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“Lawyer Aoi Midorikawa investigates a padlocked apartment oozing sticky liquid, launching a mysterious nightmare.”
Gamurakan
臥夢螺館
6.21
20,721 rank · 963 readers · 2 favorites
Mystery
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Synopsis
Lawyer Aoi Midorikawa investigates a padlocked apartment oozing sticky liquid, launching a mysterious nightmare.
Lawyer Aoi Midorikawa is drawn from the torpor of his office by an old woman who wishes to got leave a tenant bad debtor. On the spot, it notes that lthe rented apartment is closed by a door padlocked from beginning to end and that the handle oozes a thick sticking liquid. Here begins an allucinating story full of mistery.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 3
σ 3.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 3.00
Running avg · Dec 2012 → Apr 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This is easily the best horror manga I have ever read, featuring a chilling and haunting atmosphere that was so intense I nearly hallucinated. While I generally detest being afraid and horror is...”
- 3 “The manga offers some intriguing, Lovecraftian-inspired imagery and a niche appeal for those specifically seeking out weird, experimental horror. However, the experience is ultimately boring,...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Gamurakan begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 32 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 16m approx
- Published Jan 2003 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9077 catalog