“1950s tutor Raichi unravels why his student Matsurika became a flesh-eating monster and eight girls vanished mysteriously.”
When the Monsters Cry
バケモノたちが嘯く頃に ~バケモノ姫の家庭教師~
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1950s tutor Raichi unravels why his student Matsurika became a flesh-eating monster and eight girls vanished mysteriously.
Year 25 of the Showa era (1950). In the late summer, a young man, Raichi Shiozawa, visits the village of Mishirushi, where old superstitions and folklore still remain. The purpose of his visit is to tutor Matsurika Mishirushi, the daughter of a prominent village family. However, Matsurika is not an ordinary human; she is a monster that eats human flesh. Why this beautiful and graceful girl has turned into a monster? Because of an illness? A curse? Afterward, eight girls disappears all of a sudden. What's the truth behind the disappearance? On the boundary between humans and monsters, lady monster's private tutor, Raichi Shiozawa, will reveal all the mysteries! The author of the When They Cry series presents to you a new story full of mystery and strangeness. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 1 vol ch × vol
- Published Oct 2020 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M56416 catalog