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屍鬼 [Shiki] #1

Shiki, Tome 1

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UNA CATENA DI MORTI MISTERIOSE Intorno agli anni novanta, a Sotoba, un remoto villaggio di milletrecento anime immerso nelle montagne del Giappone, vengono trovati i cadaveri di tre abitanti del posto morti in condizioni insolite, ma che il dottore Toshio Ozaki classifica come vittime di una misteriosa epidemia. Nello stesso momento, un giovane di nome Natsuno Yuki si trasferisce con la sua famiglia proprio in quel villaggio e fa la conoscenza di Megumi Shimizu, una ragazza della sua stessa età. Da quel momento, si aprirà il sipario su una serie di eventi sempre più grotteschi e terrificanti, che porteranno gli abitanti del villaggio ad affrontare una spaventosa minaccia: possibile che siano stati presi di mira dai vampiri? E’ con queste premesse che si presenta in edicola questo nuovo manga dalle tinte forti, disegnato dalle abili mani di Ryu Fujisaki e scritto da Fuyumi Ono, già autrice del romanzo omonimo, best seller in Giappone e dichiaratamente ispirato al romanzo “Salem’s Lot” di Stephen King.

180 pages, Paperback

First published July 4, 2008

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71 reviews16 followers
January 6, 2016
One of those manga that really makes you think about what "evil" actually is. It's a great story and if you watch the anime you will be rewarded by an awesome soundtrack.
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128 reviews
December 22, 2013
If you think the cover art's strange, the novel is too, but that's what makes the manga so interesting to read. The story begins with Megumi who shouts about the fact she hates the town she lives in, and how boring the people are who live there. She does however love the Medieval looking house on the hill, and wants to go there, even though everyone else doesn't like who now lives there.

Megumi is a feisty girl, full of life, and her own opinions about everyone else. The horror comes thick and fast, and well drawn I might add, so this is one for my keeper shelf.
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59 reviews1 follower
August 24, 2020
It was a good start. I thought the story line would be an interesting one. The characters and paneling didn't suit my taste-the art was vertical, with a lot of legs but the whole setting seemed to give off dark, chilly vibes.

I've a premonition about what kind of creature is responsible for the murders but then again I think most people do. So, have to keep reading to know more.
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28 reviews
December 14, 2015
Shiki .... the novel is strange and started by First Blood and how they die in this town is that a shiki or Epidemi its an interesting horrific novel
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9 reviews3 followers
January 17, 2023
Fantastic !! I love the art, and the atmosphere. I am coming from the anime, i wanted to see how the story unfolds in the manga. So far is very similar and i love every second i am reading it.
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385 reviews24 followers
January 11, 2021
Full Series Review!

In the small Japanese village of Sotoba, a series of mysterious deaths causes the resident doctor, Toshio Ozaki to suspect an epidemic. Upon further investigation, he begins to believe the deaths may have a dark connection to the arrival of a strange family. Upon discovering the truth that the Kirishikis are Shiki (literally translated to “corpse demon”), vampiric creatures preying upon the village, Toshio, as well as teenager Natsuno Yuuki take it upon themselves to open the eyes of the villages to the truth.

I’ve read this manga twice and watched the anime three times now and while it’s a vastly entertaining story, what I adore about it is its complexity. I notice new things with each read/watch as it’s certainly not a narrative that spoon feeds you anything. There are many plot points that make you connect the dots or come to your own conclusion given the character motivations and philosophies.

The tone is quite tragic overall as family and friends are torn apart by the increasing number of the undead in Sotoba. It’s also dangerous to get attached to any character, as they may just turn into a vampire (for better or for worse). As the story progresses, characters go insane with grief (one especially chilling scene is the description of vampires who choose to bite their own lips in order to experience a numbness akin to an alcoholic stupor) or give into their darkest sides when confronted with the horrifying existence of the Shiki.

The series does a fantastic job with its nuanced portrayal of the humans vs. vampire plot line (you’ll start to wonder who is actually antagonizing who), as well as presenting the hardships of living within a stifling traditionalist and rural environment. There are several characters I have a love-hate relationship with, but in the context of growing up in families where they have little choice or control over their futures, they are much easier to understand and empathize with.


Speaking of characters, although we see perspectives from a variety of the vampires and villagers, Shiki has three primary characters with their own distinctive and dynamic story arcs. The character with the most chapters dedicated to him (and my personal favorite) is 15 year old Natsuno Yuuki. He’s often grouchy and hates that his parents moved them from a big city to the village. He makes it a point not to make any friends, although that changes when circumstances force him to take up arms against the Shiki. Depending on your perspective, he, along with Toshio are the “heroes” of the series, although their arcs and motivations take vastly different directions. While Natsuno’s ill feelings toward the villagers and general apathy change into a will to stop the endless deaths, Toshio’s good natured motivations gradually transform into something much darker.

As part of the three most important families in Sotoba and the heir to the Ozaki clinic, Toshio was born to become the sole doctor in the village. He is reminded me of this utmost important and serious duty often by his overbearing mother, although it is hinted in flashbacks that if not for this pressure, he might not have necessarily chosen this path otherwise. Nevertheless, Toshio has grown into a competent and determined doctor, making him all the more distressed when he cannot pinpoint the cause of death for so many villagers. Once he discovers vampires are to blame, Toshio has already been rapidly approaching a point of madness. His plan to eradicate the vampires to take back his village leads him to embrace a destructive and violent path.

The third main character, Seishin Muroi, acts as both a foil and parallel character to Toshio. As Junior Priest of Sotoba who will take on the role of head following the death of his ill father, his role in the village has always been spelled out crystal clear for him. It is revealed he despises the village and resents the residents for using his family as a tool for their own spiritual peace of mind. Although as children, he agreed with his best friend, Toshio that they need not be vehicles for the continuation of family tradition, neither of them end up living up to that statement as adults. Seishin finds personal enjoyment in writing essays and novels, however he knows he cannot hope to break away from his duties as priest. This inner turmoil is perhaps why he ultimately sides with the Shiki and welcomes the destruction of the village. He cares for Toshio and is saddened by his initial helplessness, and later, his dark descent, but knows they must part ways as their motivations no longer align.

I love the snippets of perspectives from all the other secondary and tertiary characters, as well. They are all realistically portrayed, with morally grey characteristics or possessing both positive and negative traits. Even arguably the worst villain of the series, Tatsumi can be praised for his unwavering loyalty to the Kirishiki family. Their leader, Sunako’s plan to turn Sotoba into a Shiki village comes from wanting a safe haven where they don’t have to hide, which is quite sympathetic. On the flip side, it is also reasonable to understand the motivations of the angry villagers hunting down the vampires who have claimed their loved ones (although as one brave villager points out in a later volume, his son, along with other’s family members might have become undead and states he’d rather abandon the village than kill his own boy despite what he may have become). What is more difficult to justify are the increasingly heinous actions toward the Shiki and other villagers.

Other effective elements of the manga include the art style and suspenseful narrative structure. The shading in many of the panels is quite dark and eerie, creating the perfect atmosphere and mood for a horror manga. Many of the events are told out of consecutive order and because chapters often focus on one of the three main characters or a secondary character, there are instances where you won’t see certain ones for quite awhile after a tense scene and wonder what the hell happened to them. The chapters themselves are given seriously creepy titles like “Rotting and Decay” and “Grief and Slaughter,” constantly reminding you that this is indeed a tragic story.

Besides the major themes of man vs. monster, moral decline, and family tradition, I also find some interesting queer subtext between Natsuno and his best friend, Tohru. It’s difficult to delve into all the complexities of their dynamic without venturing into major spoiler territory, but the fondness with which they speak to each other (using the Japanese honorific of -chan is a very intimate form of address between two male friends) and the lengths Natsuno in particular is willing to take for Tohru is profoundly evident of deeper feelings.

So as not to ramble on until the end of time, I’ll wrap up this review by saying now that I’m understanding how I conceptualize my enjoyment of manga, I’m finding I have nothing negative to say about Shiki. This series gets a full five stars from me and I’m calling it a hidden gem and a slow-burn masterpiece. It’s the sort of fiction that provokes deep thoughts, a great love for its characters and plot development, as well as causes you to feel like you aren’t the same person as you when you started reading.
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49 reviews5 followers
October 9, 2018
Lubię horrory w każdym medium. Shiki zapowiada się jako intrygujący utwór grozy oparty na mentalności ludzi pochodzących z małej, odizolowanej od świata wsi.

Zawsze mam zagwozdkę z mangami poświęconymi historii grozy. Są to utwory z innego kręgu kulturowego i to, co zapewne śmiertelnie przeraża Japończyków, u mnie może wywołać co najwyżej uśmiech politowania. Shi-Ki po pierwszym tomie jest wciąż pełne sekretów i nie do końca wszystkie elementy są zrozumiałe, ale nie powiedziałbym, że nudziłem się lub irytowałem podczas lektury. Wręcz przeciwnie.

Reszta recenzji: http://www.geekkochanajmocniej.pl/201...
2 reviews
February 26, 2022
I must admit that I was expecting someyhing better this manga 🥶. The first tome was a A BIT boring and subtitles is too small. It makes reading uncomfortable, maybe that I think so, because I'm used to a bigger formats 🤷🏼‍♀️. I hope that the manga will be better the next tomes 🙏🏻🙏🏻.
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147 reviews2 followers
November 20, 2018
Esta es como la cuarta vez que empiezo esta historia, es uno de mis animes favoritos pero nunca me habia lanzado a leer el manga, porque soy un vago sin remedio alguno XD

Después de mi comentario parroquial vamos a lo principal. Al ser el primer tomo nos encontramos evidentemente con la introduccion de la historia y nos introducen muchos personajes a los que no podemos ignorar con fácilidad. La historia nos introduce en el aislado pueblo de Sotoba, con 1300 habitantes donde la vida es rural y aburrida, donde la mudanza de una familia es el mayor interes, eso hasta que misteriosas muertes comienzan a darse en muy poco tiempo. De entre todo los personajes que nos presentan por ahora podemos destacar a Toshio Ozaki el doctor del pueblo, a Seishin Muroi escritor y monje recidente del pueblo, a Natsuno Yuuki un adolescente que conocia a una de las victimas y a la misteriosa Sunako, la hija de los recien mudados. El primer tomo es introductorio, algo lento pero logra muy muy bien meterte la espina del misterio y con ganas de saber mas, ademas que tenemos ilustraciones maravillosas que ayudan a dar ese ambiente de misterio.

4.5 Como dije, es uno de mis favoritos, eso si, hay que tomar nota de los personajes y de los detalles, hasta de los mas sutiles como el curioso incapie que le dieron al permiso de entrar en las casas.
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45 reviews1 follower
February 26, 2025
I watched the anime years ago, it’s one of my favorites, (I even did an essay about it) and usually when it comes to manga due to how expensive collecting them can become (I know you can just read online, but I prefer physical copies) I try not to even think about reading the manga. So I didn’t even read it till now because it was on sale.

But boy did I miss out on a lot. The art is unsettling, and everything is mor eerie than in the anime. And really it gives you a new perspective on the Shiki. Which also answers my question on why the priest in the anime was okay with saving the og Shiki. I had been so confused but I get it. I was like how are you a priest and okay with these creatures causing panic and mayhem in your village.

Half the village went insane.

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653 reviews5 followers
August 1, 2022
Chcieliście kiedyś wyjechać z prowincji? Megumi, dość ekscentryczna nastolatka też. Ona dusi się w swojej powłoce. Czy w związku z tym pomoc w pozbyciu się tej powłoce to akt łaski czy raczej bestialstwa? Na to pytanie nie dostaniemy w anime Shiki odpowiedzi. Za to dostaniemy dość krwiste studium degeneracji, jaka postępuje w wyniku uodparniania się ludzi na zło jakim jest brutalność oraz bagatelizowania pierwszych objawów epidemii (to akurat temat mocno na czasie!).

Więcej na: https://www.monime.pl/hellsing-shiki-...
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581 reviews
March 11, 2023
Recuerdo que en algún momento vi el anime, pero no tengo tan frescos los recuerdos. Ni siquiera recuerdo si me había gustado el anime, pero la estética de los personajes se me hace muy guay.
Al inicio del tomo me engaño, solo dos capítulos, pero vaya que son largos, se me hicieron un poco eternos. Aunque la historia me llama la atención.
Profile Image for Robert.
83 reviews
February 9, 2019
Ciekawa fabuła, ale nie najlepsza kreska i wolno się rozwija
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121 reviews
May 28, 2021
started off slow as hell but i must say, the manga is scarier than the anime like i was lying in bed reading this like wtf
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385 reviews82 followers
April 22, 2022
One of the most impressive scary manga I have read since I was young. I like it as much as Yamishibai.
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265 reviews2 followers
May 14, 2022
Lo stile della mangaka è particolare e la storia è molto da definire ancora. Il fatto che è "tratta" da un romanzo di Steven King mi attira e ho deciso di dargli un'occasione =D
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772 reviews83 followers
June 23, 2024
Не все 11 томов были ровными, но в итоге по-японски точное воспроизведение, что люди остаются такими людьми, неважно живые они или мертвые.
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169 reviews16 followers
June 20, 2016
[Shiki - Thi quỷ]
Nguyên tác: Fuyumi Ono
Hoạ sĩ: Ryu Fujisaki
Số tập: 11vol.
NXB: Shueisha | Kim Đồng
Năm: 2007 | 2010
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Một câu chuyện kinh dị nhưng cũng rất... dễ thương.
(Bài viết theo dạng tóm tắt cốt truyện, spoil thì khỏi cần nói vì cực nhiều spoil)
Đánh giá: 4/5
Trừ điểm vì một nửa câu chuyện diễn ra lề mề, và gần như các nhân vật mình yêu thích đều chết hết, biến các nhân vật mình có thiện cảm trở nên trái ngược. Cộng điểm vì khắc hoạ điểm đặc sắc riêng biệt của từng con người.
Nói là kinh dị thì cũng không đúng lắm, vì cũng chẳng đáng sợ mấy, dù một vài chỗ cũng khiến tôi hơi lạnh gáy. Về điểm này thì hơn đứt Dracula rồi.
Cốt truyện xây dựng ngày càng thú vị. Đôi lúc còn nhét thêm mấy cảnh rất hài hước. Chiều hướng cảm xúc sẽ chia theo giai đoạn như thế này:
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Mở đầu truyện là sự bí bách với một làng quê hẻo lánh cô lập, tôi đã cảm nhận được sự bí bách đó thật. Tiếp đó là một loạt các tình tiết giống Dracula kinh khủng, tôi biết là tôi từng nói truyện dù giống Dracula nhưng vẫn có điểm sáng tạo riêng, ờ thì đó là khi hết tập 1 đúng không, mà đoạn giống Dra như lôi ruột cuốn tiểu thuyết đó ra phải từ tập 2 đến tập 5 mới thấy cơ. Bất cứ ai đọc Dra rồi cũng thắc mắc không biết 6 tập truyện còn lại nói về cái gì. Mặt khác thì như tôi đã nói, truyện giới thiệu tổng cộng khoảng bảy chục nhân vật, thật kinh dị, làm cho đến cả mấy nhân vật quan trọng tôi cũng bị nhầm lẫn lung tung beng cả lên. Giai đoạn này khá dài, đọc cũng khá nản và thậm chí là ức chế nữa, vì mấy nhân vật chính đi được cả nửa bộ rồi mà vẫn xoay quanh chuyện bệnh dịch. Nếu nói về độ sợ hãi thì giai đoạn này có mức độ cao nhất. Bắt đầu từ đoạn sau là thi quỷ xuất hiện nhan nhản rồi.
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Giai đoạn sau nói về quá trình biết và nghiên cứu về thi quỷ. Từ đây bắt đầu thú vị, gay cấn và đặc sắc hơn. Chắc là trong khoảng từ tập 6 đến tập 9. Điểm cực kỳ đặc sắc là thay vì yếu tố kinh dị, bắt đầu từ đây thỉnh thoảng tác giả lại nhét thêm một vài khung truyện hài vào, có mấy chỗ còn rất dễ thương, làm cho tính chất vụ việc từ kinh dị chuyển sang hành động. Khoảng từ tập 5 trở đi sẽ nói khá nhiều về thi quỷ, thậm chí có cả hồ sơ thi quỷ (bên cạnh hồ sơ dân làng). Người đọc sẽ phải đối diện với tình huống đang ở vị trí đứng về phe con người nhưng lại có một chút thông cảm cho thi quỷ.
Hình như truyện Nhật nào cũng phải vứt độc giả vào trạng thái ngơ ngất ngất giữa hai dòng nước ra thì mới chịu. Một điểm tôi cực kỳ thích ở bộ truyện, đó là việc xây dựng hình ảnh những con người phải sống dưới sự bức bách của gánh nặng trách nhiệm, khiến họ thậm chí còn quên mất bản chất thật sự của mình là gì, cũng như buông thả tất cả mọi chuyện mà không làm gì cả hoặc thậm chí căm ghét những con người khiến họ phải chịu bức bách như vậy. Chuyện về ông thầy trụ trì già phải nói là mẹ của thốn. Giờ nghĩ lại vẫn thấy thốn hộ ông già. Bác tác giả vui tính quá, troll rõ đau.
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Có một điều mà bây giờ nghĩ vẫn thấy tự mình phục mình. Đó là chẳng hiểu sao đọc truyện kinh dị rồi mà vẫn nhập hội thuyền thúng được. Ý mình nói là việc ship cặp ấy. Chưa gì đã thấy chính thức hai chân đạp 3 cái thuyền rồi. OTL
Mà hiếm hoi trong truyện cũng có một cảnh lãng mạn, làm mình đọc mà trố cả mắt lên.
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Hai tập cuối kể về quá trình săn quỷ, khi vai trò thợ săn và con mồi đảo ngược.
Dù sao thì bộ truyện này cũng vô cùng đáng đọc. Kết thúc hợp lý trừ việc Yuuki Natsuno chết (ảnh chết thật hả?). Xây dựng hoàn cảnh cá tính của các nhân vật khá đặc sắc, trừ (lại vẫn trừ) Yuuki Natsuno. Chẳng có ai là một anh hùng thực thụ cả. Mà cái motif bạn thân đối đầu có vẻ chưa bao giờ hết hot nhỉ?
Cuối cùng là cách đặt tên chương, Kim Đồng làm không được thống nhất lắm, nhưng chương cuối đặt là "Tế chung thoại" nghe cũng thấy lạnh lạnh. Kiểu từ đầu tới giờ là một bài văn tế ấy.
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Ps: Ờ mà ai mà ngờ ông sư thầy mặc đồ hiện đại đẹp trai vãi lúa thế chứ. Mình đoán ổng thành người sói giống bọn Yuuki, Tatsumi, Yoshie rồi. Nếu chú bác sĩ Ozaki mà chết chắc cũng nhập bọn luôn.
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288 reviews
May 7, 2022


Interesting and unique setting and a set of characters, but the beginning is painfully slow.

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90 reviews3 followers
June 15, 2013
Der Zeichenstil ist doch etwas sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig, passt aber perfekt zu der Handlung des Mangas, und er sieht nicht schlimm aus, sondern ist eher speziell, was ich aber durchaus interessant finde. Da Shi Ki ein Horrormanga ist, wusste ich auf was ich mich einlasse, und bis zum Schluss hat mich der Band gefesselt. Ich bin gespannt wie es weiter geht, und was es mit der Familie in der Kanemasa Villa wirklich auf sich hat. Ein kleiner Schock für mich, war ja schon, dass Megumi gestorben ist, hätte ich niemals gedacht, da ich dachte sie gehöre zu den Hauptfiguren. Aber anscheinend ist niemand im Dorf Sotoba sicher xD' Ich freue mich schon auf den nächsten Band und hoffe es werden ein paar Fragen geklärt, und das genauso viel Blut vorkommt, wie in diesem Band xP
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Author 47 books222 followers
January 9, 2017
EDIT: Nachdem ich bis heute morgens um 2 den Anime gesuchtet habe, muss ich meine Bewertung hochstufen. Verdammt. Ich fühle mich so innerlich leer nachdem ich den Anime geschaut habe uns ich weiß nicht mal warum T____________T
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Nicht schlecht - erinnert ein wenig an Higurashi. Denke aber, dass ich lieber den Anime mal anschaue, da da die Todesszenen besser rüberkommen.

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4 reviews
June 2, 2016
Ich habe schon mehrere Teile von Shiki gelesen und finde es sehr schade, dass Manga und Anime wirklich exakt gleich sind. Wenn man also eins von beiden schon gesehen/gelesen hat, kann man sich alles andere eigentlich sparen.
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