“Shy doll-maker Marie is trapped in a mansion by Kahrel, who forces her to bring her dolls to life.”
Paperweight Eye
ペーパーウエイト アイ
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Synopsis
Shy doll-maker Marie is trapped in a mansion by Kahrel, who forces her to bring her dolls to life.
Marie is a shy college student and also a doll maker. Then one day, she is trapped in a gothic mansion by a mysterious young man calling himself "Kahrel." Kahrel demands that she 'creates the "people" that make up the world' for him if she wants to leave. The terrified Marie then has the dolls she's made in past come to life, and are bearing down on her! Gothic Doll Fantasy!! (Source: AQUA Scans)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Jan 2017 → Aug 2020
- 5 “Y'know at first glance, I really had this thought that this short series could have the potential to be a decent horror manga because the art style was pretty good enough and the characters were...”
- 5 “I wanted so badly to enjoy this manga. Such an interesting and original concept, such beautiful artwork, and a yandere-ish, mysterious male lead to boot - it had so much potential. Story: 6 The...”
- 4 “When I began reading this manga, it had already finished, so when I saw it only had 11 chapters I expected a fairly light read. This expectation was turned on its head completely. Right from the...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Mar 2011 – Feb 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M20000 catalog