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Psychedelia
"Senpai is a wandering spirit!?
The senpai I adore... has been shot and lies unconscious."
Mizoshiri Shohei has just been assigned to the organized crime division and has already developed a crush on his senpai, experienced detective Hino Toranosuke. But when Hino gets shot, Mizo feels responsible and decides to take drastic measures.
Drawn by Hidebu Takahashi, a Reiwa detective drama.
The senpai I adore... has been shot and lies unconscious."
Mizoshiri Shohei has just been assigned to the organized crime division and has already developed a crush on his senpai, experienced detective Hino Toranosuke. But when Hino gets shot, Mizo feels responsible and decides to take drastic measures.
Drawn by Hidebu Takahashi, a Reiwa detective drama.
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First published April 25, 2022
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July 22, 2024
as expected. this was art.
August 3, 2022
Omg guys this was such a cute Yaoi yet it was so sad that one of the guys got shot while on detective duty😢
May 2, 2022
This manga has some pretty cool panelling - which lends itself to more intuitive speech bubbles - and nice, full-page spreads.
Just like the name indicates, this manga has a chill psychedelic feeling that ties in well with the themes and plot.
I really like the style - which is chill, uncomplicated yet full of emotions and movement.
I have seen this premise before but this take is pretty fresh. That said, I feel like the story loses steam toward the end. Still, I very much enjoyed the first half of this manga.
Just like the name indicates, this manga has a chill psychedelic feeling that ties in well with the themes and plot.
I really like the style - which is chill, uncomplicated yet full of emotions and movement.
I have seen this premise before but this take is pretty fresh. That said, I feel like the story loses steam toward the end. Still, I very much enjoyed the first half of this manga.
October 27, 2025
Another trippy, interesting manga by the creator of
Stigmata: Love Bites
.
It's actually quite similar in some ways: there's an unspoken love between two police detectives, and a supernatural element that ends up bridging the gap between them. In this, there's a weird dreamlike state to it where it's hard for both the reader and protagonist to tell whether he's truly experiencing an out of body "living spirit" encounter with his partner, Hino, or whether it's all just in his head.
Mizo is a young detective who became a policeman because of an encounter with a really nice officer when he was a child. Unfortunately, as he grew up and went through the academy and into the workforce, he discovered most people simply aren't like that. They make mean jokes, tell him not to be a baby about little things like getting stabbed on the job, and generally make him wonder if his whole career path was a mistake.
Then he meets Hino, who wasn't that officer from his childhood (they're only two years apart), but who has the same kindness and genuine desire to help others - even potential criminals - that had inspired Mizo so much. It's inevitable, maybe, that his admiration turns into romantic love...unrequited, of course, because it's not like he can ever tell Hino how he feels.
Then, one day, Hino gets shot on the job, and Mizo not only blames himself for it, all the other officers pile the blame on him, too. He's in utter despair, sent home and taken off duty, but finds Hino there...a ghost who cannot be touched but who can physically touch him as much as he likes.
Over the course of the volume, they share important stories from their pasts, and then admit their feelings for each other. There's such an intense sense of longing mixed in with grief and guilt and fear...neither of them know if Hino will wake up from his post-surgery coma...but there's something freeing, too, about finding someone they can be honest with.
With this mangaka, I wasn't terribly worried about the ending, and it is indeed a happy one. It's short, but somehow quite satisfying.
One other element that made it feel a bit more surreal to me...I think this is the first manga I've read that's visibly set during the height of the pandemic. Published in Japan in 2022, it leaves the characters masked whenever they're out in public - at the hospital, the police station, walking around outside, even when confronting the criminal who shot Hino. Other than in flashbacks, the only time masks aren't present are when Mizo and Hino are alone in Mizo's home...with their souls (and bodies) as bare as their faces.
I don't know if that part was an intentional element of the story, but it adds to the loneliness and longing for connection. I don't normally like reading stories that remind me too much of real world (ongoing) issues, but this really worked for me. This mangaka is weird and a little unsettling but ultimately so optimistic, and I like those contradictions.
It's actually quite similar in some ways: there's an unspoken love between two police detectives, and a supernatural element that ends up bridging the gap between them. In this, there's a weird dreamlike state to it where it's hard for both the reader and protagonist to tell whether he's truly experiencing an out of body "living spirit" encounter with his partner, Hino, or whether it's all just in his head.
Mizo is a young detective who became a policeman because of an encounter with a really nice officer when he was a child. Unfortunately, as he grew up and went through the academy and into the workforce, he discovered most people simply aren't like that. They make mean jokes, tell him not to be a baby about little things like getting stabbed on the job, and generally make him wonder if his whole career path was a mistake.
Then he meets Hino, who wasn't that officer from his childhood (they're only two years apart), but who has the same kindness and genuine desire to help others - even potential criminals - that had inspired Mizo so much. It's inevitable, maybe, that his admiration turns into romantic love...unrequited, of course, because it's not like he can ever tell Hino how he feels.
Then, one day, Hino gets shot on the job, and Mizo not only blames himself for it, all the other officers pile the blame on him, too. He's in utter despair, sent home and taken off duty, but finds Hino there...a ghost who cannot be touched but who can physically touch him as much as he likes.
Over the course of the volume, they share important stories from their pasts, and then admit their feelings for each other. There's such an intense sense of longing mixed in with grief and guilt and fear...neither of them know if Hino will wake up from his post-surgery coma...but there's something freeing, too, about finding someone they can be honest with.
With this mangaka, I wasn't terribly worried about the ending, and it is indeed a happy one. It's short, but somehow quite satisfying.
One other element that made it feel a bit more surreal to me...I think this is the first manga I've read that's visibly set during the height of the pandemic. Published in Japan in 2022, it leaves the characters masked whenever they're out in public - at the hospital, the police station, walking around outside, even when confronting the criminal who shot Hino. Other than in flashbacks, the only time masks aren't present are when Mizo and Hino are alone in Mizo's home...with their souls (and bodies) as bare as their faces.
I don't know if that part was an intentional element of the story, but it adds to the loneliness and longing for connection. I don't normally like reading stories that remind me too much of real world (ongoing) issues, but this really worked for me. This mangaka is weird and a little unsettling but ultimately so optimistic, and I like those contradictions.
December 2, 2023
Inevitable comparar-lo amb la seva obra anterior Stigmata - Les empreintes de la passion - Tome 1 (VF), però amb l'element paranormal menys prevalent i una trama més lleugereta i alegre. Mentre dos policies estan de servei, un d'ells, el detectiu, rep un impacte de bala i acaba inconscient a l'hospital. L'altre se sent culpable i quan s'està plantejant suïcidar-se a casa seva veu aparèixer "la consciència" del seu company, de qui sempre ha estat enamorat. Comparteixen confidències i descobreixen que s'agraden mútuament ❤️ una història tendra i original, amb les il·lustracions tan característiques de la mangaka! :3
December 14, 2025
Was expecting this to get more into the characters and their careers but it starts out by putting you right in the middle of a case with only a few flash backs to explain everything involving their past.
September 12, 2022
takahashi does it again delivering banger after banger of a manga absolutely never disappoints BEST BEST BEST BL mangaka
November 25, 2022
The way this author writes characters and draws them!! Chef's kiss, always five stars.
August 26, 2023
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The art was very interesting. The style and overall vibe fits very well with the title.
The art was very interesting. The style and overall vibe fits very well with the title.
October 8, 2023
Me sorprendió porque sí fue interesante todo lo de espíritu viviente en el estado de coma y el hecho de ser policías. Diría que no es algo que haya leído antes
May 29, 2025
Very very sweet. I’m a huge fan of the author and their art style. It’s so unique and beautiful!! I just wish the story was longer. 🥹
November 8, 2025
Art is so stunning. The characters ADORABLE. Everything about this manga is just so much fun. Easiest one shot read in a minute
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