Tousei Gensou Hakubutsushi - History of Present Day Illusions
Title: Tousei Gensou Hakubutsushi - History of Present Day Illusions
Type: Manga
Artist(s): KATAYAMA Shuu
Status in Home Country: Ongoing (1 Volumes)
Scanslation Status: Ongoing, Ch 14+
Scan Groups: Hyper Parfait
Genre(s): Historical, Horror, Josei, Mystery, Supernatural
Summary: It’s the early days of the Showa Era. In a really ordinary looking and peaceful city, no one notices the strange things that are happening. Shinobu, a university student who manages his father’s second hand shop, comes face to face with one mystery after another
Review: This series really reminds me of “xxxHOLIC”. The son of a second hand shop often handles objects that are supernatural, possessed, and etc that always come to his shop through tales, chance, friends, and etc.
The artwork is good, and the horror feel isn’t scary, just similar to “xxxHOLIC” or “Tactics”. But the mystery often deals w/ folk lore, myths, and other supernatural events. Even the son and his father’s maid/body guard seem highly suspicious. It makes me wonder if they are even human at all.
The artwork is pretty good, and I enjoyed all the individual stories.
Rate: 7/10