Afin de se donner un nouveau départ, la famille Kamiki déménage dans une maison à la campagne. Mais, ce qui devait être un havre de paix se transforme lentement en un cauchemar !
La famille Kamiki avait désormais tout pour être heureuse. Après des années et des années d'économies et de sacrifices, elle peut enfin être propriétaire ! Certes, la maison est ancienne mais la vue depuis le haut de la colline est tellement belle ! Trois générations de Kamiki s'installent alors sous le même toit... Les accidents inexpliqués s'enchaînent les uns après les autres, avant que la grand-mère ne découvre la terrible vérité. Mais la vieille femme et son petit-fils n'ont clairement pas envie de se laisser abattre par les esprits malins qui hantent la demeure. La riposte se prépare et elle sera très violente...
Akio managed to save enough so the Kamikis can move from their cramped flat in the suburbs to a spacious house towering above an affluent district over the hills. At long last, grandparents, children and their children's children can enjoy a peaceful environment. Deceptively peaceful, that is. Gruesome sights are seen and terrible events happen in short order. And not in short supply at that.
Author Rensuke Oshikiri knows how to mingle all the traditional elements of Japanese horror and while the bulk of this one-hour read goes a taddle... over-the-top, the core message still hits hard.
To be plain, I'd observe that the build-up felt a bit rushed to me, but you have to remember that this manga was initially published in two installments, which certainly affected the overall pace of the work as a one-shot.
Another feature that brought substantial power to the work was the gritty undertones, left intact and even enhanced by the frenzy, itself providing a consistent incentive and a mighty drive to the story throughout.
Thank you to Rensuke Oshikiri, Netgalley, and Kodansha Comics for an e-arc of this manga in exchange for an honest review.
I've heard of the author of this manga before as I know they also released a very DIFFERENT series called Hi-Score Girl but when I saw they were also releasing a Horror I was vey interested! Sayuri follows a close family in Japan who move into their dream home only to discover it is haunted. Various tragedies befall them and in the end it is down to two of the family members to fight back against the ghost torturing them all.
The art in this manga is certainly unique and whilst it's a style I'm not hugely fond of normally, with it being much less expressive but I think this works really well for the horror aspects of the book and the body horror moments rival Junji Ito in terms of scare factor. There was surprisingly a lot of heart in this book too and you really got to know the family members and feel for their situation. The author's note about why they wrote this book and about how they didn't feel many horror stories had the people being haunted fight back was also very interesting.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this horror, and I'd be interested to see what other horror the author might write in the future,
Thank you to Kodansha Comics for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!
Sayuri is a horror story that begins when a family moves into what the father believes is their dream home, a larger space with a beautiful view. But it doesn’t take long before unsettling and tragic events start piling up. Strange deaths, eerie occurrences, and disturbing visions plague the household, and the locals soon warn the surviving family members that the home is cursed.
The characters are not draw with typical faces & look odd. The atmosphere is undeniably creepy, but the pacing can feel uneven at times. I found it a bit difficult to stay fully engaged because of the pacing along with the story frequent blurring the line between reality and madness. Many scenes depict characters losing their grip on what’s real, which adds to the horror but also makes the narrative harder to follow.
Overall, Sayuri has eerie visuals and unsettling tension. Those into horror might enjoy the cursed-house, even if the pacing can feel disorienting.
*Thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for early copy for review*
So I requested this because I love horror manga, but the art style in this was not good. I think that it made some of the scarier panels feel childish because of it. I felt the characters looked to similar and alien like. The actual story was not that bad, but art plays such an important part in manga.
Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics | Vertical Comics for making this available to Read Now. Pub Date 27 Jan 2026 A horror manga about a haunted house and the family that lives there. The plot was pretty simple, with few surprises in the characters development. The story of the haunting was not that good, to be honest. My main drive to read horror manga is usually not the story, but the drawing style. And this is what I’m most disappointed about here - the drawings were lacking detail and I was very confused of who was who. The characters were not distinct enough and after another set of characters was introduced, I completely got lost. I feel like there were some elements that were underdeveloped, like the TV and the actual reason behind Sayuri’s fate. There was less horror and more violence, which I don’t prefer. This is a fast read, so if you’re interested, you can give it a try.
Hello! Whoever is reading this. I thought the art style was creepy at times. Which is good since this story is a horror story. But I don’t think this story was for me even though I didn’t enjoy the creepy art style. I was also confused with the story at times.
Even though this read wasn’t for me I would recommend this story to others who need a quick read. Or want to enjoy some creepy art!
It was an interesting horror manga about a family that moves into a nice big house, but then encounters one dreadful event after another. The art was good in giving off a peaceful and then gruesome and creepy vibe as the horror events occurred.
A fun spooky read, but very short so not a lot of build up just from the length of it.
I think I expected too much from this little manga that I got from the library just because it had a pretty cover. The art was nice but the plot... What?
The first half had a lot of potential, but it fell apart in the end and I jhst ended up frustrated. Several characters in this book deserved better (Sayuri especially), and others deserved much, much worse.
Recommended only if you're looking for something that's essentially the Grudge but like...not as compelling. 1.5 stars on SG rounded up to 2 on GR.
Actual rating: 3.5 stars . Sayuri is a cursed house horror that starts the moment a multi-generational family moves into a new home. Nothing is as it seems and our MC Norio isn’t so much a hero as he is the vessel by which us as the audience experiences the horrors. There is a true hero that appears in the second half who is exceptionally fun to see as the hero, but I won’t spoil that. It’s much more fun to experience the reveal. . This is the story of where those who were wronged are hurt, but they were not a perfect victim either. Furious at a family being happy in her walls, an entity begins to psychologically and physically break down each member of the family one by one. It is refreshing to see the remaining family do what they can to fight back and help the entity confront the source of its fury. . I will say a lot of the panels are disturbing and not in the usual horror terrifying way, but more just in the sense they were unpleasant to look at. It is stylized in a way that doesn’t work for me, but it does work for the story and what it wants to evoke in the reader. I did not find myself overly frightened by any of the images, but again, I didn’t enjoy the style to begin with so I was detached from that sense of the horror from the start. . Sayuri is definitely enjoyed best in this single omnibus form. The story is satisfying and you can see what the mangaka is trying to achieve. While I didn’t have the best time with this story, I did have a decent time reading this horror manga. . *I received an eARC from Kodansha Comics | Vertical Comics & NetGalley. All opinions are my own*
** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE ** Copy received through Netgalley
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Sayuri, by Rensuke Oshikiri ★★★★★ 394 Pages
This was such an interesting, original concept, with dashes of classic Japanese horror. The story itself was creepy, with great emotional impact. I wasn't sure if I liked the art style at first – it's not what I'm used to, since I mostly read yaoi – but I grew to love the effect it had. The character's faces were emotive and lend themselves well to the creepy, horror aspects.
As for characters, I really liked Norio, Grandma, and poor Shun. I liked Norio from start to finish, as he had such great character growth. I liked that he was the only one who really had a life outside of that house of horrors.
The pacing of the plot was brilliant, giving us a slow build from happy family says to shock, loss, grief, then horror. Then suddenly everything changes and no one is recognisable and life is forever altered. I loved how we saw 90% of the story from Norio's POV, but that the glimpses we got of the other characters gave us hints and added extra information to solve the puzzle of the haunting.
Like the author, I love a good revenge story, especially if the odds seem stacked in the supernatural villain's favour. I feel like this book/story perfectly pulled off everything the author spoke about in the author's note.
I received this manga from the publisher on Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review.
+The haunting was creepy. +You are never safe, nowhere in house. +How people either died, got crazy, or just disappeared. +Noiro's classmate who could see things. +That we got glimpses of what happened to Sayuri back in the past. +What grandma did to get rid of Sayuri/make her disappear (it was over the top, but dang).
-I am still confused about the cover. That doesn't really look like Sayuri. We barely see her in the story and if we do she looks scary/creepy/weird. -The story at times just didn't click with me. Or the pacing felt off. -The art didn't always work for me. At times I had a hard time with who is who with the characters, and some characters looked even creepier than the freaking ghost. -What is up with the tv and why is it spooky? -Didn't like that grandma magically got cured of her dementia/Alzheimer to kick ghost butt (though she did get it back later). That is not how that works and as someone close to someone with Alzheimer this felt bad. My dad just cannot get cured. Not by the magic of willpower or whatever. -Not to mention the whole they weren't strong but it is OK we can kick the ghost's butt for them.
Longer/better review to come around the release day.
👻 long-haired Asian Ghost. Think Sadako & Kayako 👻 Humans fighting back against a malevolent spirit
A caring family moves to a house, while they’re happy that this new house is bigger, the kids have their own rooms and the grandparents can now live with them, but that happiness doesn’t last long as unfortunate events unfold, one after another.
Based on the Afterword, I think the story delivered what the author wanted. As a fan of Asian horror, I agree with his sentiments and it was satisfying seeing Grandma and Noria fight back against Sayuri. Though I feel like Grandma being such a badass was too convenient for the plot, it makes me curious about what kind of life she had lived when she was younger.
Overall, this was satisfying for me. Like I said, I’m a huge fan of Asian horror and this gave me what I needed.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for and honest review
Um ok well this one was rather a cluster of so much things going on!
I really didn’t think I was going to read the author of High Score Girl again until obviously right now! I swear I felt like I was reading Junji Ito on even more extreme steroids like you’d hardly know what’s going on like the story literally went all sorts of directions that can make you pretty confused…. I swear author created so many goofy “horror” faces that you’d be laughing and cringing then be crying out of fear seriously. I get it’s supposed to be about a family where all the spooks come out and play with their dirty magic. However we just still don’t know who’s the real demon here, it was kinda disappointing to say the least. My head is spinning after reading this tbh….
Creepy! Sayuri follows Norio and his family (parents, older sister, young brother, and grandparents). They move into an old house and strange things start to occur. Members of the family die and it seems like a vengeful spirit is behind their deaths.
Wow, poor Norio. The story was sad and the artwork intensified the horror. The art style was different from other mangas, which I always appreciate. I really liked Sumida’s character and her presence throughout the story. A great horror manga with themes of death, grief, grudges, and revenge.
Thank you, NetGalley and Kodansha Comics | Vertical Comics, for the ARC.
Sayuri leans heavily into unsettling atmosphere, but for me the storyline was confusing and difficult to follow. While that disorientation may have been intentional — mirroring the way the house slowly unravels the family’s sanity — it left me feeling more lost than immersed.
As someone who genuinely enjoys a good horror manga, I wanted this to hit harder. Instead, it never quite settled with me, and the unease felt frustrating rather than compelling. The concept itself is strong and creepy, but the execution didn’t fully work for my reading experience.
An eerie idea with potential, but unfortunately not one that lingered in the way I hoped
Sayuri is a YA horror manga that deals with loss and grief when a family moves into a haunted house. It is well paced and the tension ramps up with each chapter. The look that the artist uses in the compositions helps to convey the tension and atmosphere on every page. A good choice if you like horror or if you are looking to add YA horror to your collection.
Tout s’enchaîne à une vitesse folle, je n’ai pas eu le temps de m’attacher aux personnages. De plus, j’attendais beaucoup des dessins et ils n’ont rien de spécial. Alors oui ça reste des dessins style horreur mais sans plus. En bref, je n’ai pas ressentis l’horreur et l’atmosphère pesante.
Je ne lis pas énormément de manga, mais j'ai adoré celui-ci ! Les dessins sont effrayants et l'histoire est diabolique. Un manga d'horreur à lire le soir seule dans son lit …
A nice horror story about a haunted house, just like I like them! The art is gruesome and the story holds up pretty well, the character of the grandmother was a nice surprise.
as mostly of the books I get the cover is the first thing to call to me, and this wasn't different and i've been in a horror kick lately so this was really something I needed!!! it wasn't that much horror and the storyline was so good!!!
a family that moves to a creepy house? Death's all of the sudden?