This excellent comic book takes place in Japan, instantly making it a lot more interesting to me - at last something different! With slight touches of suspense and horror, the story draws us into the fascinating world of Japanese Kami, the world of spirits who reside in just about everything...

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The first installment in the Crossing Midnight series which sadly didn't sell too well and only consists of three collections. Set in Nagasaki, Japan, twins Toshi and Kai Hara are born one each side of midnight. This time difference leads to major differences in their lives. Toshi (the sister) manages to survive impaling herself on iron railings causing her to discover she cannot be harmed by blades. Toshi has no power and spends much of his time looking after his sister despite her invulnerability.

One evening a strange man appears who can control blades called Aratsu claiming to be Kai's master. Each time she refuses to go with him he kills someone close to her until she eventually gives in. To aid Kai get his sister back Nidoru who has power over needles comes to his aid, but there will be a cost in the future that Kai cannot know about.

A great mixture of Japanese mythology and folklore with lots of blood and death along the way. There is a really interesting section at the back explaining some of the Japanese ideas behind the story and hinting at how the plot will unfold in later collections. I adored this opening volume and it will definitely appeal to fans of Fables and Sandman for it's darkness and mixture of myths. Drawn interestingly, again it's a shame it only lasts 3 volumes. ( )

And there will be blood, in a world populated by Kami and Japanese religion and superstition. And strange evil and ancient oaths.

And blood. ( )

There is definitely some gore in this title. Twins, whose birth is separated by midnight, must battle evil spirits who demand repayment of a debt incurred by their father. One of these spirits is the spirit of knives who can command thousands of blades at once (which results in much of the aforementioned gore.). The story uses elements of Japanese mythology. ( )