Ankoku Joshi
The Dark Maidens
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Ankoku Joshi

Alternative Titles

Japanese: 暗黒女子
English: The Dark Maidens
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Type: Novel
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 8
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 27, 2012 to Jan 26, 2013
Genres: Horror Horror, Mystery Mystery
Theme: School School
Serialization: None
Authors: Akiyoshi, Rikako (Story)

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Ranked: #437572
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Popularity: #30466
Members: 293
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Synopsis

At a prestigious girl's school, a student has died. Itsumi was the most beautiful, charismatic, and popular girl at St. Mary's Academy for Girls. She was also the president of the exclusive and tight-knit Literature Club. One week after her death, the members of her beloved club gather in her memory. But as they each testify to what happened in the days leading up to the tragic event, their accusations turn shocking... Why, and how, did Itsumi really die? In this glittering and gripping murder mystery, everyone has their own motivations and version of the truth.

(Source: Vertical Inc.)

Background

Ankoku Joshi was adapted to a live-action movie which was released on April 1, 2017. The series was published in English as The Dark Maidens by Vertical Inc. on May 29, 2018. The Vertical Inc. release uses the 2017 edition published under the Futabasha Junior Bunko label with illustrations by booota.

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Mar 10, 2023
"The Dark Maidens", was there a better title for this story?

This work is a murder mystery following the pattern of unreliable narrators.

Story (9): The plot is rather interesting. Several students of an all-girl High School are assembled for what the first narrator, ex-vice-president of the Literature Club Sayuri Sumikawa, describe as the "Mystery Stew". These girls are all members of the Literature Club and they have gathered in the club's room one week after the incident that occurred in the school, which is the death of the former president, Itsumi Shiraishi.

Each of the girl is demanded to bring a story to the table regarding Itsumi's ...

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