There, Beneath the Water

An eerie manga that mixes fantasy and horror set in the countrysides of Japan. For fans of stories with lonely girls who crave affection and where the beauty is also the monster. Everyone in town knows the story of the mermaid. She lives in the lake, alone. The townsfolk say she eats pets. They say she lures people into the water. They say she'll turn you into a monster. But the town is peaceful. The town is happy. The water is sweet. No one ever leaves. And as the lives of the town's girls ebb and flow around the girl called "Chitose," the mysteries of the mermaid in the lake drift to the surface, revealing something older, lonelier, and far stranger waiting just beneath the water...-Content Warnings: Mature themes, references to animal death

An eerie manga that mixes fantasy and horror set in the countrysides of Japan. For fans of stories with lonely girls who crave affection and where the beauty is also the monster. Everyone in town knows the story of the mermaid. She lives in the lake, alone. The townsfolk say she eats humans. They say she lures them into the water. They say she'll turn you into a monster. But Chitose doesn't eat humans. She once had a human best friend. Someone who understood her. Someone she believed loved her as much as she loved them. And as the girls in town draw closer to Chitose, memories of that friendship begin to surface. Memories of a promise. Memories of what happened when her friend tried to leave. Because Chitose has been alone for a very long time. And she doesn't want to be alone again.-Content Warnings: Mature themes, disturbing imagery, blood, references to animal death