Review: EERIE QUEERIE!

Ghosts are spooky, but badly, mildly offensive localized titles are possibly even more scary.

EERIE QUEERIE! (Gosuto!), by Shuri Shiozu.  First published in 1999 and first published in North America in 2004.

PLOT:

Mitsuo is a lonely kid with a strange gift: he can see ghosts.  Because of this, he often finds him hassled by spirits desperate for attention and conversation.  Sometimes they'll even go so far as to possess Mitsuo's body, as Mitsuo learns the hard way.  When a dead schoolgirl does just this to confess to Mitsuo's classmate Hanasuma, he ends up gaining an unexpected partner who might be into Mitsuo more than he lets on.

Review: WITCHCRAFT WORKS

Now that it's October, it's time to take a look at some spooky manga.  What could truly be more spooky than the topic of today's manga: RELATIONSHIPS!

Oh, and witches I guess.

WITCHCRAFT WORKS (Witchikurafuto Wakusu), by Ryu Mizunagi.  First published in 2010 and first published in North America in 2014.

PLOT:

Honoka Takamiya is your standard issue ordinary high school boy, albeit one who always seems to end up at the fringes of the crowds that seem to constantly surround the strapping, silent class idol Ayaka Kagari.  The two begin to connect when a strange new girl attacks them both, forcing Ayaka to reveal herself as a fire-wielding witch.  Ayaka declares Honoka to be her 'princess,' possessing great power that rebellious witches will do anything to possess.  Ayaka is determined to protect him no matter what, teaching him the ways of magic and the world of witches.