Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun, Vol. 1: Lost Things
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Are you afraid your dreams will come true? For those who suffer nightmares, help awaits at the Silver Star Tea House, where patrons can order much more than just Darjeeling. Hiruko is a special kind of private investigator. He's a dream eater. And he'll rid you of your darkest visions…for a price. Dreams on the menu this volume: a restless soul, a murderous beauty, a woman afraid of falling apart, a grieving lover, an unforgiving son, a suicidal actress and a mysterious voice on the other end of a lonely young man's phone.
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I picked this up because I enjoyed Yokai Rental Shop and wanted to see if Shin Mashiba's earlier work was as good. The premise sounded interesting and I wasn't disappointed. Written more as an anthology of stories surrounding Hiruko, a Baku or Dream Eater Who helps people with their nightmare's, then consumes the nightmares for sustenance. Each person who enters his tea shop has an interesting story surrounding their nightmare and Hiruko helps them work through it, although not always with happy results.
I enjoy this kind of anthology storytelling, but it may not be for everyone. The downside is that you don't really connect on a deep level with the characters, however, the concepts in each story were kind of fascinating, the world-building was really cool - taking place in an 1800's era place, and the aesthetic overall was mysterious and well drawn. It definitely gave me xXX Holic vibes and I really enjoyed that series, so I'll definitely continue this one and see how it progresses and if we get a chance to learn more about Hiruko and is mysterious abilities.
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8 primary booksNightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun is a 8-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Shin Mashiba.
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