“Three men investigate monk murders and a ghostly kimono girl in mysterious Hakone.”
Tesso no Ori
鉄鼠の檻
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Three men investigate monk murders and a ghostly kimono girl in mysterious Hakone.
The story follows antique store worker Imagawa, aging doctor Kuonji, and writer Sekiguchi, who are all fascinated by mysterious events happening in Hakone, including a series of murders of Buddhist monks and a little girl in a kimono who wanders through the mountains. (Source: ANN)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Mar 2017 – Oct 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M42718 catalog