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“Darkness-afflicted girl Mira and physician Rei face disruption when Rei's curious friend arrives.”
Call the Name of the Night
夜の名前を呼んで
7.49
3,315 rank · 4,266 readers · 34 favorites
Seinen
Drama
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Darkness-afflicted girl Mira and physician Rei face disruption when Rei's curious friend arrives.
Deep in the forest, a curious pair resides: a young girl Mira, whose affliction leads her to call forth darkness whenever she's in distress, and her physician Rei, determined to seek a cure. Each day, she works to remember the light and bring back the person she used to be. But a sudden visit from Rei's friend, who harbors an interest in Mira's illness, may be the end of their peaceful days... (Source: Yen Press)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
8.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.30
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.30 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.75
Running avg · Sep 2022 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Overall it is a story about a girl overcoming her PTSD with people and anxiety. The story is like in little isolated chapters too. The few characters felt well rounded. It was a decent read worth...”
- 10 “I didn't expect much when I first picked up this story, but its dedication to fantasy elements and aesthetics charmed me rather quickly. The author chose a style and world to stick with, and they...”
- 8 “Disclaimer: I read this manga in Japanese, in order to learn Japanese. I did not understand every single word the characters said, but with this manga it was pretty fine. Yoru no namae wo yonde...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 25%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 35 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 40m approx
- Published Aug 2020 – Nov 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M56579 catalog