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“Senno Knife's horror novel features six urban-legend tales, including "Mantis Woman" and "Hell's Gumball Machine."”
Mantis Woman
カマキリ女
6.19
20,829 rank · 1,012 readers · 1 favorites
Josei
Horror
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Senno Knife's horror novel features six urban-legend tales, including "Mantis Woman" and "Hell's Gumball Machine."
Senno Knife attacks the Japanese urban legends in this horror compilation. In the title story, "Mantis Woman", Chiaki wonders why headless bodies are showing up around the school. She really shouldn't have gone to investigate alone. Be careful what you wish for when the one fulfilling the wishes comes from "Hell's Gumball Machine". A total of six short stories are in this novel. (Source: ANN)
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- 5 “So this is a rather interesting manga but sadly the stories were just cut short. Each one did give you a small scar but in the end, none of them really stood out all that well. The horror was...”
- 5 “Esta review también está en español. Kamakiri Onna (Mantis Woman) is a collection of short stories (usually less than thirty pages) made by Senno Knife, an artist specialized in horror manga. This...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Jan 2003 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4275 catalog