The Summer of the Ubume
Manga adaptation of the first novel in Kyougoku Natsuhiko's award-winning Kyougokudou Series.
Tokyo, 1952: The bizarre case of a missing doctor and his supernaturally pregnant wife captures the imagination of novelist Sekiguchi Tatsumi, so he enlists the help of an old friend, Chuuzenji Akihiko, a bookstore owner and part-time exorcist who begrudgingly agrees to help investigate the disappearance. They'll face a family's darkest secrets... Secrets that Sekiguchi himself can't escape.
Tokyo, 1952: The bizarre case of a missing doctor and his supernaturally pregnant wife captures the imagination of novelist Sekiguchi Tatsumi, so he enlists the help of an old friend, Chuuzenji Akihiko, a bookstore owner and part-time exorcist who begrudgingly agrees to help investigate the disappearance. They'll face a family's darkest secrets... Secrets that Sekiguchi himself can't escape.
Details
Format
MangaSource
OtherRomaji
Ubume no NatsuNative
姑獲鳥の夏Country
JPStatus
FinishedStart Date
Monday, January 21, 2013End Date
Wednesday, December 10, 2014Synonyms
Hyakki Yakou Series 1
Kyougokudou
Kyougokudou
Tags
Historical
79%
Detective
79%
Seinen
79%
Dissociative Identities
73%
Memory Manipulation
70%
Nudity
66%
Male Protagonist
60%
Primarily Adult Cast
60%
Philosophy
60%
Tragedy
53%
Drugs
30%