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見える子ちゃん [Mieruko-chan] #5
Mieruko-chan, Vol. 5
Creepy shrine maidens. Shady dudes in top hats. Ghost monsters. What do these three things have in common? They're all becoming weirdly normal in Miko's otherwise ordinary life.
After her trip to the magical shrine in another world, Miko and friends must survive river spirits, haunted houses, and...home ec?
After her trip to the magical shrine in another world, Miko and friends must survive river spirits, haunted houses, and...home ec?
162 pages, Paperback
First published March 22, 2021
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October 14, 2021
A new volume and I just had to read on. I have hold on for a week not to read further because I didn't want to read everything in one go. Haha. IN this book plenty of seriousness as Hana gets sick and Miko (and Yuria) have to stuff her full to keep her aura fresh (which let to some hilarious scenes), we see the Miko and the monster again, see Romm (who I still very much distrust especially given all the things he does and I do have the feel he had something to do with Hana being sick), and well, frankly? While I did love a lot of this manga, I do miss the random monsters appearing to Miko that we had in the first volume (and parts of second one). It was just hilarious to see monsters appear in every corner and see Miko try to ignore them. Now it is all serious and one storyline and I just want something light-hearted in between.
May 30, 2022
Currently on volume 5, and this series feels like it is building towards some big reveal but not there yet.
Mieruko does go through some funny moments here. One in cooking class where a spirit decides to cook too, but rips out little creatures and their guts to make a dish. It's both disgusting and funny. We also get more time spent on Mieruko's friend, and something about her is adding to big reveals I can already feel it.
The art is still excellent, a good balance of horror and comedy, and I always enjoy the cast a lot. I will continue on enjoying this series.
Mieruko does go through some funny moments here. One in cooking class where a spirit decides to cook too, but rips out little creatures and their guts to make a dish. It's both disgusting and funny. We also get more time spent on Mieruko's friend, and something about her is adding to big reveals I can already feel it.
The art is still excellent, a good balance of horror and comedy, and I always enjoy the cast a lot. I will continue on enjoying this series.
May 31, 2022
Life continues as abnormal for Miko, Yuria, and an oblivious Hana. Cooking class turns into an abject lesson in shame, Hana nearly gets in over her head, and a cold turns into a feeding frenzy of epic proportions. Meanwhile, the very shady Rom lurks in the background with motives of his own and some unusual suspects make a return visit.
After some stellar volumes of supernatural creepiness and general comedy, things have room to breathe for a minute (both living and non-living), which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but definitely feels like a bit of a letdown after the rather excellent horror outings of the last couple installments.
Part of the problem is that I don't like Rom very much as a character. He definitely has the slimy sheen that you want from this sort of slippery charlatan (or not), but we just went through this sort of 'how evil are they' with Miko's teacher a couple volumes back and this feels like we're headed down the same pathway yet again. It's also dragged out a bit longer than I'd like - a single volume would probably have been plenty.
The usual stuff is fine. The first story is actually the best as it blends the series’ penchant for horror and comedy really well for a ludicrous and imaginative one-shot about cooking class. Hana's ungodly creations being so horrific that they functionally act as a ward against the terrors that Miko can see is a great punchline to some truly horrific visions.
Despite my dislike of Rom, the rest of the book does move along at a good clip and successfully brings him further into the thick of things as we follow along with the fallout of Hana visiting the shrine. Hana’s bubbly personality is always fun and she was the perfect choice to see imperilled because she’s the most vulnerable of the trio.
After Hana saves a young man’s life (and precious treasure), nearly at the cost of her own, she picks up a ghastly hitchhiker that Miko notices just in the nick of time after Hana winds up sick (and conveniently allows for Miko’s imagination to provide some tentacle flavoured fanservice for the author to draw *cough*). Hana’s faith in the power of melon bread leads to a good laugh during that story with the young man.
This, in turn, leads to Miko and Yuria teaming up to save her in an absurd bit of business that sees the return of the once helpful shrine maiden fox demon things. It also winds up sending poor Yuria off on her own solo adventure that nearly kills her, as she can’t stop feeling like a third wheel and her wonky self-esteem means she can’t take Miko’s genuine praise literally. Consequently, she wants to gain power but might want to be a little pickier about where she finds it.
The end of the volume turns back to Miko going off on her own to save Hana from whatever has sunk its claws into her. Not that Miko has any power of her own beyond her sight, but that just gives Rom a chance to manipulate things once more, setting up a potential three way throwdown at the start of our next volume.
It’s a good step forward for Miko as a character, going from somebody who passively avoids these creatures to confronting them directly when somebody she cares about is affected by them. Taking responsibility for your actions is strong hero stuff, both from her and our resident fortune teller, who gets some of the volume’s standout moments.
This is definitely more of a connecting volume between major stories, even with the through line of Hana’s affliction by a malevolent spirit. Hopefully next time out we’ll get a bit more information on the shrine plus some resolution to all this, as I do think this particular arc has been stretched about as far as it can go.
3.5 stars - misgivings about Rom aside, he does make for a decent antagonist, this is a good volume and the stories hang together well. It’s not the best the series has been, more of the trio being a trio would have been nice, but it’s worthwhile enough to round it up.
After some stellar volumes of supernatural creepiness and general comedy, things have room to breathe for a minute (both living and non-living), which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but definitely feels like a bit of a letdown after the rather excellent horror outings of the last couple installments.
Part of the problem is that I don't like Rom very much as a character. He definitely has the slimy sheen that you want from this sort of slippery charlatan (or not), but we just went through this sort of 'how evil are they' with Miko's teacher a couple volumes back and this feels like we're headed down the same pathway yet again. It's also dragged out a bit longer than I'd like - a single volume would probably have been plenty.
The usual stuff is fine. The first story is actually the best as it blends the series’ penchant for horror and comedy really well for a ludicrous and imaginative one-shot about cooking class. Hana's ungodly creations being so horrific that they functionally act as a ward against the terrors that Miko can see is a great punchline to some truly horrific visions.
Despite my dislike of Rom, the rest of the book does move along at a good clip and successfully brings him further into the thick of things as we follow along with the fallout of Hana visiting the shrine. Hana’s bubbly personality is always fun and she was the perfect choice to see imperilled because she’s the most vulnerable of the trio.
After Hana saves a young man’s life (and precious treasure), nearly at the cost of her own, she picks up a ghastly hitchhiker that Miko notices just in the nick of time after Hana winds up sick (and conveniently allows for Miko’s imagination to provide some tentacle flavoured fanservice for the author to draw *cough*). Hana’s faith in the power of melon bread leads to a good laugh during that story with the young man.
This, in turn, leads to Miko and Yuria teaming up to save her in an absurd bit of business that sees the return of the once helpful shrine maiden fox demon things. It also winds up sending poor Yuria off on her own solo adventure that nearly kills her, as she can’t stop feeling like a third wheel and her wonky self-esteem means she can’t take Miko’s genuine praise literally. Consequently, she wants to gain power but might want to be a little pickier about where she finds it.
The end of the volume turns back to Miko going off on her own to save Hana from whatever has sunk its claws into her. Not that Miko has any power of her own beyond her sight, but that just gives Rom a chance to manipulate things once more, setting up a potential three way throwdown at the start of our next volume.
It’s a good step forward for Miko as a character, going from somebody who passively avoids these creatures to confronting them directly when somebody she cares about is affected by them. Taking responsibility for your actions is strong hero stuff, both from her and our resident fortune teller, who gets some of the volume’s standout moments.
This is definitely more of a connecting volume between major stories, even with the through line of Hana’s affliction by a malevolent spirit. Hopefully next time out we’ll get a bit more information on the shrine plus some resolution to all this, as I do think this particular arc has been stretched about as far as it can go.
3.5 stars - misgivings about Rom aside, he does make for a decent antagonist, this is a good volume and the stories hang together well. It’s not the best the series has been, more of the trio being a trio would have been nice, but it’s worthwhile enough to round it up.
December 2, 2021
Okey, ya no se que pensar, me encanta este manga, esta muy bueno, es divertido y tiene buenos giros, sufriré esperando para saber que pasa, porque ese final me ha dejado con ganas de más.
En definitiva, Miko es muy valiente porque esos fantasmas/monstruos, se le ponen enfrente y ella hace como que si no existen, yo, sin duda no podría.
En definitiva, Miko es muy valiente porque esos fantasmas/monstruos, se le ponen enfrente y ella hace como que si no existen, yo, sin duda no podría.
October 18, 2022
I'm a little frustrated as most of this book is spent doling out tiny hints about the mythology, building the level of looming threat, and teasing big developments for next time. I'm not liking Rom Shindou, the con artist magician, but I'm hoping his mysterious agenda moves things along at least.
And there are still several very striking images and chilling moments to be had. Those shrine maidens!
If you are looking for a Halloween read, this would be a good series to dive into.
And there are still several very striking images and chilling moments to be had. Those shrine maidens!
If you are looking for a Halloween read, this would be a good series to dive into.
April 6, 2025
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Goth adult men hanging out with high school girls is the scariest thing in this one.
Locked IN! -- Reviewing the Books I Read In March || 19 books!
Goth adult men hanging out with high school girls is the scariest thing in this one.
February 28, 2024
There’s one particular panel in this manga, towards the end if not the end where Miko says something along the lines of needing to help put a stop to this mess, and that honestly has me excited for what’s to come. I also hope to see a lot more of the psychic and the guy with the top hat’s relationship and what it used to be, cause there’s a lot more we don’t know.
October 28, 2024
I adored the bit in the begining about the bridge. The progression of the story is incredibly well done and I love how we get to learn so much about each character every time we see them.
April 28, 2025
En la primera parte son historias donde Hanna está en peligro, interesante
LA segunda parte es el inicio del retorno al templo, y se ve que se va a poner buena la cosa
4 stars
LA segunda parte es el inicio del retorno al templo, y se ve que se va a poner buena la cosa
4 stars
February 23, 2025
While helping a kid, Hana gets into a bit of a pickle. Miko and Yuria rush to help her. It seems the powers of the shrine pose a bigger threat than expected. And what exactly does Rom want? As always, I really enjoy this series for its great monster drawings, interesting cast and the mystery. The fact that appearances can be extremely deceiving and the not all the monsters are bad even if the look that way, makes it all the interesting. It seems that the next volume will at least give some answers. The comedy element this time comes from the side-story at the start, ghosts joining cooking lessons at home economy. Great read, although it does end in a bit of a cliff-hanger.
May 7, 2023
A difference between con-artist and concerned
There is something strange going on with the spiritualist Rom who has taken an interest in Hana and Miko. Certainly he is a con-man selling "spiritual" tools to his fans but he does show he has some power though I am curious when he and his former master Mitsue are having a discussion at the beginning of the book if either of them see certain spirits that are shown to the audience for neither of them really react to them (though it might be possible they know those ghost are basically harmless.)
Hana as always gets into a pickle without even realizing it as a spirit associated with water follows her home and attempts to drain her aura leading her to not feeling well. With the help of Yuria, Miko does her best to keep Hana's strength up without letting the oblivious girl know the danger she is in. It is interesting to see Hana seen from two perspectives since Yuria is excellent at seeing auras and as usual Miko is able to see the dark things that move unseen in death
What is interesting is Rom seems to be interested in getting Hana and Miko back up to the abandoned shrine of the mountain god that has a tendency to devour spirits that would be dangerous to the girls. For what reason he tries to get them both up there again by hook or crook should be revealed in time but thankfully even though Miko is willing to take the journey madam Mitsue not about to let the her go alone after declaring she wanted to handle this without getting Hana involved.
There is something strange going on with the spiritualist Rom who has taken an interest in Hana and Miko. Certainly he is a con-man selling "spiritual" tools to his fans but he does show he has some power though I am curious when he and his former master Mitsue are having a discussion at the beginning of the book if either of them see certain spirits that are shown to the audience for neither of them really react to them (though it might be possible they know those ghost are basically harmless.)
Hana as always gets into a pickle without even realizing it as a spirit associated with water follows her home and attempts to drain her aura leading her to not feeling well. With the help of Yuria, Miko does her best to keep Hana's strength up without letting the oblivious girl know the danger she is in. It is interesting to see Hana seen from two perspectives since Yuria is excellent at seeing auras and as usual Miko is able to see the dark things that move unseen in death
What is interesting is Rom seems to be interested in getting Hana and Miko back up to the abandoned shrine of the mountain god that has a tendency to devour spirits that would be dangerous to the girls. For what reason he tries to get them both up there again by hook or crook should be revealed in time but thankfully even though Miko is willing to take the journey madam Mitsue not about to let the her go alone after declaring she wanted to handle this without getting Hana involved.
July 18, 2022
Kind of a middling Volume that really is just trying to set up what is coming next. Looks like Rom Shindou is going to be a much larger part of the story than I thought...
Highlights:
- Rom and Mitsue finish their passing encounter started at the end of the last Volume
- Miko and friends take a cooking class... while she tries to ignore a very violent and gory monster cooking other smaller monsters.
- Hana saves a trinket that fell from a bridge for a kid and gets sick. When Miko and Yuria go to visit her, they discover more about her aura (enhances with food) and help weaken a malevolent spirit that is keeping her sick
- Yuria goes on a "supernatural tour" led by Rom. She comes to believe that he is the real deal and seeing spirits. She believes he might be more powerful than she is.
- When Rom offers to take Miko up the mountain to help teach her, she choses to go, despite Mitsue objecting and basically forbidding it.
Looking forward to seeing what happens next. Hopefully not so long till the next Volume.
Recommend.
Highlights:
- Rom and Mitsue finish their passing encounter started at the end of the last Volume
- Miko and friends take a cooking class... while she tries to ignore a very violent and gory monster cooking other smaller monsters.
- Hana saves a trinket that fell from a bridge for a kid and gets sick. When Miko and Yuria go to visit her, they discover more about her aura (enhances with food) and help weaken a malevolent spirit that is keeping her sick
- Yuria goes on a "supernatural tour" led by Rom. She comes to believe that he is the real deal and seeing spirits. She believes he might be more powerful than she is.
- When Rom offers to take Miko up the mountain to help teach her, she choses to go, despite Mitsue objecting and basically forbidding it.
Looking forward to seeing what happens next. Hopefully not so long till the next Volume.
Recommend.
October 24, 2023
Sosok Shindou Rom mulai mendominasi di volume ini. Ia menjadikan tempat-tempat angker sebagai bisnis supaya orang-orang bisa mengunjunginya dengan membayar beberapa yen. Salah satu pengunjung tersebut adalah Yuria, yang awalnya skeptis dan menganggap Rom sebagai pembual belaka ketika berbicara hal-hal gaib. Namun, ketika mereka sedang mengunjungi jembatan berhantu, Yuria tiba-tiba terpeleset dan hampir jatuh ke bawah karena ia tidak melihat ada makhluk halus di sana. Untungnya, Rom menolongnya. Dari kejadian itu, Yuria percaya Rom adalah orang yang memiliki kemampuan untuk mengendalikan kekuatan gaib.
Selain itu, Rom terlihat berambisi untuk mendekati Miko. Ia pun mengajak Miko untuk mengunjungi kembali kuil gaib yang sebelumnya pernah didatangi Miko dan Hana. Sepertinya, ada rahasia di sana sehingga Rom ingin memanfaatkan kemampuan Miko dalam melihat makhluk gaib untuk kepentingan Rom sendiri.
Selain itu, Rom terlihat berambisi untuk mendekati Miko. Ia pun mengajak Miko untuk mengunjungi kembali kuil gaib yang sebelumnya pernah didatangi Miko dan Hana. Sepertinya, ada rahasia di sana sehingga Rom ingin memanfaatkan kemampuan Miko dalam melihat makhluk gaib untuk kepentingan Rom sendiri.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 21, 2025
setelah sekian purnama, akhirnya komiknya lanjut lagi, aku kira kena tebang hahahaha...
di jilid 4 memang tanggung karena bikin penasaran, bagaimana nasib Mieruko setelah dia sudah kehabisan kesempatan "ditolong" oleh makhluk menyeramkan itu. Apakah benar dia ditolong, atau kah ada maksud lain, pembaca dan Mieruko sama-sama penasaran.
di Jilid 5 ternyata dia "diselamatkan lagi" masalahnya dia hampuir tidak selamat, karena seakan ada sesuatu yang diminta oleh makhluk itu. Di jilid ini juga berkembang cerita bahwa kini yang diancam makhluk gaib merembet ke teman-temannya.
cukup enjoy menikmati ceritanya, apalagi hubungan pertemanan antara Mieruko, Hana, dan si bocil Julia. di jilid ini juga nanggung karena belum dijelaskan mengapa Mieruko dikejar makhluk itu, namun di akhir chapter sudah ada upaya mengungkap bersama Nenek Mitsue dan Romm, karakter baru yang masih abu-abu beneran membantu atau memiliki tujuan tersendiri mendekati Mieruko dan teman-temannya.
di jilid 4 memang tanggung karena bikin penasaran, bagaimana nasib Mieruko setelah dia sudah kehabisan kesempatan "ditolong" oleh makhluk menyeramkan itu. Apakah benar dia ditolong, atau kah ada maksud lain, pembaca dan Mieruko sama-sama penasaran.
di Jilid 5 ternyata dia "diselamatkan lagi" masalahnya dia hampuir tidak selamat, karena seakan ada sesuatu yang diminta oleh makhluk itu. Di jilid ini juga berkembang cerita bahwa kini yang diancam makhluk gaib merembet ke teman-temannya.
cukup enjoy menikmati ceritanya, apalagi hubungan pertemanan antara Mieruko, Hana, dan si bocil Julia. di jilid ini juga nanggung karena belum dijelaskan mengapa Mieruko dikejar makhluk itu, namun di akhir chapter sudah ada upaya mengungkap bersama Nenek Mitsue dan Romm, karakter baru yang masih abu-abu beneran membantu atau memiliki tujuan tersendiri mendekati Mieruko dan teman-temannya.
February 22, 2023
The suspense in this series is killing me. Miko is being stalked by the spirits of the shrine and has gained Mitsue's help in the matter, but that doesn't mean that other spirits can't cause problems. There's also the creepy man in black, Rom Shindou, who apparently also knows Mitsue (a strained relationship that hasn't been explained).
And never in my life have I been this frustrated by not knowing a language. And this language probably isn't even real. (At least with real languages I can look up the meaning, but if I do that here, it'll likely take me to a wiki full of spoilers).
I didn't think I'd like this series at first (because of the weird booby-grabbing ghosts), but I'm hooked.
And never in my life have I been this frustrated by not knowing a language. And this language probably isn't even real. (At least with real languages I can look up the meaning, but if I do that here, it'll likely take me to a wiki full of spoilers).
I didn't think I'd like this series at first (because of the weird booby-grabbing ghosts), but I'm hooked.
June 24, 2024
I really liked the elements of comedy in this volume, art still stellar, and then also I feel like all the different pieces of the plot are balanced very well! Miko's struggle with monsters, Hana's health and aura effects, new character introduction such as Rom, backstories of characters such as the godmother.
Rom isn't my favorite of characters...Yes his character is supposed to be kinda gross and unattractive, but I feel like his scenes were a bit wordy and unnecessary at times, I found myself skimming through them after I found this out idk.
So that is one complaint, but other than that I loved this volume :)
Rom isn't my favorite of characters...Yes his character is supposed to be kinda gross and unattractive, but I feel like his scenes were a bit wordy and unnecessary at times, I found myself skimming through them after I found this out idk.
So that is one complaint, but other than that I loved this volume :)
December 2, 2025
Mientras que en el tomo anterior, como lo comenté en su respectiva reseña, el foco estaba puesto en el dibujo, el presente volumen apunta al carácter de los personajes. Por lo mismo, en varios capítulos el centro está puesto en Yulia, Hana o incluso Godmother. Suma puntos por eso. Mieruko se mantiene como el eje de unión de todos, por lo que el balance se logra correctamente.
Eso no significa que los otros aspectos técnicos fallen. Los diseños son geniales y logran darle el peso a las escenas de terror. Uno entiende por qué Mieruko se muere de miedo y empatiza con su lucha por mantenerse cuerda.
Eso no significa que los otros aspectos técnicos fallen. Los diseños son geniales y logran darle el peso a las escenas de terror. Uno entiende por qué Mieruko se muere de miedo y empatiza con su lucha por mantenerse cuerda.
June 12, 2022
I’ve already seen the anime and read beyond the English release so this was old news for me. I still love the way this artists draws monsters, though. The anime doesn’t do most of them justice.
Story wise, this volume is sort of a leadup to the end of the whole “shrine” arc, so it was kinda meh. And some of the events (like the cooking scene) are so good in the anime that the manga felt flat in comparison.
Maybe not fair judgments but just explaining where I’m coming from. Still, I’m still subbed and will continue reading for sure.
Story wise, this volume is sort of a leadup to the end of the whole “shrine” arc, so it was kinda meh. And some of the events (like the cooking scene) are so good in the anime that the manga felt flat in comparison.
Maybe not fair judgments but just explaining where I’m coming from. Still, I’m still subbed and will continue reading for sure.
January 20, 2025
I’m still enjoying this series, but wow, after the nonstop series of surprises in the last volume, this one was kind of a letdown. It seems like there was a lot of setup for things to come in future chapters, but nothing much actually happened. New guy continued being suspicious, Hana kept getting menaced by spooky ghosts, Miko kept ignoring stuff - business as usual. None of it was bad, exactly, but it didn’t really add up to much.
May 26, 2022
The monster art is so good! We also get a lot in terms of story progression. It is hard to read the guy/apprentice but it is intriguing stuff. Poor Hana is having a rough go of it right now and Miko is doing her best to help her. This was a solid volume and really moved things along nicely.
October 24, 2022
It’s a simple series but it has the meat and potatoes I like to see in a not-so-popular horror-comedy manga. The story is simple enough that makes you not want to follow it; but because of some eccentric supporting characters, I’d like to catch up with the series. 😊
December 29, 2022
Nice addition to the series
I really liked this book in the series. There were some unexpected parts and one part that actually surprised/scared me a bit, so it was definitely worth reading.
I really liked this book in the series. There were some unexpected parts and one part that actually surprised/scared me a bit, so it was definitely worth reading.
January 16, 2023
Me encanta el nuevo personaje, y los misterios que se van presentando, el ritmo de la historia está un poco lento pero así paso con la trama del profesor y termino con un plot twist muy interesante, espero que está parte de la historia sea igual.
July 5, 2023
This series feels like is getting actually really good, my interest in the entire series has grown so much since vol one it's insane, I can't wait to read more , the monsters are cool looking which is why I got into it but the mystery is so fun I'm staying.
November 6, 2025
It's been a bit since I've read a volume of this series but I'm glad to be back in it. I just love the creepy creatures. The art for them is amazing. Still enjoy the silly characters. This one I didn't like as much as the other volumes but still excited to see what happens next.
December 25, 2021
This is beyond just amazing! I highly, highly recommend this to anyone out there interested in horror! (see also my other reviews about volume 1-4 of this manga)
January 29, 2022
This manga just gets better and better. I'm really enjoying this deeper continuing s/l. Can't wait for the next volume!
March 27, 2022
新キャラ登場！彼はいい人？悪い人？まだ分からないよね！胡散臭いからちょっと悪いなイメージが、ちゃんとみこを守ったから悪くないかも。
みこはちゃんと自分の友達守りたいよね。弱くてかっこいい。
みこはちゃんと自分の友達守りたいよね。弱くてかっこいい。
May 21, 2022
Things finally begin picking up in this volume. Can’t wait to see what happens next.
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