After a year at boarding school, Shion Sozaki flees the oppressive institution and secretly returns to her hometown in the mountains, telling only her twin sister Mion of her arrival. Though the Sozaki family has kept the sisters apart to prevent conflict over who would become the next family head, Mion and Shion have remained close - close eugh that Shion can easily impersonate her identical twin. When Shion encounters Satoshi Hojo in town, he is completely taken in by her 'Mion' disguise. And Shion is quite taken with him...As she spends more time as 'Mion', Shion learns that Satoshi's kind face masks a terrible pain. His parents were one of the few couples in Hinamizawa to support the controversial dam project. When the construction was put on hold, the Hojo family was seen as an enemy of the town, and Satoshi's parents were the second pair of victims claimed by 'Oyashiro-sama's curse'. Forced to move in with his abusive in-laws, Satoshi and his sister Satoko are at the mercy of his aunt's temper...
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company, Yen Press
ISBN-10
0316123781
ISBN-13
9780316123785
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106715679
Product Key Features
Author
Ryukishi07
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Graphic Novels: Manga
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
New York
Illustrator(s)
Yutori Houjyou
Content Note
Integrated: 180, B/w Drawings
Author Biography
Ryukishi07 leapt into the spotlight with HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI which was originally conceived as a series of visual novels and later adapted into the popular manga and anime franchise.