The Best Manga with an Undead MC Manga with an undead MC (main character) shows up in a surprising range of genres — not just horror. You’ll find immortal heroes in shonen battle manga (action series aimed at teen boys), skeleton adventurers in fantasy worlds, zombie girls in romance series, and genuine survival horror where … Read more
BLAME! at a Glance — What You Need to Know Before Reading Before we dig in, here’s the quick-reference version. (If you’re new to manga — manga are Japanese comics, typically released as a series of collected books called “volumes,” each containing several installments known as “chapters.”) Detail Info Author/Artist Tsutomu Nihei Volumes 10 (Japanese) … Read more
The 10 Best Zombie Manga, Ranked Looking for the best zombie manga but not sure where to start? There are a LOT of options out there — survival horror, zombie comedies, romantic twists, even series where the protagonist is the zombie. This guide breaks down 10 standout zombie manga, ranked by how good they are … Read more
How Many Volumes Does The Drifting Classroom Have? Short answer: 11 original volumes, or 3 Perfect Edition hardcovers that collect the entire story. Either way, you’re reading the same 44 chapters of one of the most intense horror manga ever made. If you’re searching for The Drifting Classroom manga volumes, this guide covers everything you … Read more
What Is the Tomie Manga Series? The Basics at a Glance The Tomie manga series is a Japanese horror work by Junji Ito, made up of 20 interconnected short stories about an immortal, regenerating young woman who drives the people around her to murderous obsession. It was Ito’s very first published manga — the one … Read more
The Best Junji Ito Manga to Start With (Quick Answer) If you just want a single recommendation: Uzumaki. It’s a 648-page hardcover that collects the complete story in one volume. It’s self-contained — no sequels, no prequels, no continuity to worry about. And it showcases everything Ito is famous for: escalating dread, disturbing physical transformations, … Read more
Venus in the Blind Spot: What This Junji Ito Story Collection Contains Venus in the Blind Spot is a 10-story horror manga collection by Junji Ito, published in English by VIZ Media. If you’re not familiar with the term, manga refers to Japanese comics — they’re read right-to-left and have a distinct visual style from … Read more
Sensor Is a One-Volume Cosmic Horror Manga — 240 Pages, 7 Chapters If you’ve been looking into Junji Ito’s work and spotted the Sensor manga, here’s the short version: it’s a single-volume, self-contained story that blends cosmic horror with mystery. Cosmic horror, for the unfamiliar, is a specific tradition of horror focused on vast, incomprehensible … Read more
Best Junji Ito Manga — Our Top Picks Before diving into the full breakdown, here’s the short answer: the three best Junji Ito manga to start with are Uzumaki, Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories, and Tomie. Each one offers a different way into his work, and all three are excellent. Uzumaki is the single title … Read more
Smashed by Junji Ito: What’s Inside This Manga Collection Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection packs 13 short horror manga stories into a single 416-page hardcover, published in English by VIZ Media under their VIZ Signature line (VIZ’s premium manga imprint). It hit shelves on April 16, 2019, and it’s one of the meatiest single-volume Ito … Read more