{"product_id":"okuse-saki-meguro-sankichi-ghost-talker-s-daydream-manga","title":"Okuse Saki \u0026 Meguro Sankichi - Ghost Talker’s Daydream Manga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGhost Talker's Daydream\u003c\/strong\u003e is a darkly comic supernatural horror manga from writer Saki Okuse and artist Sankichi Meguro. Meet Misaki Saiki — albino, dominatrix, virgin, and reluctant necromancer. By day (or night) she works at one of Tokyo's most exclusive S\u0026amp;M clubs and writes for an adult magazine. But her most unusual — and least favorite — job is working as an exorcist for the government's covert Livelihood Preservation Group, where she's paired with Souichiro Kadotake: a highly capable martial artist who is, inconveniently, absolutely terrified of ghosts. Together they navigate Tokyo's supernatural underbelly, helping restless spirits find peace and move on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat sets Ghost Talker's Daydream apart from typical horror manga is its sharp, irreverent tone — equal parts creepy and genuinely funny — wrapped around a surprisingly layered portrait of social isolation and urban malaise in early 2000s Japan. Each case begins as a standalone mystery before threads slowly converge into something much darker, centered on an alarming spike of suicides across the city and a shadowy organization pulling strings from behind the scenes. Meguro's character art leans deceptively youthful and shonen-clean, which makes the horror land harder when it hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eKurosagi Corpse Delivery Service\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTwilight of the Dark Master\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eMPD Psycho\u003c\/em\u003e will find a lot to love here — a cult classic of early Dark Horse manga with adult sensibilities, genuine scares, and a lead character unlike anyone else in the genre. The series was also adapted into a four-episode OVA in 2004 — if you want to see Misaki in action, we also carry the \u003ca href=\"PASTE_OVA_DVD_URL_HERE\"\u003eG\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/ghost-talker-s-daydream-dvd\"\u003ehost Talker's Daydream OVA DVD\u003c\/a\u003e and a \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/megahouse-2005-ghost-talker-s-daydream-saiki-misaki-ace-heroine-selection-trading-figure?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=f385ae81c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMisaki Saiki figure\u003c\/a\u003e in our store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Notable Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaki Okuse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twilight of the Dark Master   \u003cstrong\u003eComparable Peers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (Tonal peer), MPD Psycho (Horror\/dark humor peer)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeries Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e 低俗霊DAYDREAM (Teizokurei Daydream) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ghost Talker's Daydream \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saki Okuse \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sankichi Meguro \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kadokawa Shoten (Monthly Shōnen Ace) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark Horse Comics \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Years:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2000–2007 (Japan) \/ 2008–2011 (English) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolumes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 (Japan) \/ 5 released in English \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mature (18+) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horror, Supernatural, Dark Comedy, Shonen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComics \u0026amp; manga are assumed VG+ or better unless otherwise noted. No broken spines, no writing, no stickers, and may have light shelf wear. Mid-2000s or earlier manga may have slight yellowing due to the age of the paper. All manga and comics are assumed to be pre-owned.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**\u003cstrong\u003eFull manga bundle is not apart of the free shipping campaign \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Comics","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":42565655494741,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2","offer_id":42565655527509,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3","offer_id":42565655560277,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"4","offer_id":42565655593045,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5","offer_id":42565655625813,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"6","offer_id":42565655658581,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Complete Series (V1-6)","offer_id":42565655691349,"sku":null,"price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/FullSizeRender_d166df32-ccdc-4e4a-800c-2d17ebe7ea57.jpg?v=1780445779","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/okuse-saki-meguro-sankichi-ghost-talker-s-daydream-manga","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}