“Fuuta and Kouko's reincarnation feud unfolds through past-life memories revealed by her spirit circle attacks.”
Spirit Circle
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Synopsis
Fuuta and Kouko's reincarnation feud unfolds through past-life memories revealed by her spirit circle attacks.
Fuuta Okeya, a 14-year-old student, can see ghosts and wears a bandage on his left cheek to hide his striking birthmark. One day, a girl with a scar on her forehead named Kouko Ishigami, accompanied by a ghost of a tall and friendly man, transfers into his class. Fuuta quickly takes a liking to Kouko, wondering if it might be love at first sight. After waking up crying from a strange dream involving her, he feels a nostalgic connection to Kouko and becomes determined to befriend her. However, a chain of events forces Fuuta to reveal his birthmark to Kouko, to which she declares him to be the enemy of her life. A furious Kouko explains that the two are bound by reincarnation, and that Fuuta's birthmark is a curse she engraved on him in one of their past lives to recognize and eventually defeat him. Kouko brings out a circular object made of flames known as the "spirit circle" and attacks Fuuta, pushing him off a flight of stairs. As he falls, Fuuta is thrown back into the insight of one of his previous lives. Spirit Circle chronicles Fuuta's journey back and forth his several past lives as he gradually unravels the mysteries behind his apparent bad blood with Kouko.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 27 sampled reviews
What 27 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.34 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.22
Running avg · May 2013 → Feb 2026
- 9 “When I first read the description of this manga, I immediately thought of Kekkaishi, but that was not the case. This manga went far over my expectations. It was very amusing and interesting to see...”
- 9 “holy sh*t! I just finished this and this manga is just sooo good. I'm surprised there is no anime adaptation yet. the best thing is of course the story. you get so intrigued and just want to know...”
- 10 “Story The story is pretty unique. About souls, reincarnation and fate, it has many deeper meanings that you would never find on another manga ever. I would have liked if an epilogue was present,...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 45 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 00m approx
- Published May 2012 – Mar 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M19028 catalog