is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ruka Konoshima. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday since March 2024.
Plot First-year student has been fascinated by paranormal phenomena and the occult since childhood. However, despite her enthusiasm, she possesses no spiritual sensitivity and instead has an involuntary exorcism ability, which causes her to inadvertently dispel nearby spirits whenever she attempts to capture them in photographs. When , a mysterious and withdrawn transfer student, joins Michiru's class, she hears disturbing rumors about him and invites him to join the Occult Club. He initially refuses, but it is later revealed that Makoto suffers from an extreme spirit-attracting constitution, causing him to unconsciously draw in malevolent supernatural entities since childhood. This ability has led to his isolation and loneliness. After Michiru unknowingly exorcises a dog spirit haunting Makoto, as well as several other surrounding apparitions, Makoto begins to see her as someone who can free him from his torment. Wanting to befriend her, he decides to join the Occult Club, setting the stage for their further supernatural investigations.
Publication Written and illustrated by Ruka Konoshima, Utsuranain desu started in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday on March 27, 2024. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes, with the first one released on August 17, 2024. As of August 18, 2026, nine volumes have been released.
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Reception The series ranked 35th on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2025 for male readers. It ranked fourth in the 11th Next Manga Awards in 2025 in the print category. It ranked fourth in AnimeJapan's "Manga We Want to See Animated" poll in 2026. It was nominated for the 50th Kodansha Manga Award in the category in 2026.
The series has been recommended by manga artists including Junji Ito, Yama Wayama, Yusuke Murata, and One, as well as illustrator Nagano.
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