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The girl who sees them6/12/2023 Each face is like a broken and distorted mirror of what a girl’s face should be like. Four long necks rip-out from the shirt, holding-up twisted and contorted faces. The ghost looks like a schoolgirl, with the uniform partially torn and in disorder. Regardless of the creepy design, the creature is not directly harmful. The ghosts are missing any proper name, so to classify them I created a name, which of course could be not reflected in the official manga. The article will be updated when new and creepy creatures will appear in future chapters. In the following article, I will analyse the most disturbing ghosts of Mieruko-chan. The manga is still on-going online, with around 26 chapters and, at the moment, no physical edition. Of course, there are also the aggressive ghosts, attacking other beings, sometimes randomly, or focusing their attention on humans with high spirituality or able to see them. Also, the intellect is different and, if some ghosts are almost mindless, others are in charge of different tasks inside the hierarchy of the cryptic underworld. ![]() Others, even if not directly dangerous, are more cryptic and bizarre, with incomprehensible patterns and actions, generally reflected in their alien and twisted anatomies. Some of them are clearly peaceful being, existing just to exist, maybe chattering or minding their role, very similar to a human-like behaviour. The ghosts are a kind of interesting cryptid with complex behaviour. This is a manga with a double soul, almost a comedy until the disturbing ghosts suddenly appear to break the everyday life of the protagonist with their obsessive habits. If the girls in the manga are pictured in a cute style, the contrapposition with the creatures is strong, since also the art-style changes to create twisted nightmares made of strong and chaotic black ink. While the trick could be boring after several chapters, a top-level and innovative creature design will always keep the interest high. Roughly translated as “the girl that sees them,” the plot of Mieruko-chan is really simple: the protagonist can see disturbing ghosts but, while terrified, she tries to not mind their presence so the ghosts will not realise that she can see them. With great surprise, I have to say that Mieruko-chan is a fresh wind in horror manga, especially for its twisted and innovative ghosts. However, it is not easy for a horror manga to achieve such disturbing creatures as Ito’s ones, with only few names really standing-out for their innovative monster designs. Some of his stories have also twisted and grotesque creatures, which some time ago I compiled in a Bestiary (part 2 available here: The monsters of Junji Ito: Part 2). ![]() ![]() His works are always incredibly creepy and disturbing, something that will stick in my mind for a long time. If you read previous articles, probably it is not a surprise that I am a fan of Junji Ito.
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