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Overall it could be classed as cliche-ridden, as it borrows asinine plot frequently seen in Hollywood trash horrors, albeit that Japanese peculiarity to add dose of aberrancy really supplements the status of this piece to class it as a bit above mediocre or even unique for some aspects at least.

Affixed to above mentioned is the abundantly embellished art style which is a meritorious element, and perhaps will serve as a stimulus to continue till the end, that is, if you will consider plot to be atrocious, or predictable.

First of all, I'd like to say I'm not familiar with any of Kakizaki's other works (mostly referring to Rainbow since that's his most famous one), so I'm not going to be making any comparisons to anything else he's worked on. With that out of the way....

Hideout is a very short series. I don't imagine that it would take more than an hour or two to read it all, and that might be a very generous estimate depending on how fast you read. Since it's only 9 chapters you might not be expecting a whole lot as far as depth of the plot goes, but ... Kakizaki actually manages to spin a fairly human, depressing story with the little space given.

The premise (the couple getting lost and stumbling into an utterly horrific experience) is executed well enough. You get to see what led up to all this, the circumstances behind the death of the couple's son and the grisly aftermath, as the husband slowly loses everything important in his life: his son, his wife, her family, his career, everything goes spiraling downwards, and the man is slowly driven into madness. I'm sure the surprises waiting for them in the cave didn't exactly help his mental state either. I'm not sure that I would be driven to the extremes the protagonist goes to, but it's all part of the tragedy, so I guess it's fine. Given that it's only 9 chapters, it does a pretty good job of making you feel involved and making you care about what goes on.

That said, while the plot gets a thumbs up from me, the main thing Hideout has going for it is the art. It takes an extremely skilled artist to paint true terror and create landscapes and imagery that are genuinely frightening. Kakizaki is almost up there with Kentaro Miura (the author of Berserk) in the horror scenes department. Everything is marvelously shaded, detailed, and bleak, which makes the gruesome content of Hideout so much more potent than it would be with only a "good" artist working on it, as opposed to an excellent one like in this manga.

I wish I could say more about this manga, but there really is not much else to say. Hideout is a good 9 chapter series with a good plot and absolutely outstanding artwork. It will not take you very long to read, and it's certainly worth your time to check it out.

“How long was I locked up in that room? A day? A week? I could no longer tell. On top of driving you crazy, the darkness and isolation also robbed you of all your sense of time.”

Kirishima Seiichi’s life has so far been full of ups and downs— recurring letdowns in his career as a writer, the tragic death of his son and to top it all, the cold and distant attitude of his wife. With the alleged intention of overcoming the loss of their son and starting over a new life, Kirishima takes his wife on a peaceful island vacation. However, behind ... the façade of the doting husband, his idea of ‘starting over’ is different and when his plans go wrong, things take an unexpected turn. And then begins the nightmare… somewhere deep inside a cave there is a savage beast with a craving to feed on the flesh of those who stray into the cave, having no clue of what awaits them there.

Hideout is one of those manga that knows how to pull its readers into it from the first page itself. It begins on an interesting and slightly disturbing note that quickly managed to pique my curiosity and kept me glued to it until the very last page. The entire story is narrated from the point of view of our protagonist, accompanied with brief flashbacks now and then. The series is pretty short, consisting of nine chapters. This length is apt taking into consideration the storyline for if it was any longer, it would have only felt draggy. That said, while I personally liked the twisted and unpredictable ending, I’d have preferred if it was elucidated a bit more but then again on another thought, if it did, it would have probably lacked the same impact.
Even in a manga as short as this, the characters have been depicted quite well. Kirishima Seiichi, the protagonist, comes across as an ordinary writer who only wished to make a decent living out of his writing and live happily with his family but then things start to topple over. His wife Miki adds to his despair by repeatedly reminding him of his failures and that he is at fault for everything. And then there is the ‘beast’ whose sole purpose of existence is to create terror.

Actually, where Hideout shines is the brilliant artwork. The sharp, dark tones complement the horror and uneasiness evoked by this manga. Every page and panels are so finely detailed that sometimes I paused reading just to take a closer look at the art. Kakizaki Masasumi is mostly notable for his artwork in Rainbow but since I haven’t read it, I’m not going to make any comparisons between this and that. I might as well go as far as to say that Kakizaki is one of the best manga artists I have come across solely judging his work in Hideout.

To conclude, I’ll gladly recommend Hideout to anyone who is looking for a short, intriguing horror tale. The story is concise, the art is outstanding. It is undoubtedly worth giving a shot.

Story:
Predictable, yet sufficient. It's also a little infuriating, and while it follows the basics of popular horror cliche's, it still comes across rather naive. The real issue comes with the fact that the characters are unlikable, which makes progression through the narrative arduous, even with a short chapter count.


Art:
Absolutely fantastic. The real strength of this narrative. It's turned me on to Masasumi Kakizaki, and now I can't wait to read some more works he's assisted with. I did find it difficult to discern what was what with a few panels, as the balance of blacks wasn't very understandable. However, this is so unbelievably minor as, ... within a second of looking, I quickly understood the perspective of the image. Never did it pull me out of the incredibly average narrative.


Character:
As mentioned before, nobody is likable. Everyone in this story is scum. If there's no one to root for, there's nothing to look forward too. In a way, I did root for the protagonist, but it's hard to root for someone doing something so sinister. At least, that's the case for me. Beyond this, there's also the rest of the supporting cast that fails to pique my interest. It's all a bunch of schlock, but the art is fantastic, so I kept reading.


Enjoyment:
I'm glad I read this as it introduced me to the art of Masasumi Kakizaki. Beyond that, it was nothing special. The narrative is uninteresting, the characters a chore, and the finale a real cop-out. If it weren't for the excellent artwork, I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much.


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First, I aknowledge the manga is short therefore everything is going to be less developed such as the story, the characters, the creatures, the world buidling. However, this isn't a excuse to publish a poor manga. The only positive thing I can really say is that the art is good, thats about it. Now the list of the negatives of the manga: the characters are really undeveloped, the ceatures/monster are undeveloped, the story is undeveloped and feels rushed (obivously). Overall, this manga seems to be made for shock value as all it has going for it is the extremely dark art. let me premise that ... shock value is fine in mangas ESPECIALLY horror mangas, but if thats all the manga has to go of then don't be surprised if it gets such low scores. QUICK REMINDER: Once again I aknowledge the manga is short BUT that doesn't excuse it being bad.

Do I recommend it?
Probably not as it felt like a waste of time after I finished reading it, but if you want to look at some dark edgy art then go for it.

I don't really like doing reviews, as I'm not the best writer, but I just love Hideout so much I have to speak.
Hideout is kind of a psychological thriller, i can't really say much about the story as i cannot convey its greatness without giving spoilers.

The thrill is definitely here, and i just love the art too, some people says that it's predictibal so maybe I'm just dumb, but i really didn't see it coming.... So if you're quite slow, give it a go! You will definitely love it!

It's kind of embarrassing, but I tried to do it like other reviews... ... and say stuff like, You can compare it with Confession of Fukumoto Nobuyuki or Blue Heaven, but the reality is that it's not exactly the same.
Tbh ain't got to say a lot; it's 9 chapters; just read it ! You will probably love...or maybe not.

Completed date: 5/5/22

Apologies if this review is all-over-the-place, since that's how my thoughts are on this short Manga. Reading Hideout is not unlike going to a fancy Italian restaurant and only ordering breadsticks. Sure, the breadsticks are great by-themselves, but there's nothing that differentiates them from any other restaurant. On top of that, you leave on an empty stomach. This sums up Hideout. Neither thought-provoking, nor shocking enough to afford being memorable.

The subpar plot lacks any sense of originality or intrigue to support the meticulously drawn panels. In fact, I'll sum it up for you: A man hates his wife, lures her into a mysterious ... cave, and attempts to kill her. He succeeds, but fails, but then doesn't? He's also a terrible dad, and him being "humanized," only justifies why the wife hates him (he didn't supervise his child, and he walked off their building, while he was working). How bad of a father do you have to be, in order for you to be this negligent. Anyway, man decides to stay in cave, writes a letter which somehow makes it to the outside of the cave (despite there being no exit to the cave), in order to attract fellow psychopathic husbands (at least that's what the author leads me to believe).

Any arguments that it's deep, due to it's usage of symbolism, is an outright joke. 'Oh, the monster child is an allegory of his own child, and the mother is symbolic of his own wife, and this displays how he's abandoning them again even in hell.' Do you think I was born yesterday? C'mon now. This is not deep. Throwing metaphors and symbolism so unsubtly in your face is not deep. Even a child could figure this out.


Story: 3
Art: 7
Character: 1
Enjoyment: 3
Overall: 2

This reads like the "cliche" horrors and thrillers of the 2000's, and I LOVE IT. In the afterword Kakizaki expresses his passion for the horror genre and the process and conditions of this oneshot's creation. The manga has been critiqued as mediocre and predictable, however I feel these are unfair inclinations. The Hollywood slasher formula works perfectly for the genre of horror and aesthetic portrayed in this, not to mention the art and paneling draws out a sense of genuine unease.

Doubling down on that, I do think that this manga is carried by its amazing artwork. The dark, bold, shading of these panels and ... framing of the characters in their surroundings throughout go above and beyond. The story structure is not its fault, but rather the indecisiveness of the character's morals. It felt like the story was trying to give us morally grey characters, a realistic portrayal of our protagonist, highlighting every character's humanity, but it throws it away every chance it gets. The ending wasn't bad because it was predictable but because it was badly written, a contradiction to what we've been showed about our protagonist's character.

All in all I thought this was a worthwhile read, I am a horror fan and I was satisfied. Definitely style over substance. Masasumi Kakizaki is particularly notable for his incredible artwork, I could only begin to imagine what he could create if he collaborated with better writers. 6.5/10

A good old method of horror with amazing art, especially in the big pictures. I can even feel myself in those emotional, realistic piece of little art. This kind of fine art in manga is one of reasons why I am so obsess in checking and finding more and more mangas to ensure nothing can be skipped and untreasured. Although characters and story is a bit shallow and predictable and do not bring enough terror, also i notice some small illogical trivia, however it do not give much influence. I think i do not enjoy this manga so much because its style do not suit ... me very much.
Overall, it is still a fair manga to enjoy in just 9 chapters total when your time is limited.

* CONTAINS SPOILERS *

One word: "magnificent." This story is absolutely scary ... just thinking about being the protagonist makes me nervous. Excellent drawing, a plot full of misery, discord, blood, regrets and above all: the fucking human being. I think the worst of this story is the man himself. It shows us how evil and monstrous we can be and in just 9 chapters he left me thinking. Another thing that the author does very well is to fully penetrate the hardships of the poor protagonist, causing us to feel compassion and even wishing he could achieve his goal. The ending is great and ... makes you want to clarify the doubts; the fact that it is so short leaves argumentative gaps, but I think the author lets the reader do the rest ... Amazing.

PD: What the fuck is that guy in the cave? Have you been there for the same reasons as the protagonist, and, therefore, keeps a young girl captive? Is the child effectively a child of the prisoner or are the characters only recreations of the deep feelings and longing of the male protagonist? He just wanted a family ... Damn!

Guys literally, this is such a decent 9 chapter horror manga that I've ever come across!



The story goes about a couple who's marriage is pretty much "on the rocks" and can I just say here, the wife is a major assh*le in this like she treats her husband so bad. The poor guy was a struggling writer and like, he was guilty of their sons death. Yet she on the other hand, seemed to care less about the sons death and is pretty much a selfish character that I absolutely loathe to put as one of my most hated characters list lol.



Anyway he turns ... crazy and the rest where they enter the cave is where the interesting and thrilling shenanigans start to happen folks!



Now personally, it ain't scary but more psychological in its way. However it really gets you and the art is *chefs kiss* for a short horror manga!

SUMMARY:Buy it if you like horror and suspense storys even if is generic.
I am not a fan of terror, it does not cause me anything, but I must admit that this work has 2 remarkable things, it maintains suspense very well, in addition its atmosphere is dark, tense and unpleasant, this is supported by the visuals that are really very good, It's good to read it one night you feel like being scared, recommended if you're a fan of that kind of stories, but if not, ignore it.

Resumen:Compralo si te gustan las historias de terror y suspenso aunque sean genéricas.
No soy fan del terror, no ... me causa nada, pero debo reconocer que esta obra tiene 2 cosas destacables,mantiene muy bien el suspenso, además su atmosfera es oscura, tensa y desagradable, esto es apoyado por los visuales que son realmente muy buenos, esta bien para leerlo una noche que tengas ganas de sentir miedo, recomendado si eres fan de ese tipo historias, pero si no, pasa de el.

Here's my take after reading 9 tense chapters of Hideout by Masasumi Kakizaki.

I am a long-time fan of the 80's American horror and how they have used practical effects to show the blood and gore that are depicted in their story which adds that "realism" factor in their movies and TV.

Hideout takes a lot of influence on American horror as the mangaka Kakizaki-san is a huge fan of it and fascinated by authors like Stephen King and it shows how strong the influence in this work is.

The premise of the story is that married couple Seiichii, a striving novelist, and his wife Miki Kirishima ... are on a vacation trip to a certain Island to try and "mend" their broken relationship. However, when it was revealed that it was part of a grand plan of Seiichii to kill his wife to start fresh. Although things go horribly wrong when hills have eyes like creature that enters the fray.

This read was short and sweet with the nostalgic feels of 80's horror which I am also a big fan of. There is nothing strong about the plot and they are almost the usual tropes used in the plot of horror movies and kinda cheesy at times, but that's what makes it great!

The characters are difficult to relate to for me possibly because they are just meant to be read the way they are. They were not fleshed out enough to pop out from the story itself.

The art style is too heavy for my taste but it is of high quality which I would like to praise.

Altogether, Hideout is something you should read not to uncover hidden or deeper meaning, but just simply enjoy all the glorious horror and gore.

With that said, I would give Hideout 8 failed manuscripts out of 10.

Reading this...I feel like I've seen well over a few horror movies with a similar plots elements in this manga.

This manga did creep me out, the art does a great job as the imagery is disturbing. The story though....I don't think it's fair to call it cliched...it just feels familiar...like I've seen a couple horror movies that shared things story wise with this manga.

Things I can't list due to spoilers reason, if you frequently watch horror movies you'll understand what I mean.

I understand I didn't like it due to the overwhelming sense of familiarity that makes this manga a disappointment to me. I never ... read it before and ended up unhappy with the reading experience due to the familiarity.

This is just my opinion.

It was a strange little read. Best thing about it is that it's a short story that you can finish in a couple of minutes. The art was really well drawn. Feels like there could be a bit more imagination putted into art as the enviroment was mostly swallowed by darkness. Nonethless it still looks really detailed. It will make you keep reading despite its unlikeable and abhorent characters. The only person which I was rooting for in this story was death itself. I just wanted everyone to die. While mangaka tried to make MC more relatable and his actions more justifiable, that did not ... make me care about him. Thats not to say he was excusing him considering the ending.

THERE is one interesting aspect of the story that made me wanna write this review and lay all my thoughts into text. This story at first felt like an incel power fantasy. I might be going into spoilers here. MC's wife was a gold-digger and cared mostly about material gains. She put the full blame of what happened on MC while neglecting her own mistake of not closing the balcon doors when she was leaving. She never even wanted a child and described the existence of their son as an "accident". MC was expected to provide as the man of the house and once he was unable he was viewed as a failure. His father-in-law despised him as he viewed him not worthy of his daughter. Society itself was letting him down. MC tried to solve his difficult situation with violence. Most people would look at this part of the story and would view him as a monster. But I think that there is a group of people on certain forums that would try to excuse him and to a certain degree even support his actions. After a ruthless torture MC managed to free himself and emerge as knife wielding, hoodie wearing badass. Killing the monster, saving the girl and gaining a new son and a new family. Society turned him into a monster but within the depths of the cave there is no society. He makes his own society as he pleases. No longer trusting his new wife, she remained in shackles. His new son is listening to every word he says and not talking back. They remained hidden in this place which seemed like an atomic shelter. A nuclear family.
Or maybe not.
Maybe my wild interpretation is totally false and I'am just schizoposting. But I like doing this. Whenever the mangaka did this on purpouse or on accident does not matter. He still choose to write the story this way.


This says a lot about our society.

As a huge fan of the horror genre and horror manga, I can confidently say that this is a worthwhile read as long as you're not expecting to be blown away.Here some things you need to consider:

Simply put, the story is mediocre at best. You will see the the plot developing in a very predictable and cliched manner.It spans only a few chapters covering one volume.The length of this manga can be a good or a bad thing based on the reader, so I will leave this up to you.

That being said, the atmosphere is quite well done, the whole manga feels dark and twisted ... owing to it's great art work. The character design is also well done but they may seem one dimensional. Even though I love the art work and it's style ,some panels including some major panels look like hot garbage and it is quite difficult to make out what exactly happened.This is only a small percentage of the manga though(maybe 3-4 panels).
The manga did a good job keeping me interested throughout the reading process and some of the panels will be forever etched into my memory.Unfortunately, I am quite confident that i'll be forgetting everything else about it in little to no time.

It's been a long time since I've properly sat and read, well, anything. I fell into a bad rut last year halfway through and was barely able to get back into reading comics. Hunting through google images for some horror aesthetic pictures, I stumbled across some lists of the top rated horror mangas. Hideout was on many of these lists and so, I decided to kick 2019 off with a bang and return to one of my favourite genres and formats.

And I am so glad I did.

This story is more than just a murderous man on a rampage, desperate to end his wife's life. This ... is a story about cycles, rebirth and destruction; it is about new beginnings and the ending of a life in the same breath. A man that's driven to insanity but also to clarity.

Masasumi really managed to connect everything together with this; none of this felt like it was left open. Everything about this was perfect, from the hideous art styles of the monster to the look of insanity in a human's eye. The storyline did not feel rushed, the flashbacks were added in smoothly - it felt like a proper flashback, as though we were seeing the events through Kirishima's eyes as he remembered back to them in the present timing of the story.

The artwork is phenomenal. I love a good horror piece but Masasumi really created something here that put me on edge and had me nervously glancing into the dark corners of my room - that's not a simple task.

I hadn't read anything by Masasumi Kakizaki before I read this and, if I'm completely honest, I hadn't heard of him in the horror manga realm either. However, after reading this, I definitely want to look into more of his works. I'm not sure if he doesn't have much or if it just isn't on GoodReads, but his work truly chills to the bone. I could not stop turning the pages of this; something about it just caught me in and kept me flicking through.

This is a really good horror one shot and I'm glad I stumbled across it by chance. It really feels like a realistic story, something that could be happening somewhere in the world whilst the fictitious side remains apparent. It's a nice contrast as is the entire storyline. It doesn't feel monotonous and it feels somewhat fresh and new.

If you enjoy horror manga I recommend this one shot to you, it's definitely worth the half an hour read.

This story is very reminiscent of something you might see from a Hollywood horror film. The story is simple and relatable, with amazing dark art. I mainly mean to complement the illustrations of this series. The storytelling is a bit superficial and abrupt, however satisfying enough. The art is the real meat of the series. The art is grotesque at times, dark and crusty most of the time with very freighting character designs. This story is an early work of the author and I can applaud him for making an average story with exceptional art. The beginning and ending of the story is nicely tuned ... to the shortness and abruptness of the book. I don't recommend it for most people, although if you enjoy short stories give it a try.

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review First of all I wish you all very well and I am happy that you have reached my review, I want to clarify that it is the first manga by this author that I read, I had not read any of his works before and I hope in the future to be able to acquire more of these .

Starting with the review that I do not want to be extremely long, it is quite easy to summarize, the work is quite bland, you could say that the further the story progresses, the more you ... feel that you lose weight, also the final twist leaves you with a clear "meh "At the end of reading, the story itself could easily be discarded if this were the most important thing, the important thing here is art.

Art: Blessed Jesus, what an incredible drawing that this man Kakizaki Masasumi has a name to remember, literally what hooks you, what catches you throughout the entire journey of the manga is this incredible and sublime style of art, what a clean and incredible, it has been a long time since I read something and could not stop myself, each page that turned I wanted more and more, there were moments of suspense that even though I turned the pages on my own, I felt terror when passing it because the drawing conveys such emotions which the author wanted to express them, each fragment of rain, of dirt hair, everything looks as it should be, it is truly incredible how someone can draw so splendid.

Not being any more that has been my review people I really hope you liked it and have been informative for you, I wish you the best, God bless you and that you do very well, see you soon.


Primero que todo les deseo que estén muy bien y estoy feliz de que hayan llegado a mi reseña, quiero aclarar que es el primer manga de este autor que leo, no había leído ninguna de sus obras anteriormente y espero a futuro poder adquirir más de estas.

Comenzando con la reseña que no quiero que sea extremadamente larga es bastante fácil de resumir, la obra es bastante sosa, se podría decir que entre más avanza la historia más se siente que pierde peso, además el giro final te deja con un claro "meh" al finalizar de leer, en sí la historia tranquilamente se podría desechar si fuera esto lo más importante, lo importante aquí es el arte.

Arte: Jesús bendito, que increíble dibujo el que tiene este hombre Kakizaki Masasumi un nombre para recordar, literalmente lo que te engancha, lo que te atrapa durante todo el recorrido del manga es este increíble y sublime estilo de arte, que dibujo tan limpio e increíble, hace mucho tiempo que no leía algo y no podía detenerme, cada página que pasaba deseaba más y más, hubo momentos de suspenso que a pesar de que pasaba las páginas por mi mismo sentía el terror al pasarlo porque el dibujo transmite las emociones tal cual el autor quería expresarlas, cada fragmento de lluvia, de pelo de suciedad todo se ve tal cual como debe verse es increíble en verdad como alguien puede dibujar tan espléndido.

No siendo más esa ha sido mi reseña gente espero en verdad les haya gustado y haber sido informativo para ustedes, les deseo las mejores, dios les bendiga y que les vaya muy bien, hasta pronto.

Nonstop thrilling moments; this manga is contained of it. No doubt story is short but the anticipation for the flow of the story was on top. Each moment of the page has sensation of excitement fill into it. Considering the art style of the narration, mangaka put great effort into it with the finest drawings for his nine chapter based work. As the story is focused around single character, it didn't fail to surprise with character development or degradement however the plot is being told. Seichii's regret and action are truly justified as the plot made his surrounding unacceptable for him. One way or other ... Great read.

Set up with a vacation plan by Seichii to start off a new beginning of life, after the regretful event. Because of the death of his son, Seichii had to face himself as guilty as his wife Miki believe so. Seichii is a writer by the profession with many failed attempts to get a proper writer job. Addition to that life was more miserable with Miki as she doesn't show any concern towards Seichii's financial problem and ends up spending it on unnecessary luxury goods. Used up all the finance in the name of their son Jun; still a careless mother and wife. On an accident Jun dies by falling from the balcony. All the accusations for Jun's death was fingered towards Seichii as he was the only person present during the event of accident, while it was mutual fault of both husband and the wife. Even Mimi's family states him at the the fault. Seichii going through depression; on one side with not getting a proper job, on the other hand Miki and her family's ill treatment. He finally starts to get over it and start a new life, which bring us back to the vacation plan. The inner twist is, his meaning of starting a new life is by ending the chapter of his ongoing situations. Before coming to vacation, he brutally murders Miki's parent without her concern. And finally he was about to get rid of Miki in the mid of vacation; new turnings and surprise comes into play. The vacation location used to a War site, which was advantage for killing people as the bones and parts of the victim after their body disposed is hard to detect as the location was full of it. Seichii succeed or not, that's up to the people who is taking my review into their account.

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କାହାଣୀ ର ଆରମ୍ଭ ଗୋଟେ ଦୀପରେ ହୁଏ, ଯାହାର ମୁଖ୍ୟ କାରଣ ଥାଏ ସେଇଚି ଆଉ ମିକି ର ପ୍ରତିଦିନିଆ ଜୀବନରୁ କିଛି ସମୟ ପାଇଁ ଅବସର ନେବା ସକାଶେ । ଅନ୍ୟ ଏକ ପ୍ରମୁଖ କାରଣ ହେଲା, ସେଇଚି ଛୁଟି ରୁ ଫେରିବା ପରେ ନୂଆ ଜୀବନ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିବା । ସେଇଚି ବୃତିରେ ଜଣେ ଲେଖକ, କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ବିଫଳ ହେଇଛନ୍ତି ଏ ଯାଏ ଗୋଟେ ସଫଳ ପୁସ୍ତକ ରଚନା କରିବାରେ, ଯାହା ଦ୍ୱାରା ତା'ର ପରିବାରକୁ ଆର୍ଥିକ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରୁ ଟିକେ କଷ୍ଟ ସହିବାକୁ ପଡେ । ଅନ୍ୟ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିକଣରୁ ଦେଖିଲେ ମନେ ହେବ ମିକିର ସେଇଚି ପ୍ରତି ଜମା ସହଯୋଗ ଦେବାର ଭାଵ ନାହିଁ, କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ସେଇଚି ର ସଞ୍ଚୟ ନିଜ ଉଲ୍ଲାସରେ ନଷ୍ଟ କରିଦିଏ । ଏପଟେ ସେଇଚି ପରିବାର ଚଳେଇବା ପାଇଁ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରି ତୋ ସେପଟେ ମିକି ତାଙ୍କ ପୁଅ ନା'ରେ ଅର୍ଥ ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚ କରିଦିଏ । ଶେଷରେ ସେଇଚି କୁ କଷ୍ଟେମଷ୍ଟେ ଗୋଟେ କାହାଣୀ ରଚନା କରିବାର ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ମିଳେ । ସେ ସେଥିରେ ଏତେ ଲିଂ ହେଇଯାଏ ଯେ, ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟଟିକୁ ସମାପ୍ତ କରେ, ଜାଣିବାକୁ ପାଏ ଯେ ତା ପୁତ୍ର ଜିନ୍ ଛାତରୁ ତଳକୁ ପଡି ମୃତ ହେଇଯାଇଛି । ଘଟଣାର ମୁଖ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ଏଇୟା ଯେ, ଯେତେ ବେଳେ ସେଇଚି କାହାଣୀ ଲେଖୁଥାଏ, ସେ ଗୋଟେ କୋଠରୀରେ ନିଜକୁ ବନ୍ଦ କରିକି ରଖିଥାଏ, ତା ସଙ୍ଗେ କାନ ରେ ସଂଗୀତ-ଶୁଣା ଯନ୍ତ୍ରପାତି ପରିହଣ କରିଥାଏ । ଏହି କାରଣ ଯୋଗୁ ସେ ବାହାରର ଘଟଣାକ୍ରମ ବିଷୟରେ ଅଜ୍ଞାତ ଥାଏ, ସେପଟେ ମିକି ର ତା' ସାଙ୍ଗ ସହିତ ଭେଟ ହେବାର ନିଷ୍ପତି ନେଇ ଘରୁ ବାହାରିଥାଏ, କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ଛାତକୁ କବାଟ ବନ୍ଦ କରିବା ଭୁଲିଯାଇଥାଏ ଏବଂ ଯିବା ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଜୁନ ର ଯତ୍ନ ନେବାକୁ ବାହାରୁ ସେଇଚିକୁ କହିଦେଇଯାଇଥାଏ । ଯେହେତୁ ସେଇଚି କୁ କିଛି ଶୁଣା ଜୈନଥାଏ, ଏ ଘଟଣାର ଶିକାର ଜୁନ ହେଇଥାଏ । ଶେଷରେ ସବୁ ଦଶ ସେଇଚି ଉପରକୁ ଯାଏ, ସେ ତା' ବାକି ଜୀବନ ମିକି ଏବଂ ତା ପରିବାର ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଆଗରେ ଦୋଷୀ ଭାବରେ ବିତାଏ, ଯେତେବେଳକୁ ଏହାର ଅର୍ଦ୍ଧ ଦୋଷୀ ମିକି, କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ନିଜକୁ କେବେ ଦୋଷୀ ମନେ କରେନି । ମିକି ଆଉ ତା' ପରିବାର ଠୁ ସବୁବେଳେ ନିଚ ଭାବରେ ପରିଗଣିତ ହେବା ପରେ ସେ ମିକି କୁ ଛାଡପତ୍ର ଦେବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ଦିଏ, କିନ୍ତୁ ମିକିର ପରିବାର ଲୋକ ଉଲଟା ସେଇଚି କୁ ନ୍ୟାୟାଳୟ କୁ ଡକେଇ ଅଧିକ ଜରିମାନା ଦେବାର ଭୟ ଦେଖାନ୍ତି । ଶେଷରେ ସେଇଚି ବାଟବଣା ହେଇ ଅବିଶ୍ୱାସନୀୟ ଯୋଜନା କରିବସେ । ସେ ମିକିକୁ କିଛିଦିନ ପାଇଁ ଅବସର ନେଇ ଛୁଟିରେ ଦୀପକୁ ଆସେ । ଦୀପ ଟି ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଯୁଦ୍ଧକ୍ଷେତ୍ର ବୋଲି ଜଣା ଥାଏ ଯାଉଠାରେ ଅଗଣିତ ସୈନ୍ୟଙ୍କ ଅବଶେଷ ମିଳିବ କିନ୍ତୁ ସମୟର ପରିକ୍ରମ ସଂଗେ ସଂଗେ ଦୀପଟି ସୁନ୍ଦର ଭ୍ରମଣ ର ସ୍ଥଳୀ ହେଇଯାଇଥାଏ । ଏପରି ଦୀପ କୁ ଛୁଟିରେ ଆସିବାର କାରଣ, ସେଇଚି ତା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ବର୍ଣନା କରେ । ତା' ମୂଳ ଉଦେଶ୍ୟ ଥାଏ ମିକି କୁ ଏ ଛୁଟି ମଧ୍ୟରେ ହତ୍ୟା କରିକି ନୂଆ ଜୀବନର ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିବା ଏବଂ ତାହା କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଏ ଦୀପଟି ସଠିକ ସ୍ଥାନ ଥିଲା । ଛୁଟିରେ ଆସିବା ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଯୋଜନା ମୁତାବକ ସେଇଚି ମିକିର ମାତା-ପିତା କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ହତ୍ୟା କରିସାରିଥାଏ । ଏକ ଘନ ଅନ୍ଧାର ରାତ୍ରି ଦେଖି ସେ ମିକି କୁ ଦୀପର ଘଞ୍ଚ ବନ କୁ ନେଇଯାଏ ଆଉ ହତ୍ୟା କରିବାରେ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରେ କିନ୍ତୁ ବିଫଳ ହୁଏ, ମିକି ଭୟରେ ଦଉଡି ଦଉଡି ଗୋଟେ ଗୁମ୍ଫା ରେ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ନିଏ, କିନ୍ତୁ ଶେଷରେ ସେଇଚି ତାକୁ ସେଠି ଖୋଜି ପାଏ, ପୁଣି ସେଇଚି ବିଫଳ ହୁଏ କାରଣ ଗୁମ୍ଫା ଟି ଥାଏ ଗୋଟେ ଦାନବ ରୂପୀ ମଣିଷର ଆଶ୍ରୟସ୍ଥଳୀ ବା ଲୁଚିବାସ୍ଥାନ । ଲୋକଟି ଦାନବ ନୁହେଁ କିନ୍ତୁ ଦେଖିକେ ଲାଗେ ସେ ବହୁତ ବର୍ଷ ହେଲା ନୋ ଖାଇ ସୁକଟା ହେଇ ହାଡ଼ରୁପି ଦାନବ ପରିକା ଦେଖା ଯାଉଥାଏ । ସେ ମିକିକୁ ସେଇଚି କବଳରୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରେ ଆଉ ସେଇଚି କୁ ତା ଗୁମ୍ଫା ତଳ କାରାଗାର ପରି ଘରେ ବନ୍ଦୀ ଅକରି ରଖେ । ଜଣା ପଡେ ଯେ ଲୋକ ଟି ଯୁଧ୍ୟ ର ବଞ୍ଚିଥିବା ସୈନିକ ହେଇପାରେ, ଯିଏ ସେ ଗୁମ୍ଫା ତଳେ ବହୁତ ସମୟ ହେଲା ରହୁଛି, ସେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଲୋକ ଯଉଁମାନେ ଛୁଟିରେ ସେ ଦୀପ କୁ ଆସନ୍ତି, ତାଙ୍କୁ ବନ୍ଦୀକରି ରଖେ ଆଉ ଭଜନ କରେ ।କିନ୍ତୁ ଗୋଟେ ବାଳକର ସହଯୋଗ ରୁ ସେଇଚି ସେଠୁ ବାହାରି ଆସେ, କାରଣ ସେ ବାଳକ ର ମା କଉଠି ଅଛି ଜାଣିଥାଏ, ଯଉଁଟା ହେଲା ମୁଖ୍ୟ କାରଣ ବାଳକ ତାକୁ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରିବାର । ଦାନବ ରୂପୀ ଲୋକ ମିକି ସହ ରତୀ କ୍ରୀଡା କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ ସେ ସେଇଚି ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରେ । ବହୁତ ଭେଡ ହେବା ପରେ ଦାନବରୂପୀ ଆଉ ମିକି ର ମୃତୁ ହୁଏ । ଆହୁରି ବହୁକିଛି ହୁଏ କିନ୍ତୁ ସେତିକି ଲେଖିବାକୁ ମୋର ସମୟ ନାହିଁ, କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ ଧୌର୍ଯ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ ।