Ghost Hunt, Vol. 1

by Shiho Inada, Fuyumi Ono | Graphic Novels |
ISBN: 0345486242 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 10/13/2014
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Monday, October 13, 2014
I found this good-condition softcover on the used-manga shelves at Harrisons Comics, and nabbed it for another release copy. (I enjoyed the anime based on the original novels too.)

The series is about a team of people with different psychic abilities who join together to deal with paranormal problems, with some mild romantic interest/jealousy here and there.

The story opens with high school student Mai running afoul of the ghost-hunting team that's investigating hauntings at the old school buildling; she accidentally causes an injury to Lin, the tall dark and silent assistant to head ghost-hunter Shibuya, and Shibuya (whom Mai promptly dubs "Naru" for "narcissist") insists that she take over as assistant until Lin recovers.

The investigations include scientific methods - monitoring temperature, seizmic activity, subsonic sound, etc., but the team also has a miko, a psychic, a monk, and a priest on call. And it turns out that Mai has been having these dreams in which she learns things about the cases - though she's unsure of herself and reluctant to inform the team about it.

The stories seem to be a mix of actual supernatural incidents and real-world manifestations, keeping the reader uncertain - a nice touch. There's a lot of interesting folklore, too, and some very creepy sequences.

[See also the TV Tropes page.]

Released 9 yrs ago (10/13/2014 UTC) at Chelmsford (See Notes For Details) in Chelmsford, Massachusetts USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I left this book, bagged against the elements, on a bench in Penham Park across from the old cemetery. Hope the finder enjoys it!

*** Released for the 2014 Spook-tacular Halloween Challenge, for "ghost". ***

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