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“Private investigator and antique book seller team up to solve gruesome schoolgirl murders and dismemberments.”
Mouryou no Hako
魍魎の匣
7.29
5,425 rank · 2,716 readers · 17 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Horror
Mystery
Supernatural
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Private investigator and antique book seller team up to solve gruesome schoolgirl murders and dismemberments.
The story follows a series of bizarre murders of schoolgirls who have been dismembered and stuffed into boxes. The private investigator hired by a missing daughter's mother joins forces with an antique book seller and others to unravel the murder spree. (Source: MangaToshokan)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Aug 2007 – Apr 2010
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6210 catalog