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The Tarot Café

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: The Tarot Cafe
Japanese: 타로카페
English: The Tarot Café
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Information

Type: Manhwa
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 18
Status: Finished
Published: 2002 to ?
Genres: Boys Love Boys Love, Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy, Horror Horror, Mystery Mystery, Romance Romance, Supernatural Supernatural
Serialization: None
Authors: Park, Sang-Sun (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.681 (scored by 28442,844 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #18272
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2891
Members: 7,561
Favorites: 228

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7.68
Ranked #1827Popularity #2891Members 7,561
ManhwaPark, Sang-Sun (Story & Art)
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Volumes: /7
Chapters: /18

Synopsis

Meet Pamela, a tarot card reader who helps supernatural beings living in the human world. She'll help anyone, whether they're a love-stricken cat, a vampire spending eternal life running from his one true love, an unattractive waitress looking for the man of her dreams, or even a magician who creates a humanoid doll to serve the woman he loves. Although she is good-natured, there is a deep dark secret that she must deal with before she can move on to the next life.

(Source: Tokyopop)

Background

The Tarot Café was published in English by Tokyopop from March 8, 2005, to June 10, 2008. It was also published in Italian by Flashbook Edizioni from March 11, 2004, to July 31, 2007; in Spanish by La Cúpula Ediciones from April 2004 to April 2009; and in Brazilian Portuguese by NewPOP Editora.

Characters

Pamela
Main
Bellus
Main
Ash
Main
Jester
Supporting
Nebiros
Supporting
Prashukart, Alecto
Supporting
Belial
Supporting
Ellie
Supporting
Shandy
Supporting
Pamela's Mother
Supporting

Reviews

Mar 22, 2024
Looking for OG Goth vibes content? You got it here!

The Tarot Café was the first manwha I ever read, many years ago, when I thought it was just some horror manga, and I was wrong. The characters are interesting, and their designs are amazing. The history develops at a good pace, and the mysterious atmosphere, both given by the café and the characters, is intriguing. You're constantly wondering how things will develop and what type of characters Angela will have to deal with.

At first, you might think that the episodic chapters are all what the story is about, but slowly you fall into the ...
Jun 13, 2020
I know many readers will think there's nothing special about this great little manwha but I found it to be exactly what I needed. If you like supernatural stories with good character development then this is one you might want to add to your library.

Pamela, the main character, has an interesting backstory herself -- but as a tarot reader, she's also a vehicle for exposing the backstories of her clients. The tarot reading angle is a great mechanism for introducing characters and revealing their motivations, etc.

The locations are also beautifully drawn. There's the depths of hell where the story eventually leads, but there are also ...
Apr 21, 2021
Pamela... Far as I can remember must be the only character from the manga/anime medium to look authentically trad-goth. None other could pull it off right. (The japanese author Mihara Mitsukazu published a couple works that attempted to. Without success.). Goth-ness is often misunderstood, so is Gothicism. But I'll give it that one sole pat on the back for getting one thing right nobody else could. Oh, and the art is lovely. Though I shouldn't have to say this, as anyone already into this visual style will be inclined to agree.

So far from what I could tell this does the typical mushy, mish-mash of story ...

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Recent Forum Discussion

about the ending (spoilers)
Mystic_Spirit - Feb 14, 2010
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Nov 3, 2012 12:06 PM
Poll: The Tarot Café Chapter 18 Discussion
ClosedCX - Nov 19, 2010
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