Phantom Seer

Phantom Seer (Japanese: 仄見える少年, Hepburn: Honomieru Shōnen) is a Japanese manga series written by Togo Goto and illustrated by Kento Matsuura. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 2020 to April 2021, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. It was published digitally in English by Viz Media and Manga Plus.

Phantom Seer
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Iori Katanagi (front), Yayoi Katanagi (left), Kenma Oigawa (top right), Yojirou Satake (bottom right) and Riku Aibetsu (back)
仄見える少年
(Honomieru Shōnen)
GenreAction, horror[1]
Manga
Written byTogo Goto
Illustrated byKento Matsuura
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 31, 2020 – April 5, 2021
Volumes4

Plot

The story follows Iori Katanagi, a shaman who is very unmotivated to do his job. However, upon meeting Riku Aibetsu, he may have a chance to find a long lost foe.

Characters
Iori Katanagi (片儺木 伊織, Katanagi Iori)
Iori is unmotivated, lazy and obnoxious. He hates being a shaman and desires to be normal, but is often forced to do jobs by his sister. However, he is a caring person deep down, who will protect people, even if it costs his life. He has tamed the phantom Ongyoki, which gives him power over shadows. He despises Senjudoji and wants to destroy her out of anger for killing someone close to him.
Riku Aibetsu (哀別 理久, Aibetsu Riku)
Riku is a girl who likes helping people. At first, she thought she had the sixth sense to detect danger, when in reality, she is a Beckoning Hand, meaning she attracts phantoms. However, this does not weaken her resolve and even begins training to be a shaman so she can help people.
Yayoi Katanagi (片儺木 弥生, Katanagi Yayoi)
Iori's older sister. She is a powerful shaman and has multiple abilities, including clairvoyance, mind reading and the ability to obliterate phantoms. She often forces her brother to do jobs. She is often seen smiling and has a slightly playful personality. Her Phantom's abilities are related to eyes.
Kenma Oigawa (大井川 研真, Ōigawa Kenma)
Kenma is gentlemanly, respectful and serious, the exact opposite of Iori. He wants Iori to take his job more seriously. He has tamed Tengu, which allows him to manipulate sound waves.
Chihiro Kurose (黒瀬 千尋, Kurose Chihiro)
The self proclaimed "Young Star of the Shaman World". He is flashy and is usually seen flirting with women, but takes his job as a Shaman seriously. He has an unnamed phantom that grants him pyrokinetic abilities, but only if he has a source, such as a lighter.
Senjudoji
Senjudoji is a phantom that takes the form of a little girl. She is sadistic, cruel and arrogant. She is currently hunting Beckoning Hands.

Publication

Written by Togo Goto and illustrated by Kento Matsuura, Phantom Seer was first published as a one-shot in Shueisha's Jump Giga in 2017, and in Weekly Shōnen Jump in September of the following year, where it won the 2018 Golden Future Cup competition.[2][3] It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 31, 2020, to April 5, 2021.[2][4][5] Shueisha collected its chapters in four individual tankōbon volumes, released on December 4, 2020,[6] to July 2, 2021.[7]

The series was published digitally in English language by Viz Media and Manga Plus.[8] In February 2022, Viz Media announced that they will be releasing volumes digitally, with all volumes being released on August 23, 2022.[9]

Volumes
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 4, 2020[6]978-4-08-882515-1August 23, 2022[10]978-1-9747-2360-7
2 February 4, 2021[11]978-4-08-882551-9August 23, 2022[12]978-1-9747-3377-4
3 April 30, 2021[13]978-4-08-882641-7August 23, 2022[14]978-1-9747-3378-1
4 July 2, 2021[7]978-4-08-882711-7August 23, 2022[15]978-1-9747-3379-8

Reception

In December 2020, it was reported that the first volume of Phantom Seer performed well, as their initial amount printed sold out leading to a reprint.[16]

References
  1. 日常に潜む怪異を祓う霊媒師のホラーアクション「仄見える少年」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 4, 2020. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 10, 2020). "Shonen Jump Magazine Debuts 3 New Manga Starting on August 31". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. Collins, Hannah (October 6, 2020). "Shonen Jump Round-Up: New Aug & Sept Titles, From Burn the Witch to Our Blood Oath". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. 金未来杯を受賞した霊怪ホラー「仄見える少年」がジャンプで連載スタート. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2020. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 4, 2021). "Shonen Jump Magazine Launches 2 New Manga as Phantom Seer Ends". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. 仄見える少年 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  7. 仄見える少年 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  8. Hazra, Adriana (July 5, 2020). "Manga Plus, Viz Media Both Release Phantom Seer Manga in English". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  9. Mateo, Alex (February 14, 2022). "Viz Announces Fall 2022 Book Releases Including Mission: Yozakura Family, Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Manga, Jujutsu Kaisen Novels". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  10. "Phantom Seer, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  11. 仄見える少年 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  12. "Phantom Seer, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  13. 仄見える少年 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  14. "Phantom Seer, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  15. "Phantom Seer, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  16. Shōnen Jump Editorial Department [@jump_henshubu] (December 21, 2020). 『仄見える少年』1巻、各所で売り切れが続いてましたが、売行き好調のため発売即重版が決まっておりまして、明日あたりから書店さんに重版分が出回り始める予定です。中古品が高値で出回ってしまっていますが、是非定価で新品をお買い求めください！〈担当〉 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
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