An intriguing beginning! Minato and Akira Lee have just moved to a new town, and soon discover the strange apparitions that every local just takes as normal. Enormous animals, glitchy shapes, even whole people with odd features, like wings instead of a face.

With the help of two new friends, they form an investigation club. In manga, that would normally be a really wholesome, cute vibe, but the art style and nature of the apparitions really make this book ominous. This first volume isn’t so much horror, but you get the impression that it’s going to turn that way in the future. I don’t anticipate gore, but I think there’s going to be some monsters afoot, soon!

The art style is pretty interesting. If feels a bit like 3D animation which has been rendered down into traditional manga 2d aesthetic. I like it! The backgrounds, especially in interiors, are a bit…airy, sparse, but the characters aren’t in some whitespace land. It’s more minimalist, and very deliberate. Not lazy, just a style.

I’ll be keeping an eye out for volume 2. It’s got me intrigued!

Advanced reader copy provided by the publisher.

I loved this!
When I picked up the book I didn't know what to expect, but the story and art totally surprised me.

The story slowly grows with the mystery and events that unfold in the city.

The two sisters are incredible main characters, and I liked them immediately after opening the book. They are aware of their weaknesses, but that just means they do their best to overcome their difficulties and don't allow to be stopped by them. With their willpower they seek answers to the mysteries they have seen, and are joined by two girls from the city, who have the same curiosity about the events they witness.

The graphic style is beautiful. Fantastic and wonderful.
I think it fits perfectly with the theme that the story portrays and its relaxed drawing style with the contrast of black and white adds more to the mystery and deepens the sci-fi.

Super excited to read the next volume.

big thank you to yen press and netgalley for a digital arc ! <3

The first volume follows two siblings after they moved into a new town and start noticing odd elements. After Akira, the younger sister, notices something weird outside her window, she and her friends start investigating her he occurrences!

I thought it was super cute and not so anxiety inducing. Reminds me a lot of the Box of Light light manga. Kind of slice of life-y, not super spooky, really easy read !