The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 1
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Summary
Once upon a time。。。
In a land far away， there were two kingdoms: the Outside， where twisted beasts roamed that could curse with a touch， and the Inside， where humans lived in safety and peace。 The girl and the beast should never have met， but when they do， a quiet fairytale begins。
This is a story of two people--one human， one inhuman--who linger in the hazy twilight that separates night from day。
In a land far away， there were two kingdoms: the Outside， where twisted beasts roamed that could curse with a touch， and the Inside， where humans lived in safety and peace。 The girl and the beast should never have met， but when they do， a quiet fairytale begins。
This is a story of two people--one human， one inhuman--who linger in the hazy twilight that separates night from day。
Reviews
Brooke Salyers
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i loved this！！！ the perfect amount of suspense。 kept my on my toes the entire time。 can’t wait to get the next volume！
Sarah
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Das Ende war dann doch recht spannend und ich würde schon weiterlesen （hallo Cliffhanger。。。）， aber noch ist mir zu wenig passiert。
Jane Cohen
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i could hear the wonderful dialogue clearly while i read， the little girls authenticity was adorable and enchanting at the same time and the outsider is so wholesome。 not only is there wholesome filler that doesn’t get boring even as they do simple tasks like laundry， but the conflict and darkness in the story really brings everything together。 will be buying volume 2 immediately！
Autumn
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Ohmygoodness， I love this so much。 The summary piqued my interest a few years ago when I saw this on the shelf at Barnes and Noble but it took me a few years to actually pick it up。 Then it sat on my shelf for close to a year， but I finally picked it up today as a quick read in case I had time on a hike。 I didn't， but my boyfriend went into the grocery store while I sat in the car and I devoured this。 It's beautiful and soft and somewhat creepy and slightly mysterious and left me with a warm， fu Ohmygoodness， I love this so much。 The summary piqued my interest a few years ago when I saw this on the shelf at Barnes and Noble but it took me a few years to actually pick it up。 Then it sat on my shelf for close to a year， but I finally picked it up today as a quick read in case I had time on a hike。 I didn't， but my boyfriend went into the grocery store while I sat in the car and I devoured this。 It's beautiful and soft and somewhat creepy and slightly mysterious and left me with a warm， fuzzy feeling and questions I need answered NOW。 The ending is a delicious cliffhanger and the only thing stopping me from running to Barnes and Noble and buying every volume they have is a lack of time。 Le sigh。 I will definitely be trying to get someone else to read this so I have someone else to love this book with。 。。。more
Sharon
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The noises I made while reading this。。。。。。。 let's just say it was a good thing I was alone。 Anyway， time to start collecting ANOTHER manga series！！！！ My manga shelf is overflowing and I don't care。 The noises I made while reading this。。。。。。。 let's just say it was a good thing I was alone。 Anyway， time to start collecting ANOTHER manga series！！！！ My manga shelf is overflowing and I don't care。 。。。more
Zahraa
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omg omg omg this was so precious！ aaaahhhhh！ I need these drawings as my room's wallpaper， the art is THAT BEAUTIFUL *heart eyes* omg omg omg this was so precious！ aaaahhhhh！ I need these drawings as my room's wallpaper， the art is THAT BEAUTIFUL *heart eyes* 。。。more
Augustine George
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This was a captivating read。 It had the right mix of suspense and cuteness to sustain interest。 It leaned more on the art and was refreshingly less on the dialogue side。 The speech bubbles on numerous panels were a bit jumbled up; dialogue delivered by one character being placed on that of another， a confusion which might have risen out of translation。 Will definitely read on！
Pietralafleur
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I don’t usually read mangas。 I mean， I am not a manga fan。 But this one caught my eyes。 A first tome intriguing。 I’ll keep going， I want to understand this strange story between a little girl named Sheeva and a kind of non-human being named "Professor" who is taking care of her。 Reminds me a lot of "Over the garden wall" but darker。Je ne lis pas souvent des mangas。 En vrai， j’aime pas trop ça en fait。 Mais celui-ci me faisait vraiment de l’œil。 C’est un premier tome intrigant。 Je vais continuer I don’t usually read mangas。 I mean， I am not a manga fan。 But this one caught my eyes。 A first tome intriguing。 I’ll keep going， I want to understand this strange story between a little girl named Sheeva and a kind of non-human being named "Professor" who is taking care of her。 Reminds me a lot of "Over the garden wall" but darker。Je ne lis pas souvent des mangas。 En vrai， j’aime pas trop ça en fait。 Mais celui-ci me faisait vraiment de l’œil。 C’est un premier tome intrigant。 Je vais continuer juste pour essayer de comprendre cette étrange fable racontant l’histoire d’une petite fille nommée Sheeva et une sorte d’être « non-humain » que la petite appelle « Professeur » et qui prend soin d’elle。 Ça me rappelle énormément la mini-série « La Forêt de l’étrange » mais en plus sombre。 。。。more
JoAnne
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Cosy manga about friendship between a monster and a small human girl， who， being left behing in a dangerous world of monsters， is trying to survive and not becoming one of them。 Beautiful art reminds a bit Moomins somhow :P
SOMAMA
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These books are unquestionally great。
Anya
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4。5
Josefine
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Nargh！ Why does it end on a cliffhanger？！ :）I’m not a graphic novel or manga reader but I saw this one on sale and the art on the cover intrigued me。 And the art IS stunning throughout！ I’m not sure I’ll now become a graphic novel enthusiast， but I do want to know how the story continues （and might try a few others as well）。 Very interesting premise of “cursed” Outsiders （the dark） and Insiders （the light）， and how biases can influence ones decisions。 I love that the words for sounds actually ar Nargh！ Why does it end on a cliffhanger？！ :）I’m not a graphic novel or manga reader but I saw this one on sale and the art on the cover intrigued me。 And the art IS stunning throughout！ I’m not sure I’ll now become a graphic novel enthusiast， but I do want to know how the story continues （and might try a few others as well）。 Very interesting premise of “cursed” Outsiders （the dark） and Insiders （the light）， and how biases can influence ones decisions。 I love that the words for sounds actually are written like the sounds they are trying to portray。 Like the “rstl” of leaves， the “kreeek” of the door， and so on。 I’d love to read this story as a book… 。。。more
Aster
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I’m a big fan of dark fairytales – anything that mixes the whimsical with the creepy and obscure – so of course I was very excited to read this when I heard about it。 Firstly， the art is very beautiful and unique， and I love the smart but subtle ways composition was used。 The character design is very distinctive too: you can immediately get a feel for who Sensei and Shiva are， just by the way they look and move。 The story is interesting and hints at a deeper worldbuilding， and I was instantly ch I’m a big fan of dark fairytales – anything that mixes the whimsical with the creepy and obscure – so of course I was very excited to read this when I heard about it。 Firstly， the art is very beautiful and unique， and I love the smart but subtle ways composition was used。 The character design is very distinctive too: you can immediately get a feel for who Sensei and Shiva are， just by the way they look and move。 The story is interesting and hints at a deeper worldbuilding， and I was instantly charmed by the relationship between the two main characters。 The only point I have with this is that it seemed both too slow and like it ended too soon。 Nevertheless， I liked it， and I’ll be definitely reading the next ones！ 。。。more
Kimberly Steimel Howard
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Now that I’ve read this one， I need to find out what happens next to this little girl who falls asleep on tree stumps and her teacher。 Hopefully they can avoid the soldiers with arrows。 And love the umbrella with a hole as a means of connection。
Annie
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This was a heartwarming fairytale about a young girl named Shiva， and her mysterious horned caretaker named “Teacher”。 The first book acts as an introduction to the world made up of insiders — humans living inside the walled kingdom — and outsiders — dark humanoid monsters that have been banished outside the kingdom walls。 Nagabe's illustrations have a beautiful haunting quality to them and create an atmosphere that instantly draws the reader in。 I really enjoyed this first book and I look forwa This was a heartwarming fairytale about a young girl named Shiva， and her mysterious horned caretaker named “Teacher”。 The first book acts as an introduction to the world made up of insiders — humans living inside the walled kingdom — and outsiders — dark humanoid monsters that have been banished outside the kingdom walls。 Nagabe's illustrations have a beautiful haunting quality to them and create an atmosphere that instantly draws the reader in。 I really enjoyed this first book and I look forward to reading the rest of the series！ 。。。more
rovetya
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3。5
Emie
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I cannot express enough how much I love this story， it’s so good I can’t even put words to it， it’s addicting。
NG
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Am I finally getting to all the mangas I borrowed from the library？ Yeah。 The art style is very beautiful， fits really well to the story and I finished it in less than 30min。 It was clearly a first installment of a series。 Everything was a world setup so i didnt really get close to the characters （yet）。 The creepiness level was just enough for me （especially the ending）。 I was torn between 3* and 4* but eventually decided on 4* cause it definitely deserves it。
Mie Reads
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I loved everything about this。 Just the perfect combination of wholesome and spooky。 Such beautiful artwork，big on atmosphere。 and the characters，world and story were all interesting。
Madison Berry
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This was equally wholesome and spooky， but that ending took it to a whole other level！
Meredith
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A monster assumes guardianship of a small human girl。A monster， known as "Teacher，" has taken in a young human girl named Shiva。 Because Shiva was suspected of being "cursed" and， thus， sentenced to death， her human caretaker left her in the woods outside the wall with a note pleading Please help， kind person。 Please take care of my child。 She was discovered by Teacher who， despite being an Outsider， took her home and became her guardian。 Not wanting to distress the child， Teacher leads Shiva to A monster assumes guardianship of a small human girl。A monster， known as "Teacher，" has taken in a young human girl named Shiva。 Because Shiva was suspected of being "cursed" and， thus， sentenced to death， her human caretaker left her in the woods outside the wall with a note pleading Please help， kind person。 Please take care of my child。 She was discovered by Teacher who， despite being an Outsider， took her home and became her guardian。 Not wanting to distress the child， Teacher leads Shiva to believe that it is only a matter of time before her aunt will return to take her home。 As a result， Shiva places herself in danger by wandering off in anticipation of her aunt’s arrival。 This story begins in medias res。 It is set in a world with two kingdoms， the kingdom Outside and a the kingdom inside， divided by a wall。 Those living outside are Outsiders， cursed monsters， and those living inside are Insiders， ordinary humans。 The curse is transmitted by touch， and if an Outsider touches a person， that person will also transform into a monster 。。。 or so it is believed。 The story ends on a cliffhanger when （view spoiler）[one night another Outsider enters the house that Teacher and Shiva share and touches the Shiva。 （Obvious moral: Lock your doors。） Shiva has been dreaming that her hand was a claw。 Now will she transform into a monster？ Is she immune？ Will Teacher find an antidote？ Is the curse even real？ Stayed tuned to find out。 （hide spoiler）]The English edition of the book is read back to front， the panels on each page read up to down， and the speech bubbles read right to left。 Sometimes it is difficult to tell which speech bubble belongs to which character because of their shape and placement and because Teacher and Shiva share the same font。 What really stands out in this series is the loving relationship between Shiva and Teacher， and the author-illustrator does an amazing job of capturing their quiet everyday intimacy as well as their devotion to one another。 The fact that they cannot touch for fear of spreading contagion creates an interesting tension within their interactions。I picked up this book because of the striking illustrations。 Shiva looks like a typical manga style character， Teacher is dressed in a vaguely 18th British style， which reminded me of Benjamin Franklin， and the Insiders look like generically medieval Western Europeans。There are little quirks within the story like Shiva using an umbrella despite the ye old-fashioned setting。 Since this is my first foray into manga， I'm not sure if the lack of consistency is typical or not。 Not being bound by any timeline does free things up in surprising and unexpected ways。The story contains many of the standard modern fairy tale tropes。 The "monster" has a greater humanity than the humans。 The lackeys question the ends justify the means policy of those in power。 The wall built to keep the bad guys out does not keep the bad guys out。 The witch-hunts instituted by Spanish Inquisition / Soviet KGB -like organizations always gets out of hand。 。。。more
Kassy Harris
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I knew this manga was going to be one of my favorites within just the first few pages。 Oh my gosh do I love this。 Not only is the art beautiful， the story is as well。 The stark comparison of black and white characters is used often， but rarely is it executed quite so well。 The character cloaked in black is "bad"。 One of the outsiders。 A Monster。 The girl in all white is pure innocence。 But who is really good and who is bad？ Can we tell just by looking at someone？This is a very special manga that I knew this manga was going to be one of my favorites within just the first few pages。 Oh my gosh do I love this。 Not only is the art beautiful， the story is as well。 The stark comparison of black and white characters is used often， but rarely is it executed quite so well。 The character cloaked in black is "bad"。 One of the outsiders。 A Monster。 The girl in all white is pure innocence。 But who is really good and who is bad？ Can we tell just by looking at someone？This is a very special manga that had me flipping page after page not just to experience a thoughtful story， but to enjoy the gorgeous art style that covers each and every page。I got this from the library， but I'll be buying them from now on。 。。。more
sil ♡ the book voyagers
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This was such an interesting read！ Thank you Karina for recommending this manga to me。 It's definitely my brand -- darkish fantasy with a monster！！！ We love to see it。That ending left me so many questions and I need to read volume 2 immediately。 The art is beautiful too so you all if you try it you're going to love that aspect for sure。 The story is barely starting so I bet we'll know more about it throughout the next volumes。 But what I read was really great and soft but also intense because DA This was such an interesting read！ Thank you Karina for recommending this manga to me。 It's definitely my brand -- darkish fantasy with a monster！！！ We love to see it。That ending left me so many questions and I need to read volume 2 immediately。 The art is beautiful too so you all if you try it you're going to love that aspect for sure。 The story is barely starting so I bet we'll know more about it throughout the next volumes。 But what I read was really great and soft but also intense because DANGER。 。。。more
Hanya Mostafa
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How can something be so dark yet so wholesome at the same time？The Girl from the Other Side is about a young human girl called Shiva and a black humanoid creature with horns called Teacher。 This world is divided into the Inside and the Outside。 The uncursed stay in the inside where they’re built walls around them to keep the cursed on the outside。Shiva lives with Teacher in a small cottage in the woods on the outside while she waits for her auntie to come and get her。 This had a lot of dark fair How can something be so dark yet so wholesome at the same time？The Girl from the Other Side is about a young human girl called Shiva and a black humanoid creature with horns called Teacher。 This world is divided into the Inside and the Outside。 The uncursed stay in the inside where they’re built walls around them to keep the cursed on the outside。Shiva lives with Teacher in a small cottage in the woods on the outside while she waits for her auntie to come and get her。 This had a lot of dark fairytale vibe to it with a haunting yet beautiful art style。 I highly recommend this manga， I read it in one sitting and I can’t wait till I get to the next volume。 。。。more
Liv
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4。5⭐️
Nicole Kang
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Interesting。。。。 so little was explained。 The writing is very basic。 Probably a bi-product of it being translated。 The art is kind of hard to interpret at times。 There wasn’t much going on。 Curious at where this would be going。。。 aka is it worth it。
Lana
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So good and that ending。。。。I need book 2。
Fabio
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Un inizio davvero molto intrigante。 Un po’ misteri， un po’ slice of life， un po’ mai una gioia， un po’ love love。 Finale con cliffhanger estremo - non vedo l’ora di leggere il prossimo。
Travelling Bookworm
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"Once upon a time… There lived a God of Light and a God of Darkness。"--------------------A tranquil fairy tale indeed。I started reading this thinking it would be creepy， but instead found a most heartwarming， bittersweet， and precious story。 It has a beautiful naivety about it that charmed me to my core and had me regretting that I hadn’t bought all of the volumes before starting it。 I can’t wait to read the rest。 "Once upon a time… There lived a God of Light and a God of Darkness。"--------------------A tranquil fairy tale indeed。I started reading this thinking it would be creepy， but instead found a most heartwarming， bittersweet， and precious story。 It has a beautiful naivety about it that charmed me to my core and had me regretting that I hadn’t bought all of the volumes before starting it。 I can’t wait to read the rest。 。。。more
Nabeela
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