Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun
Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun is a Japanese manga series created by Shin Mashiba. It was first serialized in Enix's manga magazine in 2001 and was later transferred to Square Enix manga magazine Monthly GFantasy, where it ran from 2003 to 2007. Its chapters were collected in nine volumes. The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. The story set during the end of the Taishō Era in Japan.
Plot
When a person has nightmares they go to Hiruko, a Baku that resides at the Silver Star tea shop, for help. Hiruko enters their dream with a supernatural cane that puts people to sleep to sort out the nightmare before fetching it to eat for himself. Each customer that Hiruko helps and satisfy his taste, overarchs a piece of history and origins of the Silver Star's baku residents.Characters
;Hiruko;Mizuki Asahina
;Azusa Asahina
;Hifumi Misumi
;Kairi
;Shima
;Tsukishiro
Publication
Written and illustrated by, Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun debuted in Enix's manga magazine on October 27, 2001. The series was transferred to Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly GFantasy in 2003, before Monthly Stencil ceased its publication in that same year. The series finished on February 17, 2007. Square Enix collected its chapters in nine volumes, released from July 27, 2002, to April 27, 2007.In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media. The nine volumes were released from April 8, 2008, to August 11, 2009. The series was also digitally published by Square Enix on their online store from December 2010 to May 2013, when the publisher ended its service.