Mail

Story: 9
Mail is based on short stories featuring one recurring caracther trough the series. every chapter is about it's own ghost with it's own past. because of this you never get any real attatchment to the characters, but that's not needed (after all, they are just bait for the ghost :P). the short stories are introduced in a way so that you can easily get into the feal of it and has the engagement to keep you on the edge of your seat for the rest of the chapter.

Art: 7
the art is clean and nothing special, but it's drawn in very good angles so you allways know what's going on.

Character: 8
as I said there is only one recurring characther (if you don't count a little girl in the third book, but I wont get too much into that), and he's only there to clean up the mess. as the series progresses you get to know a little more of the main characters story wich gives a meaning to the manga by explaining why he does what he does.

Enjoyment: 10
This is where Mail succsedes. for fans of horror this is a must read. it's the first horror-manga that prevented me from sleeping and I had the lights on for 2 nights after that :P
Mail gives a really good scare.

Overall: 8
a very good short series for horror fans.

This manga follows the episodic adventures of one ghost hunter, while he does his odd line of work and exorcises the ghosts that his clients are bothered by. The story on paper sounds plain and the bland execution of it was quite unsatisfying, and borderline monotonous.

The stories presented in these 3 volumes are standalone, every chapter portrays the interaction of certain person with a ghost, and involves the main character, saving the day. For people with some understanding of the japanese urban ghost stories, the setting will feel familliar. After reading 3-4 of them you know well what's gonna happen in general, with a few notable exceptions.

The manga's art is pretty well done, the artstyle is distinct and memorable, a good blend of realistic facial expressions, tho tad same-y as the story goes by. The main character looks bizzare and eccentric, which feels just right. The ghosts are portrayed as distorted, maimed and creepy, which fits right in the narrative.

Character-wise, the manga suffers alot - the episodic 1 dimensional characters doesn't help a bit, and the main character's antics became repetitive quite fast, somewhere along the way the mangaka probably saw that coming, and embraced kind of comedic approach sometimes. We do get a snippets of his dedication to dealing with ghosts, as well as a backstory, told in a few scattered chapters.

Overaly, whether you'd find this manga entertaining is up to you. If you are looking for some horror based on the urban horror stories of Japan, then you'd enjoy this one, if you're not looking for a complex story, you could appreciate the episodic nature of the manga, and if you're looking for a creepy, non-engaging ride, maybe you'd like it.