Kamisu Reina Series

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Synonyms: Kamisu Reina Is Here, Kamisu Reina wa Koko ni Iru

Japanese: 神栖麗奈シリーズ

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Type: Light Novel

Volumes: 2

Chapters: 11

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 10, 2005 to Jan 10, 2006

Genres: Drama, Supernatural

Theme: Psychological

Serialization: None

Authors: Mikage, Eiji (Story)

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She is my best friend—a member of the track-and-field club and in a different class, but we always go home together.
She is my hateful nemesis—the murderer of my family. I won't forgive her and I will take revenge!
She is my fellow partner—together, we fight against the humanoid energies to save the world.
She is my...

She is always smiling with an absurdly beautiful smile. What is she to you...?

(Source: Baka-Tsuki)

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Kamisu, Reina

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Kamisu, Ryouji

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Kawai, Sakura

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Mitsui, Yukimi

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Wakui, Shizuka

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Saitou, Fumi

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Kogure, Atsushi

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Toyoshina, Kazuaki

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Mizuhara, Yuu

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Fuyuki, Anna

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Mar 7, 2025

Boomarko

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Text originally written in Brazilian Portuguese and translated into English through AI. For those who want to read the original text, the link is in my profile.

You know the story of Snow White, right? Imagine if the mirror only answered the witch according to what she believed. What if the mirror said “Snow White” only because the witch stopped believing she was the most beautiful at that moment? Well, the story of Snow White as a whole doesn’t have much to do with the Kamisu Reina Series, but know that Reina Kamisu is a mysterious phenomenon that can change depending on the attribution that each ... person gives to it.

Fumi Saito is a girl with almost no friends, who doesn’t think she is beautiful and doesn’t see anything interesting about herself. She has one friend – Reina Kamisu – who, in Fumi's view, is cool and beautiful, totally different from her. Reina claims that Fumi is kind, but Fumi doesn’t believe she has anything of value. She is bullied by her classmates, and Reina is her refuge, her happiness. Reina is wonderful, but Fumi realizes she doesn’t know almost anything personal about her friend. Could Reina Kamisu be real?

Throughout the work, there is the opportunity to meet several different characters, one for each chapter, and their relationship with the Reina Kamisu phenomenon. In the first person, we follow the actions, thoughts, and feelings of the protagonists: Fumi Saito, Atsushi Kogure, Shizuka Wakui, Kazuaki Toyoshina, Yukimi Mitsui, Ryoji Kasumi, Sakura Kawai, and finally, but not least, Reina Kamisu. It is worth adding that the epilogues are read from the perspective of several other characters. Each individual with their motivations and circumstances, their feelings and emotions, their past and present. There will be no future – at least for some of them.

The author Eiji Mikage is an expert in the psychological genre. The way he understands and writes about the human psyche is unique and sensational. No character’s circumstance is poorly explained or abrupt – you, the reader, can understand the whole process the character went through and how they arrived at certain actions. All the characters we witness are unique, with complex personalities, and get involved with each other and with the Reina Kamisu phenomenon. Themes like bullying, depression, suicide, and abuse are addressed, which makes the story heavier. Most people who encountered Reina Kamisu went through one (or more) of these scenarios.

In its two volumes, the story is not entirely built in a linear fashion. Each chapter is not necessarily a direct continuation and temporal follow-up of the previous one. The sequence of the parts of the work is strategically chosen to provide clues about the phenomenon to the reader slowly. In the first volume, characters with special circumstances who became involved with the appearance of Reina Kamisu are introduced. One of the goals of this volume is to show the reader, little by little, the rules for the phenomenon to appear to an individual. The second volume tells the story of Reina Kamisu and how she became a phenomenon, in addition to introducing other characters who were involved in some way in this process.

The series was released from 2005 to 2006, a time when there weren’t as many light novels as there are today. The story elements follow certain trends from that time, which consisted of the arrival or emergence of a phenomenon in a school environment, affecting the school or even the city in some way. Examples of works with this type of plot include Boogiepop Series and Suzumiya Haruhi Series. The authors pushed the limits of creativity and wrote unique and interesting narratives, with unforgettable and differentiated characters.

If you have read Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria, nicknamed HakoMari, Eiji Mikage’s most famous light novel series, know that when comparing it with Kamisu Reina Series, you can notice that the second doesn’t have as creative plots as the first. Moreover, the characters of Kamisu Reina Series don’t develop as much throughout the narrative to become as memorable as the main couple in HakoMari, due to the difference in length between the two works. Even so, Kamisu Reina Series is an excellent read for anyone looking for a smaller series, with numerous well-developed characters and a very interesting psychological mystery plot. The experience of reading the work is quite satisfying and highly recommended.

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Perhaps you've heard of a little-known light novel that goes by the name of 'Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria', and perhaps you might've heard of the mass critical acclaim it has received. Widely considered to be one of the greatest light novels ever writtenーand rightly soーit's an understatement to say that HakoMari is highly regarded in the light novel community. Eiji Mikage, the author of HakoMari, has written several other works that are, unfortunately, typically overshadowed by this giant. Kamisu Reina is one such series.

Much like HakoMari, Kamisu Reina is a psychological, supernatural mystery drama. And much like HakoMari, the writing is ...

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Apr 23, 2016

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If there's a word that can describe Eiji Mikage novels, it would be "Unique".

After finishing HakoMarie I felt a huge gap in my heart, a void of sorts. I wanted more but at the same time I wanted something new. And that's when i came across this. While it's not at the same level as HakoMarie, it's pretty damn near.

Eiji Mikage has proven once again to me why is he the best author out there. his unique style of writing and the dark athmosphere in his storys is what actually shines about him. and trust me when I say this ; Kamisu Reina series is ... dark.

this is a review of the 1st and 2nd volume, so it may contain minor spoiller of the first volume.

The Story: 9/10.

Now, the subject of suicide is nothing new in our lives. We see news about suicides every day in the newspaper or the TV. and it can even happen to someone close to you. So why is this topic the best thing about this novel? simple, it's the cause of suicide. The story of this novel doesn't really focus on the act of suicide, but the causes of it. And according to the plot, the causes are a phenomenon called Reina kamisu. But, for this phenomenon to appear you have to actually believe in it. now I can't say any more becuase it would be a huge spoiller of the 2nd volume. So, I'll keep it brief. This phenomenon is in fact the "best friend" of our first "protagonist" Fumi Saito, who in fact is a lonely highschool girl with no friends except for one, Kamisu Reina. What she didn't know though is that Reina is actually there to help her remove her miserys and get her to other world which is called "THERE", in other words, heaven.

The Characters : 10/10.

This is actually the strongest point about this Novel. The characters are totally different people, half of which don't even attend the same school. but they're all somehow connected as though they all can see and talk to Reina, and they all have a miserable life or a dark past. The way the author presented these characters is beautiful to say the least. For each chapter we get to expirience the events in the prespective of a certain character, which in the same time denies the presence of a main character. But in the very end we get to know who is Reina Kamisu, in the final chapter she's the protagonist and I must say that was greatly done.

The Art: -/10

The biggest disappointement of this novel is the art. Well, there are none. Except for the cover there are absolutely no illustrations. I can understand that since Reina Kamisu is "absurdely beautiful" and it would be hard to creat a certain character design for her so it's best to let it for our imagination. But the same can't be said for the rest of the characters. I really wanted to see how Shizuka and Kogure looked like, the others as well. But sadely there aren't any illustrations of them.

Enjoyment: 10/10

I got hooked on this series from the very first chapter. And I enjoyed my self all the way. It was one hell of a ride.

Overall: 10/10

Eiji Mikage once again reminded that he's the king of Light Novels. I haven't read much, but from what I've seen so far no author can be compared to him when it comes to writing style and setting the athmosphere. this novel and HakoMarie are without a doubt the best thing I've ever read. And I'm looking forward to read whatever he writes in the future.

This is my first review, and english is not my native language, so i appologise for the bad english .

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