I've started reading the English fan translation of #Shiki. Unsurprisingly, it's more detailed and realistic than the #anime. I do like the #anime a lot, but certain scenes in it just feel jarring and unnecessary: for example, I'm glad that Atsushi is less of a walking caricature in the book (so far, anyway).
I'm almost done with #Shiki (the #anime)! Ritsuko is probably the most selfless character so far, though I suppose you can't exactly expect or demand this kind of courage from people.
One more thing: as a seasoned #horror fan, I rarely find #anime creepy because most animation simply doesn't feel scary to me (upsetting, yes, sometimes, but not spooky in the true sense of the word). Yet #Shiki does have a number of rather unnerving scenes.