History Manga / MimisGhostStories

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''Mimi's Ghost Stories'' is a collection of horror stories based on urban legends, all centered around one [[WeirdnessMagnet incredibly unlucky]] college-aged woman named Mimi, written by Creator/JunjiIto. It's based on the book by the same name written by Kihara Hirokatsu and Nakayama Ichiro, who gave Ito permission to change things if he wanted. Still, the manga is LighterAndSofter than most of his work. This collection of supernatural horror was originally published in serialized form between 2002 and 2003.

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!!This Manga Provides Examples Of:

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Mostly from Mimi's boyfriend Naoto. Mimi becomes incredibly frustrated by this in the final chapter.
* CoatHatMask: The neighbor's disguise in the first chapter.
* CoversAlwaysLie: Just from a quick glance at the cover, the reader would think that the woman on the front with the red silhouette and blank, soulless eyes was the main villain. It's actually the hapless protagonist.
* CreepyCemetery: There's an example located behind Mimi's new apartment after she moves. It starts out being more creepy in-universe [[spoiler:before it's revealed to be haunted]].
* DrivenToSuicide: The ghost woman in "Sound of Grass", along with the ashen woman in "Alone with You", [[spoiler:who is revealed to be Kei's mother]].
* DumbMuscle: Mimi's new neighbor after she finally gets moved away from her ''first'' disturbing apartment. [[spoiler:He just keeps moving gravestones around so that the spirits of the dead can watch him pose]].
* HauntedHeroine: Notably averted. Mimi seems to stumble across the supernatural wherever she goes, but she's otherwise as normal as Ito protagonists get.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The woman in the first chapter is certainly unnatural, but she seems relatively harmless until Mimi learns what she is. Then she goes after Mimi to try to keep her quiet, likely because she doesn't seem able to speak.
* HumanoidAbomination:
** The titular neighbor in "The Woman Next Door" is revealed to be [[spoiler: at least partially made of adjustable metal beams, which take the place of limbs and which she unscrews and extends at will to take different figures. Weirder still, she has fully functional and normal-looking gloved hands which can come off, her face is never seen, and she buys groceries, implying she needs to eat.]]
** It is heavily implied that the waitress from "At the Seashore" may be one of these. See NothingIsScarier.
* LighterAndSofter: Despite still being a horror story by any reasonable definition of the phrase, the stories presented here are somewhat lighter fare than most of Ito's work. In the words of one reviewer, they sure do [[spoiler:have the protagonist survive]] a lot more than his other works tend to, and since there isn't a buildup or devastating climax at the end of these events, all of the events are by definition less threatening to the heroes.
* NothingIsScarier: In "At the Seashore", [[spoiler:all of the photographs showing the waitress who shares the area's history with the protagonists are destroyed by the man who develops them, and are never shown]].
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: The ashen woman from "Alone with You", [[spoiler:who is actually the ghost of Kei's mother]]. Of course, she's only friendly from her perspective, and just disturbs Kei.
* UrbanLegends: The source of the stories related in the graphic novel. Referenced in the book's Japanese name, which translates more closely to "Mimi's Urban Legends".
* WeirdnessMagnet: Mimi, who doesn't do anything to invite or deserve all of the supernatural craziness she gets put through.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: In "The Red Circle", Mimi's friend Misa [[spoiler:plots to kill her and shack up with Mimi's boyfriend.]]
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: In "The Red Circle", Mimi's friend Misa [[spoiler: plots to kill her and shack up with Mimi's boyfriend.]]

* WithFriendsLikeThese: In "The Red Circle", Mimi's friend Misa [[spoiler: plots to kill her and shack up with Mimi's boyfriend.]]

''Mimi's Ghost Stories'' is a collection of horror stories based on urban legends, all centered around one [[WeirdnessMagnet incredibly unlucky]] college-aged woman named Mimi, written by Creator/JunjiIto (author of "Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault" and ''Manga/{{Uzumaki}}''). Somewhat LighterAndSofter than most of his work, this collection of supernatural horror was originally published in serialized form between 2002 and 2003.

* WeirdnessMagnet: Mimi, who doesn't do anything to invite or deserve all of the supernatural craziness she gets put through.

** Also the [[spoiler:metal slate woman]] in the first story.
* LighterAndSofter: Despite still being a horror story by any reasonable definition of the phrase, the stories presented here are somewhat lighter fare than most of Ito's work. In the words of one reviewer, they sure do [[spoiler:have the protagonist survive]] a lot more than his other works tend to.

* HumanoidAbomination: It is heavily implied that the waitress from "At the Seashore" may be one of these. See NothingIsScarier.

* HumanoidAbomination: It is heavily implied that the waitress from "At the Seashore" may be one of these. See NothingIsScarier

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Mostly from Mimi's boyfriend Naoto. Notably, Mimi becomes incredibly frustrated by this in the final chapter.

* NothingIsScarier: In "At the Seashore", [[spoiler:all of the photographs showing the waitress who shares the area's history with the protagonists are destroyed by the man who develops them, and are never shown]].

''Mimi's Ghost Stories'' is a collection of horror stories based on urban legends, all centered around one [[WeirdnessMagnet incredibly unlucky]] college-aged woman named Mimi, written by Creator/JunjiIto (author of "Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault" and ''Manga/{{Uzumaki}}''). Somewhat LighterAndSofter than most of his work, this collection of supernatural horror was originally published in serialized form between 2002 and 2003.