English Title: The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe
Japanese Title: ã‚ãŒå®¶ã¯å¹½ä¸–ã®è²¸æœ¬å±‹ã•ã‚“ — “Wagaya wa Kakuriyo no Kashi Honya-san”
Author: Shinobumaru – å¿ä¸¸
Illustrator: Munashichi – å…七質
Translator: Wesley O’Donnell
Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural
Original Run: June 2019 – ongoing
English Run: August 2021 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher:Â Micro Magazine
English Publisher: Seven Seas
Volumes in Japanese: 5 (In Progress)
Volumes in English: 1 (In Progress)
Synopsis:
An atmospheric fantasy series for bibliophiles and fans of Japanese ghost stories!
Kaori lives in an otherworldly bookstore with her adoptive father. Together, they provide books to the strange denizens of the spirit realm. But Kaori's peaceful days come to an end when she rescues an injured boy from the streets–a human, like her, from the mortal realm. The boy's name is Suimei, and he's an exorcist, the natural enemy of all spirits. Can Kaori convince Suimei that the line between human and spirit is far hazier than he thinks? A touching supernatural tale where humanity and Japanese folklore intertwine!
Volume 1 — The Spirit Daughter and the Exorcist Son
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eBook Released August 19, 2021 -- ASIN: B099G5J8TM
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Paperback Released October 5, 2021 — ISBN-13: 9781648276224
Upcoming Releases
Volume 2
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Volume 3
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Reviews of The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe
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Anime Adaptation
None
Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry — (Japan) — Published May 2020 – ongoing
(English Release) Licensed by Seven Seas — Published March 2022 – ongoing
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If you liked The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe, you might also want to try…
- Deathbound Duke’s Daughter — also illustrated by Munashichi
- Romance of the Imperial Capital Kotogami: A Tale of Living Alongside Spirits — human living among spirits
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