“1994 village plagued by vampire-like shiki after strange family arrives; doctor and teen uncover deadly truth.”
Shiki
屍鬼
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1994 village plagued by vampire-like shiki after strange family arrives; doctor and teen uncover deadly truth.
The story takes place in particularly hot summer in 1994, in a small quiet Japanese village called Sotoba. A series of mysterious deaths begin to spread in the village, at the same time when a strange family moves into the long-abandoned Kanemasa mansion on top of a hill. Megumi Shimizu, a young girl who wanted to leave the village and move to the city, pays them a visit never to return. She is later found lying in the forest and tragically dies. Doctor Toshio Ozaki, director of Sotoba's only hospital, initially suspects an epidemic; however, as investigations continue and the deaths begin to pile up, he learns—and becomes convinced—that they are the work of the "shiki," vampire-like creatures, plaguing the village. A young teenager named Natsuno Yuuki, who hates living in the village, begins to be pursued and becomes surrounded by death. (Source: Wikipedia)
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A Novel Publication
- Format 49 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 32m approx
- Published Sep 1998 – ongoing
- Source Novel media type
- Ref. BS-M48355 catalog