[Ongoing] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu

xi0 · December 07, 2007, 04:20 PM

Description: ~Thanks to kirimi~

Shiki (Corpse Demon)
This series is about village with a population of about 1300 people, and during one fiercely hot summer, many mysterious incidents happened one after another... Shiki is based on a best-selling horror novel by Ono Fuyumi. Fans may know of her other novels such as Twelve Kingdoms (which has been animated) and Ghost Hunt (adapted to both a shoujo manga and anime). Fujisaki Ryuu is a long-time JUMP mangaka of series such as Houshin Engi (recently released by ViZ), and Waqwaq, both of which ran in WJ.

Get the first chapter HERE

Discuss Away!

Download links
Scanlations by SnoopyCool & AkuTenshi
Prologue (SQ 2008 #1)
Chapter 1 (SQ 2008 #2
Chapter 2 (SQ 2008 #3)
Chapter 3 (SQ 2008 #4)
Chapter 4 (SQ 2008 #5)
Side Story (Chapter 4.5) (SQ 2006 #6)

eni · December 07, 2007, 07:01 PM

I remember Waqwaq, it wasn't bad.

This series looks promising. I'm curious how it will develop

kirimi · December 07, 2007, 11:33 PM

This is a great start to the series. I'm hoping that being restricted to the boundaries of the original work will temper Fujisaki-sensei's tendency to go wild. Heheh. Fujisaki is really a master storyteller (note, I didn't say creator XD). The pacing is absolutely wonderful, despite the 67 pages of prologue. If it feels like it's moving slowly, that's because it matches the feel of the remote, rural village, though you can definitely feel Megumi's impatience. Great way to create the atmosphere! If this manga had background music, I tell you, I would be too freaked out to translate it. Haha.

By the way, the novel series, Shiki, is 5 volumes of roughly 500 pages each. So, I hope this series continues for a while! Here are Amazon JP links to the novels in case anyone is interested in looking for it.
- Volume 1 ISBN 978-4101240237
- Volume 2 ISBN 978-4101240244
- Volume 3 ISBN 978-4101240251
- Volume 4 ISBN 978-4101240268
- Volume 5 ISBN 978-4101240275

Back to the chapter. I'm really curious about the priest's poem/story of the corpse demon, since I'm guessing it's related to the main story here. These are probably the main characters of the series, only because they've been featured in colour. XD And they have more than a one-line description in the Really Long character list of the novel.

Yuuki (Koide) Natsuno - According to the JP wikipedia entry (link above), Koide is his mother's name and Yuuki is his father's name. They're not married, it seems, but Natsuno uses Yuuki for his family name.

Muroi Seishin - The young priest from the temple.

Ozaki Toshio - The director / doctor of the hospital.

Renegade334 · December 08, 2007, 03:19 AM

Mmmh...you know, according to Ono Fuyumi herself, after she was asked whether she would continue the still incomplete Ghost Hunt/Evil Spirit (Ghost Hunt's original name IIRC) novel series, she stated that she'd be resuming work on an old supernatural-horror series she had put on hold a while ago. At first her fans thought she was indeed referring to Ghost Hunt, but now that Shiki is back to the fore, one can wonder whether this wasn't what she was actually talking about.

So...50/50, I'd say. Or is 70/30?

koenosaki · April 03, 2008, 10:44 AM

shiki is really great, can't wait for it to come out. I mean chapter four

shiki is getting more mysterious, thrilling each chapter and still you get the feeling to know more

@mods: can't there be a seperate SQ manga discussion thread -> because lots of SQ threads are forgotten threads

xi0 · April 04, 2008, 01:15 AM

Quote: koenosaki View Post

shiki is really great, can't wait for it to come out. I mean chapter four

shiki is getting more mysterious, thrilling each chapter and still you get the feeling to know more

@mods: can't there be a seperate SQ manga discussion thread -> because lots of SQ threads are forgotten threads

I'm not sure what you're asking Koen...we have a Jump SQ thread.

koenosaki · April 04, 2008, 05:43 AM

Quote: xi0 View Post

I'm not sure what you're asking Koen...we have a Jump SQ thread.

Yeah I know there's different jump SQ manga threads but they seem to be forgotten. I was surprised that shiki only had 3 replis and 400+ views and it was on the fourth page of the shounen section

well as long as there's topic I am fine but sometimes it's hard to find a topic that's why I thought like the RTS thread to make a shonen section devided in SQ, WSJ and other magazine discussion boards but nvm it's as good as it is

xi0 · April 04, 2008, 05:56 AM

Quote: koenosaki View Post

Yeah I know there's different jump SQ manga threads but they seem to be forgotten. I was surprised that shiki only had 3 replis and 400+ views and it was on the fourth page of the shounen section

well as long as there's topic I am fine but sometimes it's hard to find a topic that's why I thought like the RTS thread to make a shonen section devided in SQ, WSJ and other magazine discussion boards but nvm it's as good as it is

Hmm, well dividing discussion into magazines wouldn't be ideal for series other than what is in WSJ and JUMP SQ. Mainly because series from other magazines aren't as popular, and on average, there's probably only a bunch from any given magazine (aside from WSJ and JUMP SQ) that have threads here at MH.

hatsuharupeace · April 04, 2008, 09:47 AM

Shiki is definately my favourite SQ series, love the storyline.

I have a feeling everyone in the village except for the main characters are going to die, just my gut feeling.

How many characters have been introduced btw???? It's hard to keep track, since there are so many that are introduced in each chapter so far.

Quote: kirimi

By the way, the novel series, Shiki, is 5 volumes of roughly 500 pages each.

Are the novels directly related to the manga???

xi0 · April 04, 2008, 11:00 AM

Quote: hatsuharupeace View Post

Shiki is definately my favourite SQ series, love the storyline.

I have a feeling everyone in the village except for the main characters are going to die, just my gut feeling.

How many characters have been introduced btw???? It's hard to keep track, since there are so many that are introduced in each chapter so far.

Are the novels directly related to the manga???

The manga is based on the novels. The manga is an adaptation of the story actually.

kirimi · April 08, 2008, 06:02 AM

Well, I've never read the novels so I don't know how closely the manga follows it. I don't want to spoil myself either. :3

Anyway, grab Chapter 4 at the Latest Scanlations forum! The mystery deepens.

koenosaki · April 08, 2008, 09:28 AM

If we may believe onemanga then shiki is licensed in america

April 04, 2008, 05:43 AM	#7
koenosaki MH中毒 / MH Chuudoku / MH Addicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 26 Gender: Posts: 8,097 Gallery: 651 Country:	Re: [SQ] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu - Discussion Quote: xi0 I'm not sure what you're asking Koen...we have a Jump SQ thread. Yeah I know there's different jump SQ manga threads but they seem to be forgotten. I was surprised that shiki only had 3 replis and 400+ views and it was on the fourth page of the shounen section well as long as there's topic I am fine but sometimes it's hard to find a topic that's why I thought like the RTS thread to make a shonen section devided in SQ, WSJ and other magazine discussion boards but nvm it's as good as it is __________________ Click the banner and discover the fantastic world of psyren Make the psyren section alive and kicking and be part of the Psyren tournament Project!!! Ne vous Inquietez pas. Comptez sur koenosaki.

April 04, 2008, 05:56 AM	#8
xi0 MH's Daytime Lantern MH中毒 / MH Chuudoku / MH Addicted Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 23 Gender: Posts: 5,278 Country:	Re: [SQ] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu - Discussion Quote: koenosaki Yeah I know there's different jump SQ manga threads but they seem to be forgotten. I was surprised that shiki only had 3 replis and 400+ views and it was on the fourth page of the shounen section well as long as there's topic I am fine but sometimes it's hard to find a topic that's why I thought like the RTS thread to make a shonen section devided in SQ, WSJ and other magazine discussion boards but nvm it's as good as it is Hmm, well dividing discussion into magazines wouldn't be ideal for series other than what is in WSJ and JUMP SQ. Mainly because series from other magazines aren't as popular, and on average, there's probably only a bunch from any given magazine (aside from WSJ and JUMP SQ) that have threads here at MH. __________________ 桑原桑原 ◄Ω►IGNORE ME!◄Ω►

April 04, 2008, 09:47 AM	#9
hatsuharupeace Scanlator MH中毒 / MH Chuudoku / MH Addicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cow Land Gender: Posts: 6,404 Gallery: 33 Country:	Re: [SQ] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu - Discussion Shiki is definately my favourite SQ series, love the storyline. I have a feeling everyone in the village except for the main characters are going to die, just my gut feeling. How many characters have been introduced btw???? It's hard to keep track, since there are so many that are introduced in each chapter so far. Quote: kirimi By the way, the novel series, Shiki, is 5 volumes of roughly 500 pages each. Are the novels directly related to the manga??? __________________ Join hatsu in his quest for Innovator-ship! \|\| SlipStream Anime \|\| CLAMP Manga Forum

April 04, 2008, 11:00 AM	#10
xi0 MH's Daytime Lantern MH中毒 / MH Chuudoku / MH Addicted Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 23 Gender: Posts: 5,278 Country:	Re: [SQ] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu - Discussion Quote: hatsuharupeace Shiki is definately my favourite SQ series, love the storyline. I have a feeling everyone in the village except for the main characters are going to die, just my gut feeling. How many characters have been introduced btw???? It's hard to keep track, since there are so many that are introduced in each chapter so far. Are the novels directly related to the manga??? The manga is based on the novels. The manga is an adaptation of the story actually. __________________ 桑原桑原 ◄Ω►IGNORE ME!◄Ω►

April 08, 2008, 06:02 AM	#11
kirimi MH Senpai 英雄メンバー / Eiyuu Menbaa / Hero Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Gender: Posts: 1,680 Gallery: 7 Country:	Re: [SQ] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu - Discussion Well, I've never read the novels so I don't know how closely the manga follows it. I don't want to spoil myself either. :3 Anyway, grab Chapter 4 at the Latest Scanlations forum! The mystery deepens.

December 07, 2007, 04:20 PM	#1
xi0 MH's Daytime Lantern MH中毒 / MH Chuudoku / MH Addicted Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 23 Gender: Posts: 5,278 Country:	[Ongoing] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu Description: ~Thanks to kirimi~ Shiki (Corpse Demon) This series is about village with a population of about 1300 people, and during one fiercely hot summer, many mysterious incidents happened one after another... Shiki is based on a best-selling horror novel by Ono Fuyumi. Fans may know of her other novels such as Twelve Kingdoms (which has been animated) and Ghost Hunt (adapted to both a shoujo manga and anime). Fujisaki Ryuu is a long-time JUMP mangaka of series such as Houshin Engi (recently released by ViZ), and Waqwaq, both of which ran in WJ. Get the first chapter HERE Discuss Away! Download links Scanlations by SnoopyCool & AkuTenshi Prologue (SQ 2008 #1) Chapter 1 (SQ 2008 #2 Chapter 2 (SQ 2008 #3) Chapter 3 (SQ 2008 #4) Chapter 4 (SQ 2008 #5) Side Story (Chapter 4.5) (SQ 2006 #6) __________________ 桑原桑原 ◄Ω►IGNORE ME!◄Ω► Last edited by kirimi : May 08, 2008 at 02:32 AM. Reason: Added download links

December 07, 2007, 07:01 PM	#2
eni MH's Socialworker 伝説メンバー / Densetsu / Legendary Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Meronhlare Age: 29 Gender: Posts: 12,290 Gallery: 22 Country:	Re: Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu Discussion I remember Waqwaq, it wasn't bad. This series looks promising. I'm curious how it will develop __________________ ♥ Sorry, I'm Late. But I Got Lost On The Road Of Life. ♥ AskMeThread \| German Hangout \| Manga Mommies \| MH Yaoi \| myWeb \| myManga \| myAnime \| DeviantART \| Animexx

December 07, 2007, 11:33 PM	#3
kirimi MH Senpai 英雄メンバー / Eiyuu Menbaa / Hero Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Gender: Posts: 1,680 Gallery: 7 Country:	Re: Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu Discussion This is a great start to the series. I'm hoping that being restricted to the boundaries of the original work will temper Fujisaki-sensei's tendency to go wild. Heheh. Fujisaki is really a master storyteller (note, I didn't say creator XD). The pacing is absolutely wonderful, despite the 67 pages of prologue. If it feels like it's moving slowly, that's because it matches the feel of the remote, rural village, though you can definitely feel Megumi's impatience. Great way to create the atmosphere! If this manga had background music, I tell you, I would be too freaked out to translate it. Haha. By the way, the novel series, Shiki, is 5 volumes of roughly 500 pages each. So, I hope this series continues for a while! Here are Amazon JP links to the novels in case anyone is interested in looking for it. - Volume 1 ISBN 978-4101240237 - Volume 2 ISBN 978-4101240244 - Volume 3 ISBN 978-4101240251 - Volume 4 ISBN 978-4101240268 - Volume 5 ISBN 978-4101240275 Back to the chapter. I'm really curious about the priest's poem/story of the corpse demon, since I'm guessing it's related to the main story here. These are probably the main characters of the series, only because they've been featured in colour. XD And they have more than a one-line description in the Really Long character list of the novel. Yuuki (Koide) Natsuno - According to the JP wikipedia entry (link above), Koide is his mother's name and Yuuki is his father's name. They're not married, it seems, but Natsuno uses Yuuki for his family name. Muroi Seishin - The young priest from the temple. Ozaki Toshio - The director / doctor of the hospital.

December 08, 2007, 03:19 AM	#4
Renegade334 初心者/ Shoshinsha / Beginner Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 32 Country:	Re: Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu Discussion Mmmh...you know, according to Ono Fuyumi herself, after she was asked whether she would continue the still incomplete Ghost Hunt/Evil Spirit (Ghost Hunt's original name IIRC) novel series, she stated that she'd be resuming work on an old supernatural-horror series she had put on hold a while ago. At first her fans thought she was indeed referring to Ghost Hunt, but now that Shiki is back to the fore, one can wonder whether this wasn't what she was actually talking about. So...50/50, I'd say. Or is 70/30? __________________ ^ ImageRotator: refresh (F5) to display a different sig!

April 03, 2008, 10:44 AM	#5
koenosaki MH中毒 / MH Chuudoku / MH Addicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 26 Gender: Posts: 8,097 Gallery: 651 Country:	Re: [SQ] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu - Discussion shiki is really great, can't wait for it to come out. I mean chapter four shiki is getting more mysterious, thrilling each chapter and still you get the feeling to know more @mods: can't there be a seperate SQ manga discussion thread -> because lots of SQ threads are forgotten threads __________________ Click the banner and discover the fantastic world of psyren Make the psyren section alive and kicking and be part of the Psyren tournament Project!!! Ne vous Inquietez pas. Comptez sur koenosaki.

April 04, 2008, 01:15 AM	#6
xi0 MH's Daytime Lantern MH中毒 / MH Chuudoku / MH Addicted Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 23 Gender: Posts: 5,278 Country:	Re: [SQ] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu - Discussion Quote: koenosaki shiki is really great, can't wait for it to come out. I mean chapter four shiki is getting more mysterious, thrilling each chapter and still you get the feeling to know more @mods: can't there be a seperate SQ manga discussion thread -> because lots of SQ threads are forgotten threads I'm not sure what you're asking Koen...we have a Jump SQ thread. __________________ 桑原桑原 ◄Ω►IGNORE ME!◄Ω►

April 08, 2008, 09:28 AM	#12
koenosaki MH中毒 / MH Chuudoku / MH Addicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 26 Gender: Posts: 8,097 Gallery: 651 Country:	Re: [SQ] Shiki by Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu - Discussion If we may believe onemanga then shiki is licensed in america __________________ Click the banner and discover the fantastic world of psyren Make the psyren section alive and kicking and be part of the Psyren tournament Project!!! Ne vous Inquietez pas. Comptez sur koenosaki.