Tokyo Ghost Story Notebook

After reading Chapter 60, I was completely shocked by the author's views. My younger sister and her classmates appear too few times at home so I won't comment on them. I only comment on these people who have appeared on campus. Kobayakawa, the character is a fool who will sacrifice his life to protect his friends, so he keeps finding fault with the protagonist. I can't stand it.

To summarize briefly: The protagonist subdued a monster in a previous storyline. The protagonist is looked down upon at school and threatened by thugs. The protagonist starts showing off. The protagonist makes a bet with a thug on the rooftop to fight him one-on-one. The protagonist discovers he can't beat the thugs, and the monsters he subdued are all asleep.

I genuinely thought I was immune to all poisons, but author, this rooftop brawl scene is really off-putting. This story has nothing to do with the supernatural, it's okay, just a digression. A duel? No problem, just a prelude to showing off. After the fight started, I found the captured spirit was sleeping.

The campus setting is addictive! It feels like I've been transported back to the era of military king novels from ten years ago.

Seeing so many people in the comments section saying this book is bad and that, it's undeniable that the plot has its flaws, but I want to share some of my thoughts on the book. Having seen the latest update today, overall it's quite to my liking, though I skipped some of the more problematic parts.

The school episodes are unbearable, they're really addictive. I suggest you don't watch them.

I just finished reading the school arc and then browsed the comments. You guys are saying it's toxic and drawn-out, but I don't think so. You can see the author put a lot of effort into writing it. It's not so much writing as it is creating the story; the school arc alone shows how well-developed the relationships between all the characters are. Almost every character is well-developed.

The premise is good, but the plot and character design are too clichéd. The "little sister plus pretty classmate" trope has been overused in countless Japanese manga and light novels, offering nothing new. Furthermore, the selling point of these ghost story novels lies in creating a suspenseful and terrifying atmosphere; a bunch of beautiful girls would actually ruin that atmosphere.

Putting everything else aside, all school bullies deserve to die. The way the author handled the character of Yaxi made me want to vomit; I had absolutely no desire to continue reading. Did the author really think that school bullies could be forgiven? No way, no way, could the author have been like that in school?

This kind of calm and rational protagonist is great! Japanese setting... Just hoping I won't be a simp, and there won't be a harem. Supernatural elements, though; being with the supernatural is definitely the most exciting thing. [Laughs]