Another-yokai related nomination. I don’t know if there’s a limit to how many nominations can be available at the same time, so please disregard if it exceeds the limit.
妖怪ギガ
Summary
from Wikipedia:
Written and illustrated by Satsuki Satō, Yōkai Giga was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shōnen Sunday from April 26, 2017 to November 24, 2021. Shogakukan collected its chapters in eleven tankōbon volumes, released from September 15, 2017 to March 17, 2022.
The series was recommended by manga author Inio Asano. Gō Sasakibara of The Asahi Shimbun commended the depiction of the yōkai creatures presented in the series and compared Satō’s detailed art with humorous touch to Shigeru Mizuki’s work, the late manga artist and yōkai specialist known for GeGeGe no Kitarō.
from Amazon:
本作は美麗なタッチで描かれる妖怪達が
愛嬌たっぷり、アイロニーちょっぴり
多趣多様に彩られるオムニバスとなっております。
人間達を手玉に取ったり、取られたり…
愛くるしい妖怪目線の話の数々をお楽しみください。
連作となっている「クロ」シリーズでは昭和モダンの頃合い、
淡い恋の行方もお楽しみいただけます。
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Personal Opinion
It mainly caught my attention because of the art, I really like the depiction of the various yokai. It’s a collection of stand-alone yokai stories, interspersed with chapters from a longer story of a (probably made-up) yokai named クロ and its relationship to the man it attached itself to. The few stories I read so far are subtly humorous and クロ is rather sweet. Not sure if all stories follow this pattern.
Pros and Cons for the Book Club
Pros
- It’s full of fun Yokai!
- Furigana throughout
- Beautiful traditional-looking yokai depictions
- A mix of short stories and a longer story arc
Cons
- A mix of short stories and a longer story arc
- The subject matter may not appeal to everyone
- Some characters in the digital version may be somewhat hard to make out clearly
Pictures
Difficulty Poll
How much effort would you need to read this book?
- 1 - No effort at all
- 2 - Minimal effort
- 3 - Moderate effort
- 4 - Substantial effort
- 5 - So much effort my head might explode
- I don’t know
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