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“1952 Tokyo: novelist and exorcist investigate missing doctor and supernatural pregnancy, uncovering dark family secrets.”
Ubume no Natsu
姑獲鳥の夏
7.64
2,295 rank · 3,333 readers · 33 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
1952 Tokyo: novelist and exorcist investigate missing doctor and supernatural pregnancy, uncovering dark family secrets.
Tokyo, 1952. The bizarre case of a missing doctor and his supernaturally pregnant wife captures the imagination of novelist Sekiguchi Tatsumi, so he enlists the help of an old friend, Chuuzenji Akihiko, a bookstore owner and part-time exorcist who begrudgingly agrees to help investigate the disappearance. They'll face a family's darkest secrets... Secrets that Sekiguchi himself can't escape. (Source: MU)
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8.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 8
σ 0.83
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Strong agreement
σ 0.83 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.75
Running avg · Aug 2021 → Apr 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The art was great, it often added to the beauty or "ugliness" of subjects/ characters. The backgrounds and buildings are very detailed, so you can get a strong sense of "place". This work covers...”
- 10 “Ubume no Natsu is a dark and suspenseful manga that tells the story of a novelist who investigates the disappearance of a doctor and his pregnant wife. The story is set in Tokyo in 1952, and it is...”
- 8 “This is a gripping thriller. The story has psychological, sci-fi, medical, and youkai(Japanese sprits) elements. I read it in one go. There is a LOT of texts, and if you want to understand the...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 75%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Jan 2013 – Dec 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M27439 catalog