manga japanese japanese mystery targeted girls manga series written illustrated appeared serial monthly manga magazine february issue september issue published chapters bound volumes april september set present day japan focuses teenager investigates mystery surrounding twin sister failed suicide attempt sister left poses hopes identity king person grants wishes class resulting violence licensed series english language translation north_america published volume october shortly afterward took publishing final volume published january series positively received english language readers volumes placing manga generally received positive reviews english language reviewers volume placed list great graphic novels teens plot set modern day japan plot centers twin sisters separated parents divorce contact letters finally meeting teenagers years later proud popular sister comparison school life referred demon princess receives letter school denouncing traitor attempts suicide shocked poses attending school find tried kill learns class sends wishes person called king friday king grants wish weekly resulting violence resolves stop king find person identity save hopes waking coma assisted investigations classmate learns identity encounters best friend king boyfriend transfer student befriended online serves messenger king childhood friend lost use legs failed suicide attempt provoked king awakens coma pretends amnesia returns reveals original king granted harmless wishes beginning eventually stole answers exam wish fearing disappointment refused caught act shared task granting class wishes injured mother attempt grant wish replaced king violence bullying grant wishes horrified cruelty perceived similarities reached twin hoping able uncover truth learns suffered psychological trauma childhood abandoned mother witnessing twin die neglect later attempt kill mother hated mother believed hated confesses loves noticing loneliness realizes loves conclusion mother spends time development manga artist concept art earlier models chin length shoulder length hair respectively initially felt worried absence potential romantic partner target audience girls manga progressed thought selling point result able focus emotions twin soon beginning manga created bonus chapter focusing pretending elder sister continued delay publication inappropriate bonus story appear main storyline according good chapter conclude series release written illustrated chapters appeared serial monthly manga magazine february issue september issue collected chapters bound volumes published april september announced licensed series english language translation north_america released volume october continued publication series final volume published january digital editions series published united_kingdom translated german reception positively received english language readers second fifth sixth volumes placed manga young placed volume list great graphic novels teens reviewed volume positively praising compelling darker tale previous work kitchen princess later placed list best new manga category magazine agreed plot darker kitchen princess described artwork pretty according initially characters plain premise helped provide strong contrast main storyline twisted nature class noting presence clichés plot holes enjoyed volume describing styled thriller built layers addictive mystery mixed feelings artwork writing conveyed plot possess distinct artistic style review volume reviewer wrote middle school setting felt believable mystery intriguing aspects plot trying reader suspension disbelief artwork usually enjoyable failed convincingly scary frightening scenes follow review eleventh twelfth volumes interpreted struggling stockholm syndrome wrote unsettling conclusion character remained emotionally abusive relationship enjoyed suspense wrote backstory explain actions concluding wild ride unexpected horror mystery gem
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