Reptilia

Also known as: Hebi Shoujo, へび少女, Umezu Kazuo kyoufu gekijo, Madara no Shoujo, La femme-serpent, Yamabiko Shimai, Mama ga Kowai, Hebi Onna, へび女, へび女三部作, まだらの少女, ママがこわい

by Kazuo Umezu

This story, also called Hebi Onna, is about the legend of the Snake-Woman. It is divided into 3 parts. 1-5. Mama ga Kowai (ママがこわい) Yumiko's mother is hospitalized. But after being discharged, the mother is acting strange, she quickly reveals to be the Snake-Woman, and she wants to devour the poor Yumiko! 6-14. Madara no Shoujo (まだらの少女) To recover from the events with the Snake-Woman, Yumiko is sent into the mountains to visit her cousin Kyouko. But at her arrival at the village, the people are afraid of Yumiko, saying that she is the Snake-Woman! 15-29. Hebi Shoujo (へび少女) This is the origin story of the Snake-Woman, and also the fourth installment of the Yamabiko Shimai series. Youko is a friend of Satsuki and Kanna. Her family is cursed since the time her grand-father injured a snake guardian spirit. After Youko's last relative is killed by a giant snake, a strange woman from a neighbor village adopts her, but somehow, Satsuki is worried about her friend.