Hauntress Explained
| Ja Kanji: | 座敷女 |
| Ja Romaji: | Zashiki Onna |
| Genre: | Horror[1] |
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minetarō Mochizuki. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine in 1993, with its chapters collected in a single volume.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Minetarō Mochizuki, Hauntress was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine in 1993.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in a single volume released on July 6 of that same year.[3]
In July 2024, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the manga for English release in North America, with the volume set to be released in Q2 2025.[4]
Reception
The series ranked ninth on the "Most Traumatizing Manga" poll conducted by Japanese website Goo Ranking in 2015;[5] it ranked eleventh on the "Horror Manga To Keep You Up at Night" poll conducted by the same website in 2018.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Zashikionna. Kodan Club. Kodansha. July 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20080419112011fw_/http://www.kodanclub.com/cgi-local/comic.cgi?id=004-00055-01-001. April 19, 2008.
- Web site: Kiyofumi. Tsunetō. ja:90年代ホラーの傑作『座敷女』は今も我々を追い詰める……理不尽なストーカーの恐怖. https://realsound.jp/book/2020/08/post-609711.html. . Blueprint Co., Ltd.. July 4, 2024. ja. August 28, 2020. June 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230607182623/https://realsound.jp/book/2020/08/post-609711.html. live.
- Web site: ja:座敷女. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3194124. Kodansha. July 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20040609060655/http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3194124. June 9, 2004. ja.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Kodansha USA Reveals 12 New Print Manga, 2 Digital Manga. Anime News Network. July 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240704224622/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-04/kodansha-usa-reveals-12-new-print-manga-2-digital-manga/.212812. July 4, 2024. July 4, 2024. live.
- Web site: Schley. Matt. Japanese Fans’ Top 28 Most Traumatizing Manga, Ranked. Otaku USA. July 4, 2024. August 31, 2015. July 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725164405/https://otakuusamagazine.com/japanese-fans-top-28-most-traumatizing-manga-ranked/. live.
- Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Japan's Readers Pick 20 Horror Manga to Keep You Up at Night. Anime News Network. July 4, 2024. August 30, 2018. October 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002013751/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-08-30/japan-readers-pick-20-horror-manga-to-keep-you-up-at-night/.136131. live.
