Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 1 (Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, #1)

by Waco Ioka

Midori Yuma and Laruha (Designer)

Faced with the choice of being married to a strange spirit or being made into dinner, Aoi decides to create a third option for herself!

Aoi Tsubaki inherited her grandfather’s ability to see spirits—and his massive debt to them! Now she’s been kidnapped and taken to Kakuriyo, the spirit world, to make good on his bill. Her options: marry the head of the inn her grandfather trashed, or get eaten by demons. But Aoi isn’t the type to let spirits push her around, and she’s determined to redeem her grandfather’s IOU on her own terms!

Aoi wants to work off her debt to the Tenjin-ya inn, but she only has one day to find a position and none of the managers are willing to hire a human! If she can just get someone to see past her family background, Aoi is certain she can prove her worth!

• ISBN10: 197470372X
• ISBN13: 9781974703722
• Publish Date: 1 January 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 200
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

Summary:

Aoi Tsubaki has always been able to see spirits. For most people, it made her freaky. For her grandfather, it made perfect sense. After all, he could see them too. But he’s gone now, leaving Aoi all alone in this world.

All her life, Aoi has made a point of feeding those who are hungry. So yes, she’ll feed the hungry spirits in her area, even if she knows it’d be better to ignore them. Eventually, this leads to a sudden change in her life, one that she’s going to have trouble running away from.

Review:

The quest for a new manga series is neverending, I swear. This time, I’m checking out Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 1. It was suggested to me as a bit of a cozy fantasy manga with paranormal elements. It did not disappoint.

First, there’s Aoi. I adore her sweet character. She’s kind, compassionate, and not willing to give up. This is good, given the situation she’s ended up in. Then there are the yokai, which pretty much run the gambit. I already have a favorite (the inn owner, I can tell you that much).

This series is perfect if you’re looking for a chill fantasy series with tea house vibes. I can already tell that future volumes will lean more into Aoi’s cooking and her running a little tea shop. It’s going to be amazing.

I honestly have no idea where this series will end or how long it will run for (ran for? I don’t even know if it’s done, and I don’t want to find out - yet), but I am absolutely in for this adventure.

Highlights:
Supernatural Creatures
Paranormal Romance
Yokai and Spirits
Cozy Fantasy

Will I continue the series? Yes

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[inlibrisveritas]

I watched the first season of the anime last year and really enjoyed it, and I'm finally getting around to trying out the manga and so far it's just as solid (no surprise there).

I do know where the story is going assuming the anime stayed close to the source material, but it is honestly just as much fun to read it again as it was to watch it. Kakuriyo is such a lively place filled with intriguing ayakashi and youkai, all of which we get a taste of in volume one. Aoi is such a fantastic main character. She is resilient and independent, capable of taking care of herself, and speak up for herself despite resistance she might meet. I love that she isn't a pushover and doesn't just accept the path someone sets in front of her. To top it off Genji is such a sweet character, and provides some very light-hearted moments during Aoi's turbulent first few nights.

As I said before I'm really looking forward to continuing on with the manga, and hopefully switch from the digital releases over to physicals now that I feel confident that the quality is the same.