Spirit Circle
Spirit Circle | |
スピリットサークル (Supiritto Sākuru) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Satoshi Mizukami |
Published by | Shōnen Gahōsha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Young King OURs |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | May 30, 2012 – March 30, 2016 |
Volumes | 6 |
Spirit Circle (スピリットサークル, Supiritto Sākuru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoshi Mizukami. The series was originally published in the May 2012 issue of the Young King OURs magazine and concluded on March 30, 2016. The manga received a digital simulpub release by Crunchyroll Manga, and Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series for printed release with the first volume published on October 10, 2017.[1]
Plot
Fuuta Okeya is a high school student who can see ghosts and has a strange mark on his cheek that he hides. When Kouko Ishigami, a new student, arrives in his class with a scar on her forehead and accompanied by a ghost named East, Fuuta's tranquillity ends. After a failed attempt by Fuuta to make friends with Kouko and after she sees his mark, Kouko declares him to be her enemy, attacking him with a mysterious spiritual circle made of flames. The hostilities between the two date back to their reincarnation, and Fuuta will have to discover his past and his links with Kouko, East, and Rune, the spirit of a girl who suddenly appears.
Characters
- Fuuta Okeya (桶屋 風太, Okeya Fūta)
- The protagonist of the story, a fourteen-year-old with the ability to see and communicate with ghosts.
- Kouko Ishigami (石神 鉱子, Ishigami Kōko)
- Fuuta's deadly enemy. She recovered her past life's memory after a car accident that left a scar on her forehead.
Reception
Spirit Circle was nominated for the 48th Seiun Award in the comic category in 2017.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Seven Seas Transcends Time with Satoshi Mizukami's Spirit Circle Manga Series" (Press release). Seven Seas Entertainment. January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Shin Godzilla, 'your name.,' Kabaneri, Erased Nominated for Seiun Sci-Fi Awards". Anime News Network. April 11, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
External links
- Spirit Circle (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia