High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Bizenghast is an ongoing original English-language (OEL) manga series written and illustrated by M. Alice LeGrow. It is currently being published in North America by Tokyopop, which has released six volumes as of August 2009, and is expected to conclude with the eighth book. After placing in Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga competition, LeGrow won an opportunity to have a manga series published by Tokyopop; Bizenghast is her debut series. Set in the haunted New England town of Bizenghast, the story follows an orphaned teenage girl who is tasked with returning each night to an ancient mausoleum to free the ghosts within the building. Several adaptations of Bizenghast have been released, including a novel by Shawn Thorgersen, animated episodes, and a tabletop roleplaying game. Critics praised Bizenghast for the gothic atmosphere and art, but noted the traditional elements and varying quality of the series.