Fairy Cube

This was a cute, short story. I liked it. The story has many surprises and twists. The ending suited the story perfectly. I would recomend this to anyone who is looking for a love story with action and fantasy. It was definetly worth the time to read! :)

I would rate this 6.5 if I could. I've read a lot of stuff by this artist, and this has to have been my least favorite of her work so far. It has a pretty interesting theme, but I think it's pretty rushed through. There was definitely some twists, but I felt it was lacking a bit in terms of content and pace (though I guess that's hard to do in 3 volumes). Beautiful art like always though. But like the other review stated I probably wouldn't reread again, I just wasn't really captured like I am with the rest of her works. I thinkthe first volume really had the reader interested, but then it started to sort of dwindle down for me by mid 2nd book I think. I almost feel like there was too much that was going on that was jam packed in 3 volumes that made me iffy about it.

Fairy Cube is a manga that was written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. It has a bit of romance, mystery and horror and takes some cues from Irish mythology. The story is set in another world called “The Otherworld” which is populated by fairies and other supernatural creatures. The manga has a broody gothic atmosphere and intricate artstyle Yuki is known for. Ian Hasumi is a reserved teen who has the power to see fairies. He is known as a liar as no one believes him except his childhood friend Rin. After a spate of fairy murders, Ian sees a stranger at one of themurders who gives him a Fairy Cube which Ian is to keep safe. Ian is murdered by his father when he tries to help his friend Rin who is accused of the murders. Now just a spirit, with the assistance of the stranger who gave him the Fairy Cube, Ian must help his friend Rin and stop the evil Tokage from carrying out his diabolical plans. I like that the fairies were not depicted in the traditional Disney fluff. I definitely felt some Yu-Gi-Oh vibes with the love interest and the main character being an outcast. As well as the dual character theme as well. The story is fairly short and fast paced so you can finish it in a day (psycho knocker does add more story to it you can read it in the manga). The storytelling does not suffer from its brevity and feels complete from start to finish. The mystery unravels as you read and the manga is an enjoyable read.