Phenomeno

Project Status: ACTIVE This project has been updated within the past 3 months.

Phenomeno Volume 1 Cover

"Phenomeno" (フェノメノ) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ninomae Hajime (一肇) and illustrated by Abe Yoshitoshi. The series is complete with 6 volumes. There is also a visual novel based on the first chapter of the first volume in the series.

Other Languages: French Russian

Story Synopsis

Yamada Nagito, a university student living away from home, needing a cheap place to live he finds out about a mysterious “House that grants wishes” on the market for a ridiculously low rent; he snaps up the house and starts living there. A few nights in he starts hearing strange creaking noises. Each and every night he’s assaulted by these torturous noises. The last straw is when he finds the number 7 carved into the wall, as if counting down to something. Yamada having an interest in the occult seeks help from a website he frequently visits: “Ikaigabuchi”, which specialises in occult topics.

Translation

Feedback

Visit the forums to give your feedback or discuss this series.

2021 Edit : Since the forums above are more or less defunct, use the following myanimelist Phenomeno forum thread to discuss and give feedback regarding the series. https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1786335

Or join the Baka-tsuki Discord.

Updates

• 2nd September 2012
  • First two cases (chapters) of volume 1 translated.
• 4th February 2014
  • Extra story "Raven Notes" from volume 4 translated.
• 3rd May 2014
  • First third of Case 03 (last chapter of volume 1) translated.
• 14th April 2020
  • Bonus story translated.
• 20 July 2020
  • Translation of Case 03 resumes after six years.
• 15 October 2020
  • Translation of Case 03 complete.
• 18 December 2020
  • First part of Case 04 uploaded.
• 29 March 2021
  • Translation of Case 04 complete.
• 29 May 2021
  • Translation of Case 05 complete.
• 27 July 2021
  • Translation of Case 06 complete.
• 19 September 2021
  • Translation of Case 07 complete.
• 21 June 2022
  • Translation of Case 08 complete.
• 15 February 2023
  • Translation of Case 09 complete.

The Phenomeno series by Ninomae Hajime

Volume 1. Yoishi Mitsurugi Is Not Afraid

• Prologue
• Case 01: The Wish-fulfilling House
• Case 02: Self-responsibility
• Case 03: Beyond the Fusuma
• Afterword

Volume 2. Melting Fafrotskies

• Case 04: The hole in the clock tower
• Case 05: The Cat Mystery
• Case 06: Rororo
• Afterword

Volume 3. Shrinking Fafrotskies

• Case 07: The Portrait of a Lily
• Case 08: Does the Place Underground Exist, or not?
• Afterword

Volume 4. The Four Corridors Incident

• Prologue
• Case 09: Dear Nostradamus-sama
• Case 10
• Case 11
• Case 12
• Epilogue

• Raven Notes

Volume 5

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Epilogue

Volume 6

• Case 13
• Case 14
• Case 15
• Epilogue
• Bonus story

Project Staff

• Project Administrator: Pakkit
• Project Supervisor:

Translators

• Suiminchuudoku (inactive)
• Pakkit

Editors

• 4digitmen(inactive)

Editor required, join the baka-tsuki Discord to apply.

Project Status

Project Status: Active

Series Overview

• 美鶴木夜石は怖がらない (フェノメノ, #1) - published 2012, ISBN13 9784061388291
• 融解ファフロツキーズ (フェノメノ, #2) - published 2013, ISBN13 9784061388550
• 収縮ファフロツキーズ (フェノメノ, #3) - published 2013, ISBN13 9784061388611
• 四回廊事件 (フェノメノ, #4) - published 2013, ISBN13 9784061388826
• ナニモナイ人間 (フェノメノ, #5) - published 2014, ISBN13 9784061388956
• 美鶴木夜石は微笑まない (フェノメノ, #6) - published 2015, ISBN13 9784061399129