KRRRAK BOOM A bolt of lightning strikes a young woman dead in the middle of a thunderstorm. As her charred body lies motionless, a strange orb of light emerges and is absorbed into her mouth. She rises into the air and returns to life, but she is no longer an ordinary high school student. The girl, named Mirumo, has gained extraordinary telepathic abilities. She can move objects with her mind, force people to act against their will, see glimpses of the future, and most remarkably, raise the dead.

Originally published in Japan in 1987 by cult horror legend Norikazu Kawashima, the story follows Mirumo as she navigates life as a teenage girl burdened with powers she does not fully understand. There is no clear rulebook for what she can do. The limits of her abilities appear to be dictated by her own beliefs and willpower, meaning that if she thinks she cannot do something, she likely cannot. This uncertainty creates a tangled web of moral questions as she decides how to use her gift. She forces a school bully to hurt herself, saves a child by making them jump out of the path of a car, and heals the sick. Her actions are not always purely heroic; she also seeks brutal revenge on killers and uses psychokinesis to hunt down a murderer, blending teen paranormal magic with slasher gore.

The narrative unfolds like a stream of consciousness, presenting a series of escalating vignettes as Mirumo discovers new facets of her powers. Her story shifts from high school confrontations to darker, more violent encounters, including a showdown with a crazed arsonist and a slasher-like figure at a remote lakeside. The art style reflects its era, with a mix of comically distorted supporting characters and suddenly graphic violence. Despite the horror elements, the story maintains a charming and unhinged tone. However, a dark undercurrent persists as Mirumo grapples with the idea that her power might be finite. Ironically, the one act that defines her title, raising the dead, might be the most difficult, requiring energy she fears she is wasting on strangers. The story ultimately builds to an incredibly bleak ending that calls the entire reality of the narrative into question, leaving readers to wonder if any of Mirumo's supernatural adventures actually happened or if they were a delusion following her death by lightning.