Two fifteen year olds, Nana Akai and Eito Izumida both possess supernatural mirros in their hands that allow them to see the evil that has overcome the individuals they encounter in their daily lives. Nana and Eita must come together to deal with the onslaught of monsterous individuals and often wind up being killed in the process only to return to life a short time later. The pair find themselves facing off against a possessed junior high school teacher as they strive to use their mirrors to exorcise his evil.
Published In:
Big Comic Superior 2014 Vol. 7.25
Came the Mirror
Publication Date: July 11, 2014
Pages: 4 (full color) 32 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: None
Notes:
The main antagonist in this story is a teacher who was caught recording students at his school changing. This is a fairly constant issue in Japan. In fiscal 2019, 273 teachers at public schools across the country received disciplinary action or a reprimand for sexual misconduct, the second-highest figure on record, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Kazuhide Uekusa (植草一秀) is worth mentioning here as well. Uekusa is a well-known economist who was first arrested in 2004 for attempting to peep under a high school student's skirt using his hand mirror on an escalator. He was arrested again in 2006 for molesting a girl late at night on a train.
Many of the story elements in Came the Mirror are similar to Gantz by Hiroya Oku, including death and resurrection, being chosen by an unseen organization to fight against supernatural forces, and extreme violence. Oku is a well known fan of Takahashi's manga and it appears the feeling may be mutual.
Rumiko Takahashi's fictional restaurant chain WcDonalds appears in this story, as it has in Inuyasha, Kyokai no RINNE and MAO as well.
"Like Nakajima from Sazae-San." - Nana compares Eito to Nakajima to Hiroshi Nakajima from Sazae-San (サザエさん) because of his glasses and bat.
