4 Maki is chided by her college art teacher, who calls her work 'nothing but technical skill' and boring, wishing to see her emotion and passion. Art Reflects Personality: At the start of ch.Arc Words: 'The butterflies that had been pulled apart by fate shall become one.' Either said or written by multiple characters, it might refer to the classmates who mistreated Arié, or the butterfly pendant formerly worn by Amahiko and Arié's mother, whose halves are eventually worn by the two siblings when they encounter each other after Arié wakes from her coma, or Amahiko and Arié themselves, as they were separated when they were very young, or any or all of those.Anachronic Order: The story frequently jumps between the characters' childhoods and the modern day, showing both their past actions and how their lives have been influenced by them in the present day.Amahiko's stepmother seems to not care about him at all, even remarking at one point that he should die.One of Sakaki's children has bruises on their shoulder, as if they were gripped painfully tightly.His tentpoled underwear a few panels later speaks volumes about his intentions. The one time that Arié and her father are seen together, his hands are about to close on her head or neck from behind before she speaks.All the while, a strange prophecy first spoken by Arié about a monster that will bring about the end of the world hovers over them, and eerie butterflies are seen more and more frequently.

In the current day, those same classmates must now deal with their lives and how the psychological and emotional ripple effect of what they did has affected them. Fantagraphics released its English translation in 2018.Įleven years in the past, Arié Kimura's classmates pushed her down a well into the tunnel system in the Nijigahara embankment.

It was originally published in QuickJapan from 2003 to 2005, running for 13 chapters.

Nijigahara Holograph is a seinen Psychological Horror manga by Inio Asano.

Nijigahara holograph