Nijigahara Holograph

Nijigahara Holograph

Inio Asano

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Butterflies ominously proliferate as children whisper rumors of a mysterious creature lurking in the tunnel behind the school. To appease its wrath, they decide to offer it a sacrifice--a human one. But this is only the beginning of Nijigahara Holograph, which takes place in two separate timelines and involves the suicidal Amahiko; Kohta, the lovestruck bully; their teacher Miss Sakaki, whose heavily bandaged face remains a mystery; and many more brothers, sisters, parents, co-workers, teachers, aggressors, and victims who are all inextricably linked to one another. Ten years later, all will have to face what they've done or suffered through--and maybe the end of the world. Nijigahara Holograph--complex, challenging, and elliptical--was named one of the most anticipated new manga at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Hailed as a voice of the current generation in Japan, Inio Asano, whose Solanin was nominated for Eisner and Harvey awards (and was made into a feature film), delves into David Lynchian territory with this psychological horror story.


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  • SilkFlower
    Mar 09, 2025
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  • Rosemin
    Mar 12, 2025
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    Inio Asano's works are the kind that you need to reread more than once to fully grasp the story and the symbolism behind it. This one is no exception and I plan to reread soon.
    I'll admit the story was hard to follow at times but it was still enjoyable to follow this dream-like story and the multitude of characters across the two different timelines until the end. The art is gorgeous as expected and the story is disturbing to say the least. This is not a happy story and it doesn't have a conclusive ending but it's definitely worth reading.

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  • SarahRnR
    Mar 09, 2025
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    Me ha gustado mucho, las obras de Inio siempre me transmiten mucha calma, y que las cosas son como son por que si, la parte espiritual si que me ha costado un poco mas entenderla y no se si me lo tendré que leer otra vez para entender más cosas, pero es muy interesante. Me he quedado sin saber que decir, no se cómo describirlo ni decir que pasa, sin historias de gente y la gente tiene su vida y su parte espiritual y en este manga lo muestra, creo que esta es la mejor manera de describirlo

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