A Strange and Mystifying Story (Japanese: この世異聞, Hepburn: Kono Yo Ibun) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Tsuta Suzuki. The manga was published by Libre Publishing. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the first volume through its imprint, Juné, on May 27, 2008,[1] the second volume following on August 19, 2009.[2] It is about a man who is sick with a disease cursed to affect all of his bloodline who summons a therianthrope, his family's guardian, to heal him.
| A Strange and Mystifying Story | |
 Cover of the first volume of A Strange and Mystifying Story as published by Libre Publishing | |
| この世異聞 (Kono Yo Ibun) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy, Yaoi |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tsuta Suzuki |
| Published by | Libre Publishing |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Be × Boy Comics |
| Magazine | Magazine Be × Boy |
| Published | May 2005 - November 7, 2012 |
| Volumes | 7 |
Reception edit
Holly Ellingwood of ActiveAnime praised the 'quite striking' design of the therianthrope,[3] and enjoyed his background story in the second volume.[4] Michelle Smith found the background story incongruous with the otherwise "crude" presentation of the therianthrope in the rest of the series.[5] Leroy Douresseaux praises the "slow burn", the "anticipation of consummation" in the work, and compares the story to Danielle Steel's fiction.[6] Danielle van Gorder praised the character development, especially of the secondary characters, and the manga artist's easily distinguishable character designs.[7] Van Gorder found the second volume "a bit disjointed", as it jumps around in time, showing the progress of the characters' relationship.[8]
References edit
- ^ "A Strange & Mystifying Story". Juné Books. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016.
- ^ "A Strange & Mystifying Story Vol. 2". Juné Books. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.
- ^ Ellingwood, Holly (May 21, 2008). "A Strange and Mystifying Story Vol. 1 (Advance Review)". activeAnime.
- ^ Ellingwood, Holly (July 22, 2009). "A Strange and Mystifying Story Vol. 2 (Advance Review)". activeAnime.
- ^ Smith, Michelle (August 3, 2009). "Manga Minis, 8/3/09: A Strange and Mystifying Story, Vol. 2". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (April 15, 2008). "A Strange and Mystifying Story: Volume 1 (Yaoi Manga)". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor.
- ^ Van Gorder, Danielle (May 7, 2008). "A Strange and Mystifying Story Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011.
- ^ Van Gorder, Danielle (September 29, 2009). "A Strange and Mystifying Story Vol. #02". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
External links edit
- A Strange and Mystifying Story (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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