Another fun collection of supernatural mysteries solved by a corpse-obsessed Scooby gang.

This time around growing the mythology takes a back seat to episodic adventures that explore the some weird science with robots and cloning and invisibility, macabre Japanese traditions around marrying the dead and infanticide, and a bloody government conspiracy.

Romance starts to play a part in the core characters interactions, and we are given some glimpses into the dark origin stories of Keiko Makino and Yuji Yata.

Side note: The editor who writes the sound-effect end notes for each included volume is going increasingly off the rails as he tries to provide context for the story and references the author is making by going into ever-lengthening, rambling digressions that are very tinged with his personal experiences and opinions. I'm not complaining, mind you, as I've found them mostly informative and amusing, but it does significantly increase the amount of time it takes to read this already thick collection. ( )