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Mail #2
Mail, Vol. 2
In Volume Two, Detective Akiba comes to the aid of a terrorized man who is being stalked by what appears to be a possessed doll. But possessed by whom? Does the "victim" know more than he is letting on? Akiba's job is never done, however, as his travels introduce him to a tormented young bride whose new husband has a mysterious past; a woman trapped in a haunted elevator; the lone survivor of a landslide whose not-so-lucky friends are trying to lure her to the afterlife; and more tales of ghostly terror by up-and-coming creator Housui Yamazaki!
208 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2004
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About the author
Housui Yamazaki
51 books12 followersHousui Yamazaki [山崎 峰水] is a Japanese manga artist. He also has two other pseudonyms [Yamazaki Hiroshi:山崎 浩], [Hiro Yamazaki:ヒロ 山崎] He wrote and illustrated the three volume Mail series in 1999-2002, 2004, 2005. He currently illustrates The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, which is authored by Eiji Otsuka.
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February 1, 2017
Apparently I have a _need-to-rate-review shelf from like 8 months ago that, like many of these books, I forgot existed. So we're going to blast through them Mad Max style, in no way giving them the attention I am sure they deserve.
An actual volume 2! Like volume 1, I have notes for this as well. Awesome!
Oh...
My notes are just a line about each short story (6 in all), reminding me about the plot. No reference to if they were any good or not. Though I do have a "pretty good" with a smiley face after it beside one, so that's a thing. And I have 'really weird one' written by another... which isn't super helpful. Obviously past me wasn't expecting himself to wait six months before getting back to this.
I imagine the same "good, but graphic novels are expensive" from the first volume applies here as well.
3 "None of my notes say 'this sucks' and that's pretty good, right?" stars
An actual volume 2! Like volume 1, I have notes for this as well. Awesome!
Oh...
My notes are just a line about each short story (6 in all), reminding me about the plot. No reference to if they were any good or not. Though I do have a "pretty good" with a smiley face after it beside one, so that's a thing. And I have 'really weird one' written by another... which isn't super helpful. Obviously past me wasn't expecting himself to wait six months before getting back to this.
I imagine the same "good, but graphic novels are expensive" from the first volume applies here as well.
3 "None of my notes say 'this sucks' and that's pretty good, right?" stars
September 11, 2008
Overall Rating: B
Synopsis: Created by the artist from Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Housui Yamazaki, the series follows private detective Reiji Akiba, who specializes in the paranormal. Volume 1 opens with a nude model shoot, which immediately tells you why the books are wrapped in plastic. The shoot is in a river, and according to the location scout, it was beautiful. Apparently, it flooded, and everything from trash to a skeleton got washed into the area.
The photos reveal even more creepiness. Aside from the nude woman, there is also a headless girl in the photo. This is when we're introduced to the eccentric (a nice way of saying very weird) Akiba. He believes that the dead try to communicate with us every day, and that if we read their "mail", then we can help put them to rest. Sometimes, the dead aren't cooperative, so he also has special bullets with prayers on them that help put the more unruly spirits to rest as well.
I like Mail, but I hope it picks up steam. There are a lot of parallels to Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, which I love, but it doesn't quite capture the dark humor. It's more like Trigun meets horror, which could be fantastic if the series builds up steam.
Synopsis: Created by the artist from Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Housui Yamazaki, the series follows private detective Reiji Akiba, who specializes in the paranormal. Volume 1 opens with a nude model shoot, which immediately tells you why the books are wrapped in plastic. The shoot is in a river, and according to the location scout, it was beautiful. Apparently, it flooded, and everything from trash to a skeleton got washed into the area.
The photos reveal even more creepiness. Aside from the nude woman, there is also a headless girl in the photo. This is when we're introduced to the eccentric (a nice way of saying very weird) Akiba. He believes that the dead try to communicate with us every day, and that if we read their "mail", then we can help put them to rest. Sometimes, the dead aren't cooperative, so he also has special bullets with prayers on them that help put the more unruly spirits to rest as well.
I like Mail, but I hope it picks up steam. There are a lot of parallels to Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, which I love, but it doesn't quite capture the dark humor. It's more like Trigun meets horror, which could be fantastic if the series builds up steam.
January 7, 2012
I have Vol. 1, and I got Vol. 2 + 3 for Christmas. If you like Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, you may/will like this one. A guy has a special gun that can send back ghosts to where they belong after they are haunting folks/buildings/items. This book is the same as the others, many stories throughout the book. Some people may not like the grotesque drawings, but it doesn't bother me, in fact, I'm fascinated by them. Sadly, it only took me a few hours to finish. Looking forward in reading the rest of the series.
July 15, 2015
This volume continues to depict the stories of people, buildings, and items being haunted by ghosts. I thought this one was much creepier and I loved it. It’s a shame that this manga isn’t more popular. It is very interesting and dark and twisty.
September 29, 2008
More creepy stories and last minute rescues
July 29, 2011
not quite as creepy as the first one...maybe cos I knew what to expect
July 13, 2023
Another knock out of the park in horror manga. great read
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