Even though this manga is at its very beginning let there be the first review. (Maybe I’ll update it later.)

This is a new serialization by the author of Psyren, which was axed in the end. And, I’ll be honest, this one doesn’t look like it will survive too. Rather I expect it to die of a much younger age.

The manga revolves around a girl with hidden power, who wants to become a detective, and a young boy, who is a prodigy of a shikigami user. It strongly hints that the development will lead to some world-changing events. But what use is this promise if the topic of shikigami is a very beaten one and the beginning of the story goes too fast? And under “too fast” I mean not that too many things are happening at once, but that bonds are forming too quickly and too many plotholes are plumbed solely with humor. The author seems to try to cater to shojo audience, despite this being published in WSJ. The designs of the entry-level shikigami also leave much to be desired. Though the quality of the art in the whole shows skill and leaves a very pleasant impression.

We’ll wait and see, of course. But it remains unclear, whether Kagamigami will get the time needed for development. I am not sure I can recommend this to everyone at the moment, so I’d rather tell what categories of readers might be interested.

- Those interested in gender topics. Seriously. This is a nice subversion. We mostly follow the pov of the female lead. The female MC has a lot of traits of the typical shounen hero – she is initially useless (and even has a lot of unwomanly traits, but is not shamed for this), has a big dream, has a hidden power, a powerful ally out of another world is dropped on her.
It looks like the manga is heavily aimed at girls, cause even now, at 6 chapters, it has at least two full-scale bishounen with a possible third. And the male MC has shota-ish features, characteristic of some shoujo/reverse harem characters (can’t go further, because of spoilers).

- Those who like silver fox boys (for the sake of fetishists I'll specify: with tail, ears, but shoulder-length hair). Nothing else to say, you know whether you do.

- Those who enjoy the use of the evil plush toys imagery.

- Those who like shounen with darker undertones. Despite everything the series seem to shape up as one with rather dark moments, as was the case with Psyren. For example, the bad guys here feed people eggs of giant parasite worms. Not exactly fit for kids.

I hope that this will develop. I like the unusual heroine – she is really far from stereotypical. And I see a lot of potential in the scary side of the story. Yet, at the same time I don’t find the beginning too impressive, and I feel that it can bury the series, since the buildup is weak and bumpy, and a lot of important details is skipped.