Sayuri

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Residence matters for all of us !! Who don't really want more space and privacy in their house ?? The protagonist's family was also having issues like shortage of space ; Gloomy environment with their old previous house !! So ; they purchased a house which is situated at a closely remote area !! Despite of having problems like connectivity problem and spending a lots of money ; they were happy to have a new house where their grandparents can also live with them having a lots of space and seperate rooms for them !!

But ; was the decision of purchasing this old House right ... ??
What kind of fate is waiting for all of them which may lead them to face with hell fear ?? Is someone roaming through out the dark corners of this house ?? Does it want revenge or it's mischievous side of it forcing it to shatter a happy family ??
Why can't people stay at the house for a long time ??
What kind of mystery is engraved at the house ??

Read the manga to get answers of those !!

The events and the storyline are enough to enlighten fear in your heart !! If you love horror and mystry genre then I highly recommend this !!
You won't be disappointed what I can say !!

Um ok well this one was rather a cluster of so much things going on!

I really didn’t think I was going to read the author of High Score Girl again until obviously right now! I swear I felt like I was reading Junji Ito on even more extreme steroids like you’d hardly know what’s going on like the story literally went all sorts of directions that can make you pretty confused…. I swear author created so many goofy “horror” faces that you’d be laughing and cringing then be crying out of fear seriously. I get it’s supposed to be about a family where all ... the spooks come out and play with their dirty magic. However we just still don’t know who’s the real demon here, it was kinda disappointing to say the least. My head is spinning after reading this tbh….

Got this with thanks from Netgalley and publisher

Wasted potential of what could've been an underrated title in the realm of horror manga.

Sayuri is a supernatural horror manga written and illustrated by Rensuke Oshikiri (who you might know as the creator of High Score Girl). The premise is simple: a boy named Norio and his family move into their first house that's later revealed to be plagued by darkness.

What Sayuri excels at is atmosphere. It opts for a creepy ambience, approaching its setting with a slow-moving pace and a degree of apprehension that undercuts every instance of supposed tranquillity. It lacks comedic moments and weirdness that's incongruent with its tone, persisting its feeling ... of dread that only escalates further as Norio and his family continue to be plagued by grief and misery.

At least, that's what it does for the first volume.

You see, once you get to the second volume, the creepy ambience that was present in the first dissipates entirely so the story can shift its focus on cheap thrills instead. For a manga that initially started out as a slow burn horror that focused on evoking a sinister atmosphere, I find that incredibly jarring.

The characters are basic, which should be expected from a story that only lasts 15 chapters. The characters that did get development are Norio and two others, but to explain the last two would be diving into spoiler territory.

The art isn't extraordinary, but it's actually quite well-suited for the horror genre. Oshikiri makes a strong use of shadows to reveal only a slice of what's scary, leaving the rest to your imagination. A technique that I thought worked well to the story's advantage.

Sayuri isn't a bad manga, just one that wasn't properly utilized to its full potential. Regardless of my qualms, I still recommend it for the atmosphere in the first volume alone.