yet! *sob* Also loved the side story at the end, set in the past and explaining quite a few things that I was wondering about! More more more!!
March 29, 2010
I certainly hope by the end we get an explanation of what's going on with Karatsu. There have been all kind of intriguing hints, and now there's that Shirosagi company running around.
I loved the Meiji era gaiden at the end of this volume.
I loved the Meiji era gaiden at the end of this volume.
March 4, 2016
More clue to the story of the powerful spirit behind Karatsu... I have to look up who Sanjin and Koropokkur are, but I guess Yaichi's root is neither of them.
Oh and that classic reference of Jack the Ripper is hilarious! I thoroughly enjoy this side story, more than usual.
Oh and that classic reference of Jack the Ripper is hilarious! I thoroughly enjoy this side story, more than usual.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 22, 2010
This manga keeps getting better as it goes along. Some new rivals are introduced and it will be interesting to see how this particular storyline pans out.
August 25, 2011
Wicked. I really liked the gaiden (side story) at the end of this one.
March 7, 2016
Interesting side story.
September 26, 2015
Al fin, algo de background sobre Yaichi.
October 3, 2016
A bit gruesome, but awfully fun.
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