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is a Japanese manga
written by Hideyuki Kikuchi
and illustrated by Misaki Saitoh. The manga was licensed in the US by ADV Manga. The first volume of the manga was released on November 9, 2004 before the license was cancelled. The manga is licensed for a French-language release in France by Taifu Comics and in Russia by Comics Factory
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. They also pointed out that the action scenes are often confusing, but praised the manga for defusing its scariness through its omnipresent humor. They also found the second set of volumes to be more effective and cited the refreshing shift in the manga's main character as a positive.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
written by Hideyuki Kikuchi
Hideyuki Kikuchi
is a Japanese author famous for his horror novels. His most famous works including the Vampire Hunter D series, Darkside Blues and Wicked City. He has been compared to both Stephen King and H. P. Lovecraft.-Biography:...
and illustrated by Misaki Saitoh. The manga was licensed in the US by ADV Manga. The first volume of the manga was released on November 9, 2004 before the license was cancelled. The manga is licensed for a French-language release in France by Taifu Comics and in Russia by Comics Factory
Comics Factory
Comics Factory is a comics imprint of major Russian book publisher AST. It serves as a translator and the licensor of European graphic novels, Japanese manga, manhwa, Taiwan and Hongkong manhua, Original English-language manga. It also released Russian-language manga of Russian and Ukrainian...
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Reception
Mania.com's Eduardo M. Chavez criticises the manga for its art and for the manga trying to be "too much at once." Manga-News criticized the series for being too clichéCliché
A cliché or cliche is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning,...
. They also pointed out that the action scenes are often confusing, but praised the manga for defusing its scariness through its omnipresent humor. They also found the second set of volumes to be more effective and cited the refreshing shift in the manga's main character as a positive.