is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Matsuri. It was serialized in Media Factory's ''

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'' magazine from July 2016 to May 2019, before moving to

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's ''Comic Newtype'' website in June 2019, where it was serialized until November 2022. As of July 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eleven volumes.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Matsuri, the series began serialization in Media Factory's ''

'' magazine on July 15, 2016. The series ended serialization in ''Monthly Comic Gene'' on May 15, 2019; the series resumed serialization in

's ''Comic Newtype'' website on June 25, 2019. The series completed its serialization in ''Comic Newtype'' on November 22, 2022. As of July 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eleven ''

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'' volumes. In February 2019, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

Volume list

Drama CD

A drama CD adaptation was released in the August 2018 issue of ''Monthly Comic Gene'' on July 14, 2018. It starred Takuma Nagatsuka,

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, and Hiroki Yasumoto.

Reception

Rebecca Silverman and Faye Hopper from

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compared the story to that of '' Hell Girl'' and '' xxxHolic''. Silverman and Hopper both praised the artwork, but felt the story failed to explain some things they thought it should have explained. Kate O'Neil from The Fandom Post liked the story and especially liked the artwork, comparing it to ''

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'' and ''xxxHolic''.

References

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* * {{ANN, manga, 22767 Dark fantasy anime and manga Japanese webcomics Kadokawa Shoten manga Media Factory manga Seinen manga Shōjo manga Webcomics in print Yen Press titles