Ibitsu, Vol. 1

So a friend of mine introduced me to this manga earlier today, and it was pretty damn interesting. So the basic premise is that this boy named Kazuki finds a strange looking lolita sitting at the trash disposal site in what appears to be a puddle of blood, she also smells pretty bad. He decides to ignore her and attempts to hurry past but not before she asks him a question. "Do you have a little sister?" He runs like hell after replying "Yes."

I usually don't read these types of stories, not because they scare me (some do I'm not Captain Fearless after all) but because I think it's unfair. Oh sure, I realize that there are a lot of unfair things in this world but these random urban legend types kinda annoy me. Its probably because I tend to over-sympathize with the characters.

Prejudice aside though, this story was riveting, the art was fitting and the characters are realistic with the exception of the lolita of course. The lolita is an amazingly obsessive character, she's covered with bruises and she has a long badly sewn slash on either arm. She's absolutely convinced that he's her brother and is determined to get rid of his real sister. As the story progresses though a few characters mention that there's a "Strange lolita" urban legend which is basically this;

When she asks if you have a sister; If you answer no, she'll attempt to become your sister. If you answer yes she'll replace your sister.

So really no way to win ne? Besides I don't think she's human at all (or ever was), the things she does, the way she's able to move after inflicting terrible injuries on herself, no human could do stuff like that. She does remind me of the grudge a bit though but rather than scaring me she annoys me. Ah well, maybe the siblings will survive.