Shadows House 6 elevates the dangers within the estate for its residents, building suspense and dread about the story’s direction.
Shadows House 6 intensifies the suspense as Kate races to uncover the mastermind behind the “Phantom Incident.” If she does not, Kate becomes the patsy. While the initial part drags—mainly because there are numerous newcomers—the situation comes to a head as their group discovers what readers already discovered. Building tension allows Shadows House 6 to create a chilling and disturbing atmosphere separate from previous volumes, as there is more to lose.
The volume, created by Somato, translated by Taylor Engel, and lettered by Lys Blakeslee, kicks off with the incident’s aftermath. The Yen Press manga covers Chapters 63 – 74. As star-bearers, high-ranking teams of shadows, and their dolls—arrive, they demand all the living dolls participate in “an hour of rejoicing.” Despite the absence of mind-control drugs in the coffee, one of the shadows uses their skill in it on all present dolls. After which, the story delves into the investigative, whodunit portion.
Shadows House 6 Puts the Pieces Together for the Team
Kate tasks her fellow shadows with gathering intel regarding soot talents and output. What John and Louise uncover, along with Emilico, helps Kate to suss out the culprit. With the main characters, the series gives each a distinct personality. Whether they’re gung ho for a love interest like John, naive and bubbly like Emilico, or shrewd and caring like Kate, they create an atmosphere you want to explore. Still, the big reveal is not half as fascinating as learning about the lauded “adult” position the shadows and their doll counterparts strive to reach.
A Prison That’s an Estate
Given glimpses in previous volumes, it’s apparent that shadows take children from towns outside their home. However, many dolls do not realize they are human. Their memories before Shadows House are gone. But it’s not only the dolls. Shadows’ memories are gone, too, except for Kate and the Noble Robe. For some of the shadows, the price of adulthood is worth it. But for ones like Kate and even John, it’s not as simple. They care about Emilico and Shaun, respectively.
The process is still a mystery in Shadows House 6. However, the story ensures it teases enough to pique interest. But it is known that morphs are shadows before shifting their form to look like their doll. They gradually lose their memories as they become more human. With the adults, the shadow and doll no longer exist separately. Nor is the process a guaranteed success; quite a few die in the attempt. So, they are a soot version of pod people. The process even has humans in a shadow cocoon. With a band of shadows bucking the status quo, chaos is in store for Shadows House.
Shadows House 6 elevates the dangers within the estate for its residents, building suspense and dread about the story’s direction. With a secret group investigating the home and death imminent for the shadows who make the transition to adulthood, the fear becomes palpable. There’s still no answer about where shadows came from, but survival and escape are the goals. Shadows House 6 brings the ominous background tension to the forefront as groups jockey for power without fully understanding the risks.
