“Childhood friends reunite on a cursed Japanese island, tackling dangerous cases involving the supernatural and abnormal.”
Kaidan Shima Series
「階段島」シリーズ
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Childhood friends reunite on a cursed Japanese island, tackling dangerous cases involving the supernatural and abnormal.
An island in Japan is the site for the dumped and the refuse. Nanakusa and Yu who were childhood and school friends meet on this island that is called Kaiden, a scary name that only refers to things not normal or earthly. The reunited friends strike a bargain and are soon involved in cases most would not dare be involved in or become entangled in. (Source: IMDb)
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A Novel Publication
- Format 32 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 16m approx
- Published Aug 2014 – Apr 2019
- Source Novel media type
- Ref. BS-M80755 catalog