This is one of my favorite mangas.
A really creepy story, I'm pretty sure there's something more on this work because you can't stop reading it.
The stalker lady is one of the creepiest characters ever, it's all about the appearence and the personality, some details on her makes this manga scary as hell.
 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Phantom Stalker Woman, Zashikionna, Demon Stalker Woman Japanese: 座敷女 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 11
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 6, 1993
Theme:
Psychological
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Young Magazine (Weekly) Authors:
Mochizuki, Minetarou (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #185132 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #2485
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Feb 3, 2011
Story - I only just read Ibitsu the other day and I have to admit that I much prefered Ibitsu to this manga. The plotlines are pretty much identical. Two very creepy women stalking the main lead by breaking into their houses, etc. I felt that Ibitsu however had a lot more meat to the story and in comparison I felt that 'Zashiki Onna' just did not match up to the creepiness and twists that was experienced through Ibitsu. However, if you want a creepy manga without the goriness that is drawn in Ibitsu then this is the better choice to make. I felt the
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Dec 12, 2018
right well, this is horror done right.
zashiki onna isn't horror in the sense of gore/torture/etc. but there's something so horribly disconcerting about it, that you can't look away. the plot's not overly complicated, as should be expected of only 11 chapters, and the artwork's straightforward (though not bad) too. nothing's particularly impressive about the majority of the character cast too. it's a simple manga, and that's what makes it terrifying. the way the stalker woman is drawn isn't horrific - she's not got blood dripping out of her eyes, or a smile cut across her lips - but honestly i'm expecting that face to be popping ... 
May 22, 2015
Story: The story was pretty addicting, and set to the right pace of the length of the manga. Aside from the predictable fact of knowing that the woman will always be in the most unfortunate places at the most unfortunate times for the main character. However, about halfway through the manga, because of the sudden involvement of other characters and the initiative to rid the main character and co. from the stalker, you don't know how the story will end. Rather than being a teenage scare, this 1993 thriller manga has a somewhat vague and unhappy ending, which makes the story better.
Art: The art ... 
Dec 3, 2016
Story:
Man, what a ride. The horror creep (the increase in terror) to Zashiki Onna was a thrill. By the time I got to the end, I was quite literally spooked! I even shuttered at one panel, completely floored by the oncoming horror. I figure not everyone will agree with me on this (and with the mean score being what it is, I can say that with the utmost confidence) but there's an incredible amount of intelligence to the pacing within this single volume. It has levels, so to speak. Each one adding another layer of intensity to the seriousness and helplessness our protagonist is suffering. ... 
Feb 17, 2016
Story- Story itself is pretty cliche. Those things run down in urban legends.
Art - This is actually one of a handful of horror mangas which I actually felt a bit uneasy. I think it has something to do with the artist's style, which deviates from the regular pointed chin, big eyed characters. Character -The lady who stalks the main character is scary, and I believe the story itself is scarier that Ibitsu, partially because of how the story is drawn and for one of the characters in the story to actually be able to touch "zashiki onna", which made the lady become this sort ... 
Mar 4, 2019
Zashiki Onna is not much of an interesting horror manga without its downright creepy artwork. That is to say, that's pretty much all it needs.
The art is creepy and well-drawn. The look of the woman can cause nightmares for anyone who dares to read this manga in the dark, alone, without any help in sight. The story is as straightforward as it gets, understandable since it's only 11 chapters after all. The characters are smart and honestly kind of likable. They are easy to sympathise with, especially in the case of the main character who seems to be the catalyst of the horror. My main gripe stems ... 
Dec 17, 2020
Great especially around Halloween to get in the creepy spirit. The manga is basically a campfire ghost story extended to an 11 chapter manga. It delivers what it promises, a quick and sweet scary story that you can finish in a day. Don't expect any deep resolutions at the end or explanations for motives because that is not the point of scary campfire stories anyway -it's meant to be a little mysterious - and I think you will enjoy it.
Think of it as an episode of Goosebumps or Are you Afraid of the Dark or Tales from the Crypt. I liked it a lot ... 
Apr 28, 2023
Well, there isn't much to say about this manga in all honesty.
It's about a dude who encounters some unhinged phantom of a woman while he's getting ready for bed, doing college dude stuff and killing time. A lot of horror manga with phantom lady plots start the same way from what I have read, dude has neighbor who has weird stalker creature/woman/thing WHATEVER unbeknownst to him and somehow manages to gain it's love and or attention after the briefest of brief encounters with it. It's nothing new, at all, and I would honestly say the fact that it takes on such a common and generic cookie cutter ... |
