is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by

Satoshi Mizukami Satoshi Mizukami (Japanese: 水上悟志 Hepburn: ''Mizukami Satoshi'', born February 20, 1980, in Osaka) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of ''Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer'', ''Spirit Circle'', and the anime tele ...

. It was serialized in

Shōnen Gahōsha is a Japanese publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printe ...

's '' Young King OURs'' magazine from May 2012 to March 2016. The manga received a digital simulpub release by

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, while

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licensed the series for a print release.

Plot

Fuuta Okeya is a high school student who can see ghosts and has a strange mark on his cheek that he hides. When Kouko Ishigami, a new student, arrives in his class with a scar on her forehead and accompanied by a ghost named East, Fuuta's tranquillity ends. After a failed attempt by Fuuta to make friends with Kouko and after she sees his mark, Kouko declares him to be her enemy, attacking him with a mysterious spiritual circle made of flames. The hostilities between the two date back to their reincarnation, and Fuuta will have to discover his past and his links with Kouko, East, and Rune, the spirit of a girl who suddenly appears.

Characters

; : The protagonist of the story, a fourteen-year-old with the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. ; : Fuuta's deadly enemy. She recovered her past life's memory after a car accident that left a scar on her forehead.

Reception

''Spirit Circle'' was nominated for the 48th

Seiun Award The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by , the awards are given at the annual Japan Science Fiction Convention. ...

in the comic category in 2017.

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External links

* {{Young King OURs 2012 manga Science fantasy anime and manga Seinen manga Seven Seas Entertainment titles Shōnen Gahōsha manga Supernatural anime and manga