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The Summer of the Ubume

The Summer of the Ubume

2013Completedsafe8.48manga
Award WinningHistoricalMysteryPsychologicalSupernatural

Manga adaptation of the first novel in Kyougoku Natsuhiko's award-winning "Kyougokudou" series.

Tokyo, 1952: The bizarre case of a missing doctor and his supernaturally pregnant wife captures the imagination of novelist Sekiguchi Tatsumi, so he enlists the help of an old friend, Chuuzenji Akihiko, a bookstore owner and part-time exorcist who begrudgingly agrees to help investigate the disappearance. They'll face a family's darkest secrets… secrets that Sekiguchi himself can't escape.

  • Part 1: Ubume no Natsu
  • Part 2: Mouryou no Hako
  • Part 3: Kyoukotsu no Yume
  • Part 4: Jorougumo no Kotowari
  • Side Story: Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro
Authors: Kyougoku NatsuhikoArtists: Shimizu Aki

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姑獲鳥の夏[ja]Ubume no Natsu[en]

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Split PersonalityBased on a NovelFolklore20th CenturyDetective/sHospitalMemory ManipulationPregnancySexual AssaultUnreliable NarratorChild/renCurse/sDisability/iesDruggedDrug/sInvestigationJapanese FolkloreMissing PersonMurder Victim/sNovelistRapeRape Victim/sRumorsSexual AbuseShowa EraSuicide/sClever ProtagonistDelusions1950sAdultery

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