ANIMUS (graphic novel)
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| ANIMUS | |
|---|---|
 Paperback Cover | |
| Date | 8 May 2018 |
| Page count | 224 pages |
| Publisher | First Second Books |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Antoine Revoy |
| Artist | Antoine Revoy |
| ISBN | 1626721831 |
ANIMUS is a graphic novel written and illustrated by French cartoonist Antoine Revoy. Part ghost story, part detective-fiction, it was published by First Second Books on 8 May 2018.[1]
The novel is set in a quiet neighborhood in Kyoto, Japan where, unbeknownst to the general public, children are mysteriously disappearing.
Two elementary school friends, Sayuri and Hisao, slowly come to realize that inauspicious, paranormal forces are at play in the most unlikely of places: the local playground. This playground is haunted by a trapped, snaggled-tooth ghost named Toothless, whose body was buried and never recovered. As Toothless reveals the playground's secrets, Sayuri and Hisao slowly come to realize that the tragic events in their hometown are connected to its supernatural powers. When one of their friends gets hurt, they resolve to exorcise the playground's evil. They set out on a search for Toothless's missing body, in hopes of releasing his spirit.