Thursday, August 7, 2025

23:45 Manga

 

Rating: 3 for unusual story line

My Thoughts:

The publishers use the term otaku when describing the main character, Iku. Otaku is like a subculture in Japan and describes someone obsesses with something like manga, computers, etc. to the detriment of some kind of social life. 
Anyway this is a paranormal love story between Iku and the ghost that he lets into his life. at 23:45 Mimori disappears to replay his death. Perhaps because this kind of story has played out in movies before, the manga seems to assume we are connecting to these other movies and seems to be a bit erratic about the plotline, either going too slow or skipping over.

I know this is a series, but I think I am done after this one. 

From the Publisher:

New Tokyoite and college freshman Iku is living the otaku dream-except for the fact that 
he can now see ghosts. One day, he bumps into Mimori, a super friendly spirit that 
haunts a local bridge, and reluctantly lets the lonely specter into his home. 
But every night at 23:45, Mimori is drawn back to the bridge and forced to replay
his downfall. Will Mimori be stuck in this loop forever, or can Iku find a way to save
him from an eternity of unending tragedy?

Publication Information:

Author/Illustrator: Ohana
Publisher: Kodansha (March 11, 2025)
Print length: 186 pages

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