Ubume no Natsu

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This is a gripping thriller. The story has psychological, sci-fi, medical, and youkai(Japanese sprits) elements.
I read it in one go. There is a LOT of texts, and if you want to understand the story you’ll have to read carefully. Or else it won’t be fun.


Story 9/10
There is a woman who is pregnant since 20months, a doctor who disappeared from a locked room and missing babies from a hospital.

These mysteries are interconnected, and we unravel them with our 2 protagonists— Chuuzenji(librarian and wisdom aficionado) and Sekiguchi(writer).
Over the chapters the story became unreliable and I was fearing that the ... ending would be via “deus ex machina “. But no. I wasn’t disappointed at all. The story has a well-explained ending. I’m fully satisfied, and this is the best compliment that I can give after reading a mystery manga.”


Art 7/10
Art is good, not exceptional. I always give 7/10 unless the art is exceptional. In this case the art was useful bcoz there was a lot of text.


Characters 7/10
I liked all the characters and side characters. Make no mistake, the story is the main character here.


Enjoyment 8/10
I love to read psychological and mystery manga. So this was a treat. I would love to read more stuff like this.

Don’t read this if you want an easy to read slice of life, action, romance or sports-comedy.
But if you want a mystery, dig in.


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The art was great, it often added to the beauty or "ugliness" of subjects/ characters. The backgrounds and buildings are very detailed, so you can get a strong sense of "place".
This work covers topics in science, japanese mythology, phycology, and more. Reading this series was very entertaining (once you get past the first chapter), and the developments (with plot, characters, etc) are explained or implied. Personally I don't fully agree with what was expressed or the logic behind some things, but I feel like understanding the thoughts behind these things was interesting in themselves.
A good read if you're bored, like theorizing about mysteries, ... and like to read about unusual or taboo subjects.