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Mieruko-Chan, Vol. 1 by Tomoki Izumi
4.0
dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Let's get something out of the way: there's pointless fan-service in here that I don't like. I hope it gets better on the next volumes. 

Now that's said, let's talk about the book. The idea is brilliant. A girl who sees horrible ghosts and tries her best to ignore them. The characters are interesting and I hope they have some kind of growth over the series. Miko tries to dominate her poker face while Hana is just living her life without worries and that's funny. The art itself is pretty good, making every character unique and every ghost terrifying. I also like how we learn a few ghosts' background stories and can wonder about the ones untold. The plot so far hasn't moved a lot and repeats itself a bit, but it makes sense because our protagonist is getting used to her new visions. Let's hope in the next volumes she can either eradicate the ghosts or help them. And the ghost on chapter 9, oh dear...

I feel like this manga is some kind of light horror. Even though the ghosts are scary, it's a slice of life after all. It's good for who's unsure if they can handle horror but still want to see scary stuff. I'm liking it so far.

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