Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria
The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria
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Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: HakoMari
Japanese: 空ろの箱と零のマリア
English: The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria
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Information

Volumes: 7
Chapters: 40
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 10, 2009 to Jun 10, 2015
Genres: Action Action, Drama Drama, Horror Horror, Mystery Mystery, Romance Romance, Supernatural Supernatural, Suspense Suspense
Themes: Psychological Psychological, School School
Serialization: None
Authors: Mikage, Eiji (Story), Tetsuo (Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.691 (scored by 2121221,212 users)
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Ranked: #632
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Popularity: #139
Members: 105,840
Favorites: 5,364

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Volumes: /7
Chapters: /40

Synopsis

Kazuki Hoshino values his everyday life above all else. He spends the days carefree with his friends at school, until the uneventful bliss suddenly comes to a halt with the transfer of the aloof beauty Aya Otonashi into his class and her cold, dramatic statement to him immediately upon arrival:

"I'm here to break you. This is the 13,118th time I've transferred. After so many occasions, I have to say that this is all starting to grate on me, which is why this time I'm spicing things up with a proper declaration of war."

And with those puzzling words, the ordinary days that Kazuki loved so dearly become a cycle of turmoil and fear—Aya's sudden appearance signals the unraveling of unseen mysteries surrounding Kazuki's seemingly normal friends, including the discovery of mysterious devices known as "boxes."

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria was published in English as The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint from October 31, 2017, to November 5, 2019. It was also published in Polish by Waneko from February 5, 2016, to February 7, 2017.

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Reviews

Nov 2, 2024
Let me say first, Hakomari may or may not be a masterpiece, but it is one of the most fun and unique series you will find.

Please I beg you do not listen to the berganda guy. Just look at his favorites and you will realize how inconsistent this guy is ( putting monster and 20th century in to critize nonsensical complexity is ridiculous).

That being said yes this series can get cringey, and edgy. But its good stuff, its fun and you are missing out on one of the best LNs if you don’t give it a chance.

- vol 1: fun but yeah has its flaws, ...
Feb 21, 2025
Mixed Feelings
he following review is in English and Spanish (translated with the support of DeepL)

The version read is the Spanish licence by Esteban of “Twin dragons subs”

First a clarification due to the type of work: I am not someone with experience in Light Novels, in fact, the present one is the only one I have finished because although I have read volumes of other series, they are franchises that I am still reading. My equivalent in terms of reading experience is Western literature, so due to lacking a specific critical framework for this type of novel, the values evaluated will be the same as those of ...
Dec 31, 2018
First I will let the writing speak for itself, in this spoiler-free passage below:

"“I was convinced that I had grasped your behavioral patterns completely by now. But I couldn’t predict your statement just now at all. Can you imagine how amusing this is for someone accustomed to eternal boredom?” she says, looking delighted."

There's more. For instance, in the opening scenes of this supposedly dark and gritty series, the main heroine reveals her reality-defying power by telling the main character about the color of a girl's panties. It's a cold open, a rolling intro, and a crash into a panty flash.

God and Buddha help me, ...

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