The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Manga)
4 primary works
Book 1
The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Manga) Vol. 1
by Shinobumaru
Published 15 March 2022
An atmospheric fantasy series for bibliophiles and fans of Japanese ghost stories–based on the light novels also published by Seven Seas!
Kaori lives in a bookstore where the boundaries between the mortal realm and the spirit realm are blurred. She spends her days in peace, selling books to otherworldly beings alongside her adoptive father, a spirit himself. But all of that is disrupted when a self-proclaimed exorcist stumbles into this ghostly utopia. Can Kaori embrace her better nature and help a man who’s vowed revenge against all spirits find his way back home?
Kaori lives in a bookstore where the boundaries between the mortal realm and the spirit realm are blurred. She spends her days in peace, selling books to otherworldly beings alongside her adoptive father, a spirit himself. But all of that is disrupted when a self-proclaimed exorcist stumbles into this ghostly utopia. Can Kaori embrace her better nature and help a man who’s vowed revenge against all spirits find his way back home?
Book 2
The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Manga) Vol. 2
by Shinobumaru
Published 9 August 2022
A HARROWING HUNT
Kaori accompanies Suimei into the spirit realm to help him find his Inugami partner, Kuro. But when they discover that Ginme was attacked by Jorogumo, a spider spirit, their search kicks into high gear. Can they locate Kuro before he becomes Jorogumo’s next victim?
Kaori accompanies Suimei into the spirit realm to help him find his Inugami partner, Kuro. But when they discover that Ginme was attacked by Jorogumo, a spider spirit, their search kicks into high gear. Can they locate Kuro before he becomes Jorogumo’s next victim?
Book 3
The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Manga) Vol. 3
by Shinobumaru
Published 25 April 2023
AN ALLURING ADVENTURE
Now that Suimei has moved out of the haunted bookstore, Kaori insists that she only misses the extra rent money—not Suimei himself. But when Tamaki, the story-seller, asks her to deliver a bundle of books to the southern islands, Kaori jumps at the chance to drag Suimei along!
Now that Suimei has moved out of the haunted bookstore, Kaori insists that she only misses the extra rent money—not Suimei himself. But when Tamaki, the story-seller, asks her to deliver a bundle of books to the southern islands, Kaori jumps at the chance to drag Suimei along!
Book 4
The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Manga) Vol. 4
by Shinobumaru
Published 27 February 2024
Suimei first came to the spirit realm in order to find his missing partner, but he’s stuck around in order to sort through his feelings regarding his troubled childhood. When he is put in charge of caring for a troubled soul, can he find a way to heal both of them? Meanwhile, Kaori has problems of her own when her father goes missing! As she and Suimei search for him, they uncover a plot that could threaten the whole spirit realm! The final volume of The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe manga!