A Preliminary review for the first volume, as it's only just been translated into English, and seemingly no one knows about this manga despite the tremendous promise it has so far.
So far, Bakemono Yawa-zukushi, or as it is being published in English, Phantom Tales of the Night, is a manga about a mysterious place called Thundercloud Inn which takes in the unfortunate at the price of you biggest secret! It's possible a grand plot will be revealed, however the manga has been mostly episodic for now, showing semi-unrelated stories of people and spirits meeting the Inns strange and beautiful owner and his two servants Spider and Butterfly.
The mysteries as to who these people are and why they are doing this are interesting, but the real treat here is the art.
Let me tell you, Bakemono Yawa-zukushi has succulent art, especially in regards to its handsome male characters who fill the pages with their silky hair and flowing Kimonos. The author also has a good grasp of attractive page layouts, and clearly has a good team working with them as the backgrounds, inking, and little things like plants and fruit are all well designed and realistic.
Important - While this isn't a Yaoi, or even a shounen ai (not yet at least) there is a lot of fanservice with nude pretty Bishounens, so if you don't like that as much as I do, you may have trouble with this one, but personally I think it can be enjoyed by anyone regardless.
please support it so that it gets popular and Yen press knows to keep translating and publishing!