Kiriko

by Shingo Honda

A small group of adults have been invited to a reunion at their old high school to remember the loss of their classmate Kiriko, after receiving a letter "From K."

Not knowing who "K" is, Ryosuke, a young man with short black hair that used to know Kiriko, has to uncover the truth of Kiriko's mysterious death. As he slowly regains his memories and his fellow classmates start suddenly dying around him in the most horrific manner, he realises that it's far too late to say sorry.

Genres: Manga, Horror, Fiction

Unknown Binding

About the author

Associated Names:
* 本田真吾 (Japanese)
* Shingo Honda (English)

Reviews

[Élise Massé · Rating 3 out of 5]

Des retrouvailles qui tournent au vinaigre. De la culpabilité, des secrets dévoilés... Un one shot assez rapide au niveau de l'intrigue. J'ai pas été impressionné, mais c'était pas mauvais. Pour les amateurs de manga d'horreur. 👌🏻 Premier tome d'introduction

[Prabby · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/4 stars for this horror. The pacing was relatively quick as it was a standalone which felt fine for the story considering it was a pretty trope-esque tale. The art was amazing and total props to the writer for composition but sadly the story just felt kind of flat and typical but served it's purpose as a horror. Though I predicted the initial twist the final twist surprised me a bit so that was fun. Overall of you're looking for a horror experience to quickly consume I'd recommend

[Queer Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buen plot twist

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

tw: suicide, violent bullying/abuse

[Lusy · Rating 4 out of 5]

been a long time since i’ve seen such horrifying and scary art, enough to give me chills. Plot twists are unexpected and well executed. overall a great manga

[Danielle R · Rating 4 out of 5]

After receiving a mysterious letter from "K," six people (in their 30s) have a reunion at their abandoned middle school years after one of their fellow students, Setsuko, took her own life under mysterious circumstances. It's a pretty standard story up until the final chapter where there's a nice little twist that surprised me.

I found "Kiriko" more hilarious than scary. I mean, she's a giant spindly monster wearing a schoolgirl uniform with ribbons in her pigtails. I immediately knew what she'd been through when I saw all the injuries on her body so her revenge was justified. (Even more justified when we learned the truth in flashbacks. Honestly, where were the teachers in this school?! And WTF, these kids were 12-15 years old!)

I personally enjoyed the gore. (Rio's death was funny, Masao's seems difficult to accomplish with a piano, Hidetaka's was quick and shocking, and Kazuya definitely got what was coming to him.) It had a nice ending. I appreciate when someone survives a horror movie and gets a new lease on life. Ryosuke and Mizuho should both live it up.

This was a decent little read. Better than a lot of the horror movies out there. 4/5

[Maja Jeppesen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read a translated version of this on the net, so it took a long while to finish it despite being a single stand alone manga. The art was beautiful and the story was engaging with a pretty good plot twist that I hadn't forseen coming. If you're a fan of ghost stories with a twist of 'who'done'it' than Kiriko is a good book to curl up with for the night an enjoy.

[Nazareth UwU Ávila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entiendo que al ser solo un volumen no hay mucho trasfondo, aún así no pude empatizar con ningún personaje, a lo mucho con Kiriko. El dibujo es bastante agradable, me gustó la idea de cómo juegan con la culpa y los recuerdos modificados.
La verdad los jump scares si que me sorprendieron, aunque me hubiera gustado que fuera un poco más largo para poder profundizar más en los temas.

[Maharet · Rating 5 out of 5]

una storia horror che può sembrare un cliché ma che fa riflettere...il passato ritorna sempre anche se cerchi di eliminare o modificare i ricordi, perché il karma non perdona....una storia di amicizia, bullismo, amore...belli i disegni

[Kandyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a nice a nice short horror manga. I really loved the art style used in it and the ending was quite something.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good horror/psychological manga, Really great art style and alright story 😁😻❤️

[May Sun Aung · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.7 ish, rounded up to 4 stars. The twist was pretty good.

[Yuley Infante · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay

[A. Piña · Rating 4 out of 5]

kiriko you're my only one

[valeria]

tw: violent bullying/ abuse/ suicide (mention)/ ableism

[Alessandra S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Todos seremos asesinados por Kiriko."

[Bismah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the best horror story I've ever read, but I really enjoyed the twist!

[Daniela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesante plot twist pero nada mas

[Anaísss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buen plot twist, pero me hubiera gustado que fuera más largo :p

[Alessia Sofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good and fast read with a surprising plot twist!

[Mdllf25 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Muy buen plot twist, no me lo esperaba.

[Xirimoya · Rating 2 out of 5]

ok

[Iqra M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

TW/CW:body horror, blood & gore, substance, mentions of suicide, graphic violence, strong language, mature themes, bullying , cheating

A one-shot concerning a bloody reunion.

Old friends were invited to their abandoned high school for the death anniversary of one of their classmates, Kiriko.
But who sent out the invite?

lovely art style, but it might be too vulgar for my liking. The first chapter sets the tone of the story well. It’s also incredibly grotesque, so it's not for the faint of heart. The story was quite meh, but it definitely piqued my interest. I kinda like the twist at the end too. Trauma does cause memory loss. I wish that the dissociative amnesia theme was explored more. The plot had so much potential, but just like their friendship , it went downhill.

[feyfolklore · Rating 5 out of 5]

that was a hell of a plot twist, poor Kiriko! but at least she forgave them both at the end, I was glad.