"The Girl from the Other Side" is, without exaggeration, one of the finest manga I have ever read. Here's why you should read it.

-Art-

It's unusual to start with the art but here it's well deserved. This manga looks unlike any other I've read - its style is quite reminiscent of 19th century childrens books and western fairy tail artwork and it pulls off the style superbly. The colour scheme and small details perfectly compliment the simple but subtle story.

-Story-

The story of TGFTOS will be quite familiar in tone to anyone who has read a western fairy tale - innocent and sweet on the surface, but with far more sinister undercurrents underneath.

While the story itself is certainly enjoyable and suspenseful enough, what really kept me going through this manga was the interactions between the girl and the outsider. More is told through the artwork and silent panels than by dialogue.