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“A shapeshifting spider monster assumes a girl's identity amid mysterious murders in town.”
Namae no Nai Kaibutsu: Kumo to Shoujo to Ryouki Satsujin
名前のない怪物 蜘蛛と少女と猟奇殺人
6.83
12,436 rank · 11,910 readers · 171 favorites
Horror
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
A shapeshifting spider monster assumes a girl's identity amid mysterious murders in town.
A monster spider with the ability to take the form of whoever it eats takes a cute girl's body. At the same time, a string of murders are plaguing the town and he begins to wonder whether the murders and the spider are connected.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
8.2
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
89%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.13
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.13 · some divergence
The polarity gap
2.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 6.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.78
Running avg · Mar 2021 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The relationship between the main character and the heroine is genuinely interesting, and the sweet ending makes this a fun, entertaining read for fans of yandere monster girls. However, the story...”
- 8 “The art style is exceptional, perfectly capturing the author's intent in every panel, and the story initially provides a gripping, suspenseful experience. However, the narrative structure is...”
- 8 “I enjoyed this manga for its satisfying ending and the way sexual content is seamlessly integrated into the narrative rather than serving as mere fan service. While the story quality feels...”
Verbosity
Short · 44%
Medium · 56%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Namae no Nai Kaibutsu: Kumo to Shoujo to Ryouki Satsujin begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 39 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 12m approx
- Published Sep 2018 – Nov 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M51845 catalog