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“University students investigate a myth on Ikishima island, violating a 400-year festival ban with severe consequences.”
Kono Shima ni wa Midara de Jaaku na Mono ga Sumu
この島には淫らで邪悪なモノが棲む
6.08
21,322 rank · 12,422 readers · 45 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Drama
Sci-Fi
Ecchi
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Synopsis
University students investigate a myth on Ikishima island, violating a 400-year festival ban with severe consequences.
Tarou Kajiura and his friends from the same folkloristic research group at Tonan University went on a trip to Ikishima island in order to pursue the origins of the myth about princess Kwannon. At the same time the villagers of Ikishima were holding the annual festival in which outsiders were forbidden to participate in since 400 years. The consequences for breaking that rule were more severe that anyone had imagined... (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
5.1
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
38%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 2
σ 2.71
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.71 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.4
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.88
Running avg · Sep 2015 → Sep 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “It might contain a bit spoilers. I started this manga because of its horror and mystery genre. I thought this story was about the fight between the villagers and the outsiders. However, it was...”
- 9 “This is the story you gotta read for the plot. It is labeled smut, but it was really interesting sci-fi for mature audiences. In some ways, it is similar to Higurashi When They Cry and Summertime...”
- 7 “Since this is the first review on this manga, I thought I'd introduce you, the potential reader, to its theme, tone and mood rather than focusing on specific areas and critiquing them. The manga...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 75%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 50 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 40m approx
- Published Apr 2014 – Mar 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M29878 catalog