The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Vol. 12

とつくにの少女 / Totsukuni no shōjo #extra

by Nagabe

今日も明日も明後日も。何も起こらないから、美しい。
道行きを見届けた人々へ贈る、ふたりからの平凡な日々の手紙。
朝と夜の宵に生きるが故に、辛苦の道行きを歩いたふたり。その道程の中にも描かれぬ煌めく日々があった。嵐のさなかに訪れる、心地の良い時間。何も起こらない、常の日こそ――。
朝と夜――その深い断絶の宵に佇んだ、ふたりの御伽話。その番外。

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Horror, Mystery

172 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 10, 2022

About the author

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He studied Fine Arts at Musashino University. At first, he was more interested in illustration, printmaking, and painting than in manga. However, when he considered the best way to make a living from his art, he decided to focus on the world of Japanese comics and trained himself, rather than the usual approach of working for several years as an apprentice to an experienced manga artist.

He was still a student when his first work, The Boss Is an Onee, was published. He soon attracted attention for his distinctive drawing style, his fantastical and melancholic plots, and his use of fantasy characters and anthropomorphic animals.

Reviews

[Simone B.]

cottage-core but you grandma is a f*cking weird demon for some reason

[🦇]

I greatly enjoyed crying over this

[StrawberryShojo]

I was completely bewitched by The Girl from the Other Side series from its first volume. I was enamored by its breathtaking art style and its compelling characters. Although the ending of the main story was somewhat vague and existential, I knew that I had to pick up volume 12: side stories. Revisiting these characters was unexpected and such a joy.

The side stories generally do not tie into the main story’s plot but are a series of one-offs following the quaint, cottage-core-esque lifestyle of Shiva and Teacher. Nothing but good vibes to be had all around. After a somewhat intense and even sad ending to the main story, fans are sure to love this light-hearted volume. However, imagine anyone else reading this would just be confused by it. It was probably a smart move by the publisher to call this volume 12 so that it is unlikely to be anyone’s first look into the series.

Overall it really warmed my heart to see these characters again, and honestly made me want to reread the whole series again.

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[Effy]

Just gonna pretend this was the end of the series and vol. 11 never happened.

[Jan Agaton]

prob my fave in the series! i wish every volume was just a bunch of wholesome stories like this

[kristyn ˏˋ°•*⁀➷]

i just want a million volumes like this so that the series would never end 😭

[Sharon]

Ahhhh the bonus story made me feel much better about the ending of the series.

[Sarah]

Absolutely adorable side stories that almost make me forget how the series ends

[milena enevoada]

eu leria mais 10 volumes dessa história tranquilamente

[Jace]

The joy and wholesomeness we needed after the trauma that was this series

[Marta Bujor]

Ugly sobbing rn

[Sol]

I enjoyed this volume very much, both because I miss and appreciate the times of this series when things were simple and sweet. Getting to see a few more episodes of nice, happy, quiet times between Teacher and Shiva was a nice little treat... and it sadly only reinforces my belief that the plot and worldbuilding of the series' main story only gets in its own way. I wish that there had been more time and more chapters of simple interactions like the ones found in this bonus volume.

Also, the little bonus 4-koma in the main series where Shiva tells Teacher that he stinks and he immediately is horrified and starts taking a bath was my absolute favorite bonus, so I'm really glad that it got properly immortalized as a full chapter here in this volume! I really loved reading it!!

[Clara Hazelwick]

This was so cute and wholesome <3 I love Shiva and the Teacher so much

[Ece Çavuşlu]

Sizi çok özleyeceğim.

[Loz]

Really endearing and cute and with none of the drama or fear hanging over it

[Willow]

Reading this book was a fantastic experience for me. It has a complete collection of outstanding artwork. the covers of the volumes are also stunning. the teacher and shiva will always in my mind.

[GONZA]

Dopo il finale, ci voleva qualcosa per alleggerire la devastazione.

[si ( ◠‿◠ )]

my heart !!!!

[Mizuki]

Premise: The Girl from the Other Side is a sweet, slightly gloomy but engaging fairy tale about a little girl in white (named Shiva) and a humanoid horned black beast (named Teacher) living in a small cottage among the wood, in a world which is divided as Inside and Outside, Cursed and Uncursed.

The people from the Inside fear the Cursed Ones (black and beastly humanoid creatures who wander in the woods) from the Outside, so they protect themselves by surrounding their towns with a great wall to keep the Cursed Ones and their Curse out. But at the outskirt of this wall, live an oblivious little girl who stays with her Teacher and all they have ever wanted is to live in peace.

Pre-review:

After what had happened in the main series, I don't believe I can handle all these lovely dovey things that took place while the Teacher and Shiva were still living peacefully in the woods, in this spinoff... T___T

[Anna]

I liked these stories, but I still hate the initial way this manga finished. I still have lots of questions and that really annoys me. The illustrations are cool, but I wish these side stories actually answered more questions for us. It just felt like an extra fluff piece. Bit disappointed honestly.

[Maija]

Yes, this is the good s***!

After feeling a bit let down by/lukewarm about the ending of the series, this short story collection has the stuff I loved: small cosy scenes of the main characters drawing, doing laundry and so forth.

[Irene]

I hadn't realised there was a final volume after the main story was finished! This one is entirely sweet and heartwarming and I adored every single page.

[chess]

3⭐️ per lo stile che resta sempre un mio personale fave; so che i vari “extra” dei manga in genere non vanno mai a toccare il lore della trama principale di una trama ma, che dire, qui un poco ci speravo. Inutile dire che a me sembra palese fosse questo il tipo di storia che l’autore voleva costruire fin dall’inizio: singoli momenti di domestic life tra una figura adulta e una bambina; se avesse mantenuto questo filo invece di impelagarsi in intrecci, misteri ed elementi fantasy che palesemente non sa gestire, forse non sarei così risentita nei confronti di questa serie.

[Nina (the fussy reader)]

I fell in love with these characters and this world last year, binging the entire series, and though I was a little let down by the ambiguous ending, there was no way I wasn't going to jump at the chance to revisit Shiva and Teacher.

This cute little collection is a series of unrelated side adventures. It's exactly what was needed after such a dark end to the series. A real palate cleanser.
It was so nice to see these past tales of the two just having fun and loving life. From building a snowman to picking apples to bake a pie, this is a wholesome collection from start to finish and a delightful read.

It was so nice to see Shiva and Teacher again, and what's more, see them happy. I really hope they'll be more of these, though the final pages written in Teacher's journal at the end of the book do feel like a fitting close to these adventures. So much so that I almost felt a little emotional that it was over. But we'll see. You never know, I guess.

[Nathan Meier]

Pretty good! I actually read this volume first, but I have watched the anime. After looking at some reviews it seems like the manga left as many unanswered questions as the anime did, but these side stories look promising in focusing on my favorite part: their unlikely friendship. I wasn’t disappointed. As the synopsis says, nothing particularly exceptional happens, but that makes it a cozy read.

[Bogi Takács]

Review to come, soon IY"H (I already wrote it, but I still need to schedule both the Patreon version and the free version for later)
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Source of the book: Lawrence Public Library - who ordered it on my request, thank you!

[Evan]

Not going to write a full review for this one! Just wanted to say that these side stories had so much heart, and it was so fun to see where they fit into the chronology of the story :D So so so cute, my favorite manga series. I truly hope it gets a full animated adaptation one day, not just specials or movies <3 it truly deserves it <3

[Ilaria Massariol]

Estremamente cute ✨ una serie di capitoli extra che narrano dei momenti di quotidianità tra il Maestro e la piccola Shiva, momenti che si inseriscono all'interno degli 11 volumi principali. Davvero carino da leggere, confortante 💕

[valerie]

a cozy warm hug after the ending of the series🤎🥹

[Sanjida Amy]

It was a nice journey!