148 reviews for:

Mieruko-Chan — Slice of Horror Vol. 1

Tomoki Izumi

3.73 AVERAGE

rereader33's review against another edition

2.0

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While I appreciate the concept of making yokai scary again rather than the cutesy iterations seen in most yokai manga, this first volume falls flat for two reasons. One, the completely unnecessary fan service and two, the repetitive structure. The fan service in this volume is the kind that makes me think, "I bet if the main character was a boy there would be no fan service". Not too offensive (at least by manga/ anime standards), but unnecessary and again makes me question whether this would be happening if the protagonist was a boy. With regards to the repetitive structure, while the last two chapters took different paths with the same formula, every other chapter was exactly the same: Miko is doing something mundane, she discovers there's a yokai, she tries to avoid it, shenanigans ensue. I understand that manga like these are going to be a tad repetitive, the fan service and the fact that I didn't find ANY of the punch lines funny made the repetition worse.


I borrowed the second volume so I'm going to at least read that one, but I doubt I'll continue with this series. It's just not for me.

grooovyzeee's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

montes's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

dannyb295's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

shelovestoread81's review against another edition

2.0

fast-paced

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This was not the manga for me.   It was kinda scary and doesn’t explain why or how she can see things.

booklover160's review against another edition

4.0

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Read 3 volumes.

Ehh it was okay. It has fan service as others have said but not as bad as I was expecting. Even so, the plot is kinda weak and I can’t see myself keep going. I might return to it when it’s a completed series. Overall, interesting start to a series but didn’t hook me right away.

Edit 10/3/21: I just read book 2 and it gets so much better. There’s no unnecessary fan service and an actual plot is taking shape. I’m upping my stars to reflect that. I will be reading on!

Edit 12/1/21: Book 3 is getting better and better. I loved what happened with the cat guy and I'm interested to see what's going to happen with the two familiars and the big monster guy.

ivyinthepages's review against another edition

3.0

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 Rating: 3.5 leaves out of 5
-Characters: 4/5
-Cover (+art): 4/5
-Story: 3/5
-Writing: 5/5
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Supernatural
-Comedy: 2.5/5
-Horror: 1/5
-Supernatural: 5/5
Type: Manga
Worth?: I suppose

Hated|Disliked|Meh|It Was Okay|Liked|Really Liked|Loved

Another one I read because of the hype the anime got. It def was not what I have been seeing and honestly expected more. I don't dislike it but I honestly really wanted more from it. 

kid1412's review against another edition

4.5

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

espoirra's review against another edition

3.5

dark lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

inumakitoge's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 ★