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“College student Hiroshi is relentlessly stalked by a trench-coated woman who threatens to destroy his life.”
Hauntress
座敷女
6.27
20,494 rank · 9,477 readers · 28 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Drama
Horror
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Synopsis
College student Hiroshi is relentlessly stalked by a trench-coated woman who threatens to destroy his life.
Hiroshi Mori is an ordinary college student leading an unremarkable life, until one day he hears someone ringing his neighbor's doorbell over and over again. He goes out onto the landing and finds a strange woman in a trenchcoat—whose tenacious attention soon transfers to him. Stalked and harassed by this monstrous woman, Hiroshi tries to find out the truth about her before she ruins his life completely. (Source: Kodansha USA)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
6.4
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 1.57
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.57 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.44
Running avg · Feb 2011 → Apr 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This is one of my favorite mangas, featuring a gripping, incredibly creepy story that makes it impossible to stop reading. There are no notable flaws to report, as the experience is consistently...”
- 8 “Zashiki Onna is a masterclass in horror that utilizes a simple, grounded premise and a disconcertingly normal antagonist to create an unforgettable, terrifying experience. While the plot, art, and...”
- 7 “The unique, unsettling art style and the terrifying, grounded nature of the stalker character make this an effective and memorable horror experience. However, the narrative relies on cliché urban...”
Verbosity
Short · 44%
Medium · 44%
Long · 11%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hauntress begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Jul 1993 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0908 catalog