Japanese: キーリ～死者たちは荒野に眠る～
English: Kieli
Synonyms: Kieli: Shisha-tachi wa Kouya ni Nemuru
Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 7
Status: Completed
Published: Dec 6, 2005 to Aug 5, 2006
Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy, Shoujo, Supernatural
Authors: Kabei Yukako (Story), Teshirogi Shiori (Art)
Serialization: Mystery Bonita
Synopsis: Kieli sees ghosts. It's an odd ability for a 14-year-old girl, and it makes her a bit of an outcast at her boarding school. Her only friend, in fact, is the (semi-) departed spirit of a girl who used to inhabit her room. That is until the two encounter a young man who appears to share Kieli's "gift." It doesn't take long to discover, though, Harvey is an altogether different sort of creature—one of the infamous "Undying," the reanimated corpse of a dead soldier. Could it be that in this cursed fellow Kieli has finally found a kindred spirit? Throwing in her lot with this strange, soulless man and his possessed radio, she means to find out...(MAL)
Baka updates: Crafted from the corpses of battlefield casualties, a race of immortal soldiers called "The Undying" fought a bloody war for their human creators. When the war ended, they were eradicated in the name of God at the hands of those for whom they had fought endlessly...
Eight years later, an orphaned girl named Kieli questions if that God even exists. Unable to bear the hypocrisy of the living, spirit-sensitive Kieli spends more time with ghosts ignorant of their own deaths rather than with girls her own age. But when she runs into a young man named Harvey who can also see ghosts, Kieli thinks she's finally found a friend among the living. She resolves to be part of his life, but the truth of Harvey's existence will throw Kieli's world into chaos and force her to reevaluate the meaning of faith.
Related Series
Kieli (Novel) (Adapted From)
Licensed (in English)
Yen Press (2 Volumes - Complete)
Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates
Side notes: This manga has a strong story and decent level of art. Although there is some clichés haunting it but they are not too bad. If you can see past those you find an interesting story. And this manga could have made it easily also to the theme list of "Seeing things that others don't."
P.S. Sorry making only short notes. I'm pretty sleepy now.
Main characters
Harvey
At the start of the series, he appears to be a calm and collected person, not communicating with anyone but the Corporal, but after numerous encounters with Kieli, he shows his emotions and admirations for the happy young girl. He is an undying, supposed to be a "Demon of War", but he actually hates that title and doesn't help nor hurt humanity.
Kieli, 14
Since she was younger, Kieli has had the ability to see ghosts and is one of the few on her planet to realize that there is no God. She doesn't have any living friends and prefers to hang out with her ghost friend, Becca at first. But her life takes a completely different twist when she meets Harvey, an undying, in an unexpected encounter.
The Corporal
The Corporal is the spirit haunting the radio Harvey always carries with him. He was a soldier in the war eighty years ago, and was killed by Harvey. He now helps the two on their journey!
The Corporal
The Corporal is the spirit haunting the radio Harvey always carries with him. He was a soldier in the war eighty years ago, and was killed by Harvey. He now helps the two on their journey!
Source: MAL
P.S. I've left the spoilers out from the character descriptions.^-^b
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