Hyakki Yakoushou
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Hyakki Yakosho is a shojo manga from 1995.
It's a lot like natsume youjinchou, dealing with ghost and youkai.

It tells the story of high school student Ritsu Iijima who has the power to see and communicate with youkai and ghosts, he inherited his ability from his late grandfather...
He helps those in need, both youkai and humans. He is kind and loves with his cousin a university student. His mom a housemaker and his dragon youkai bodygard who resides in the body of his late father playing the nyanko sensei role..

I loved the stories, just like natsume youjinchou, they're sad, meaningful, teaches about life and death, ... relationship between youkai and humans, the living and the ghosts.. some stories are also funny and light hearted.
The comedy is provided by ritsu's two youkai assistants. They are two Tengu, but appear as black and white sparrows to those who don't have spiritual powers. Their constant bickering, shenanigans are somehow tolerated by ritsu but get on his nervrs.
Sadly there's no anime but there is a live action of the same name..

English name Tales of Night-Prowling Ghosts..

I have been reading this manga several times.
Ima Ichiko is one of the special creator... I am sure.
This is a fantasy story about human and the Ghost..
some stories are sad and some are happy and funny.
But after all, it is so beautiful.. and Ima Ichko tells the stories carefully, sincerely but not that heavy.

Ima ichko describes her extraordinary characters as normal. I think that's why the reader has no offense to accept the characters. They are friendly and kind.

I love love love her books.