Mieruko-chan, Vol. 1

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Hazra, Adriana (October 3, 2021). "Muse Asia Streams Mieruko-chan, Mushoku Tensei, 4 More Anime in October". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 10, 2021. Let's start with a thought about its classification, what's the prevalent element in this manga? You'd think it's the horror one, but is it really true? I find that, while reading it, the amount of horror is an additional Were there any hurdles or special considerations you had to undertake to adapt MIERUKO-CHAN into an anime? Initially, the series started with a somewhat simple concept. Was it difficult to expand on that idea in the earlier episodes? I’m very scared of the “god” and his shrine maidens… now more than ever. I have a feeling that they’re up to something sinister… I wonder if Godmother will be able to help Miko learn some ways of protecting herself…

My only real complaint is that I felt like the volume had a bit too much in terms of fan service, some of which was creepy in not just a a horror sort of way and was not particularly appreciated. Nov 28 COVER Corporation Announces hololive English VTuber Gawr Gura Collaboration with Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium OGAWA: I'm a big scaredy-cat, so even when I think something could be off, I ignore it. I've never looked at anything straight-on, so I can just barely claim that I've never experienced anything...

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this isn't the first time that the series considers its subject matter like this, there are a couple moments in it's establishing chapters that do bring in moments of melancholy tenderness, but this is the first time that the series really brings into focus like this. Such a great manga, especially for fans of horror movies at night. For an amateur. For example, people who read a lot of horror may not get scared. Who’s got what it takes. You can read it. What can I say, the manga is good, the plot is great, the drawing is nice. There are some funserious moments, but in time you won’t pay attention to them anymore. I recommend you to read it. At first I was repulsed by the moments with the heroine. That’s because I saw them as a kind of fanservice. But having undergone the initial chapters. It was as if it disappearing and all the focus shifted to the plot. But until all the chapters are out yet, it’s hard to predict the ending. IZUMI: There's nothing I could honestly classify as an experience, but since I'm a coward I don't go near scary-looking places. I'm also not very observant when it comes to these things, so even if I did see something I might not even notice. a b "Mieruko-chan". Sound Cadence Studios. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022 . Retrieved January 28, 2022.

But in the manga itself, the story feels slow in its progression, as it leeways often to novelty rather than its focus on the plot. But this novelty still remains enjoyable and relate to the essence of the manga's focus: on the creatures roaming around the world, unseeable to the normal person's eyes. While trying to avoid Zen and the ghosts haunting him, Miko accidentally encounters Yuria eating alone in the bathroom. Since a large ghost is haunting the bathroom, Miko advises Yuria to stop eating in there, and Hana suggests that Yuria can eat lunch with them from now on. Miko then resolves to keep an eye on Zen but suddenly a large female ghost appears and threatens her not to look at him. The three girls then decide to go to a haunted house event to win a free box of donuts. While Miko doesn't initially react to the conventional haunted house scares, she has an epiphany that the haunted house attraction is a place where she can openly show fear without attracting the attention of ghosts. Miko ends up with a much better mood after being able to let out her feelings of fear in a moment of catharsis. As the girls return home, they pass by Mitsue's closed down shop and wonder what she is doing. In the countryside, Mitsue has taken up farming to help out her family. If there are two themes Mieruko-chan revolves around, it's our relationship with death and family, as well as to learn how to not judge things by their cover. This is honestly very refreshing for horror, though I'm not a big horror nut, so it may be more common than I think. It's often the case that horror generally revolves around feelings of helplessness, of smallness, of despair. Horror often showcases the powerlessness of humanity, as well as its capacity for cruelty. But Mieruko-chan often has a positive message, despite it all, that people often genuinely care for each other and seek their own peace, and that familial trauma and abuse CAN be overcome, and does not have to follow you like a ghastly shadow. Through the stories of those spirits, and of the people around Miko, we learn that the world is often not as terrifying as it may seem on the surface, and the ones we shouldn't trust are often the ones that seem the most innocent. The terrifying, grotesque monster may just be seeking its own form of happiness, rather than your suffering. It's a genuinely emotionally effective story, and rather than comedy or horror, this kind of message is easily Mieruko-chan's greatest strength. The story is quite simple. Girl can see monsters. Girl tries to avoid monsters. There's some story progress like with Granny and Romm, but for Miko, it's mostly non-existent. In a way, I can say that the ones driving the story are the people and ghosts around Miko. And Miko just wants to have some peace and quiet!a b Mateo, Alex (September 30, 2021). "Mieruko-chan Anime Casts Ikuko Tani, Yumiri Hanamori". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 30, 2021. OGAWA: Due to restrictions around grotesque expressions like blood and guts, we added an aura over the abdomens of the monsters that had their stomachs cut open and made it a little difficult to see the slashed-up sections. The animators draw everything down to the finer details, so I feel bad for them. Also, given that the story is premised on continuing to ignore the monsters, it would become repetitive if Miko ignored them the same way every time. Because of this, we discussed things as a group and took a trial-and-error approach by changing the way the monsters appear, the style of presentation, not making them appear when you think they're going to appear, delaying the timing, and so on. YUKI OGAWA: I thought that if a single person handles the designs, they'll end up showing common elements, so I asked for multiple designers. Monsters don't just appear in a human-like form—they take all kinds of appearances—so I wanted unique designs that each take a completely different approach. I think that the end result was fantastic in that regard. IZUMI: MIERUKO-CHAN isn't just a horror story but also a story about the girls' daily lives with comedy elements as well, so it's hard to come up with specific examples of works that influenced me, but I think I have been influenced by a lot of things. Other than films and manga, I also love looking at the creature designs in video games. What could have been a silly dumb premises turned out to be a rather funny, and by the end, heartfelt supernatural tale.