Manga Yokai Stories

Ghostly Tales from Japan (Seven Manga Ghost Stories)

Lafcadio Hearn author Inko Ai Takita illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Tuttle Publishing

Published:15th Sep '20

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This thrilling collection of seven Japanese ghost stories will captivate lovers of yokai stories!

These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 1890 and 1904. Here, they are retold by award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson, who has garnered a worldwide fan base for his manga adaptations of works of Japanese literature, including such classics as The Book of Five Rings and The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts.

Manga Yokai Stories includes:

  • Nuke-kubi: A masterless samurai is trapped in a house haunted by headless goblins
  • The Screen Maiden: A young man develops an obsession with a woman in a painting that almost kills him
  • Corpse Rider: A woman's unburied corpse cannot rest until she has taken her revenge on the man who divorced her
  • A Dead Secret: A young mother terrifies her family when she returns as a ghost, unable to find peace until she puts to rest a shocking secret she has left behind

Wilson's skillful adaptation of Hearn's ghostly tales—along with superb manga illustrations from UK-based Japanese artist Inko Ai Takita—make these fascinating stories come to life.

This book is in traditional Japanese reading order—from back to front—so that fans and manga lovers can enjoy an authentic reading experience.

"[Lafcadio Hearn] is today considered one of the first authors to bring Japanese ghost stories to the West. In this collection are seven of those stories—some tragic, some with a hint of comedy, and some downright creepy." —TheRoarbots.com
"The various myths and folk tales, depicted in semi-realistic manga style, are fascinating both as glimpses into Japanese culture and as an exploration of universal human fears." —Star Tribune
"Sean Michael Wilson succeeds in his mission of retelling these stories, creepiness and all, and adapting them into an easy-to-digest manga form…an attractive starting point for readers who want to explore old-fashioned Japanese horror." —Otaku USA

ISBN: 9784805315668

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 425g

128 pages