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By: pilot

pilot — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:54:20 +0000

i love you terror and herror

By: bateszi

bateszi — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:54:31 +0000

Thanks for posting back! I’d love to read the last few chapters, so if you do find the time to scanlate them, that would be wonderful. Just in-case you’re interested (and haven’t already read it), the Zashiki Onna mangaka, Minetaro Mochizuki, has another great series; it’s called Dragon Head. I’m 5 volumes (out of 10) in at the moment and it’s been quite good, so much so I’m planning a proper blog article at some point over the next few weeks. In particular, the first two volumes are wonderfully creepy and claustrophobic, as it involves a bunch of kids trapped underground after their subway train gets derailed and the tunnel caves-in on them. Madness ensues:

By: ThatQuebecGuy

ThatQuebecGuy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:06:22 +0000

Well, I finally got my hands on the French edition of Zashiki Onna, better late than never, I guess. Anyway, the last 4 chapters that weren’t included in the Manga-Sketchbook scanlation are definitively the creepiest of them all, you’ll find; Hiroshi freaking out, Sachiko (stalker girl) going berserk (and revealing a tiny bit of her disturbing past while remaining a complete mystery), one of the scariest chase in horror fiction I can think of and the return of Yamamoto. Of course we don’t get a happy-ending, but it does end in a pretty vague way which leaves room for interpretations. It’s a great manga and very I’m thankful that you made me discover it, I’ll try to make it up to you by scanlating the remaining chapters, with a bit of luck you won’t have to wait another year to see how it ends.

By: Barclay

Barclay — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:55:03 +0000

will definitely check this out, always interested in creepy manga

as for short manga I can recommend Pluto

It’s ongoing, but only 5 volumes. Since it’s made by Naoki Urasawa it’s creepy as fuck

By: itsubun

itsubun — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:14:14 +0000

Hey. I have the download links for Dragon Head if you want them. Drop me a note and I’ll email them to you.

By: bateszi

bateszi — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:15:23 +0000

It’s funny you should mention Dragon Head, neobanzia, because the only reason I came across this in the first place was because I’d seen an interesting (very elegant, yet profoundly weird) image of a character from Dragonhead and felt quite compelled to track it down. However, as it wasn’t easy to find online, I’ll probably buy it. After all that, I had a look at the scanslations for Mochizuki’s ZashikiOnna instead.

Out of interest, I’m looking for opinions on Dragon Head. The synopsis makes it sound really interesting.

By: neobanzia

neobanzia — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:01:18 +0000

I read the scanlations you linked to and even though I’ve read Mochizuki’s Dragon Head (although not in its entirety) I can say this is significantly more bizzare. The premise isn’t as frightening as the way the stalker is presented. He has a real talent for drawing women who look absolutely bat shit insane.

Cool find, though I wish I could read the rest.

By: bateszi

bateszi — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:50:23 +0000

@ThatQuebecGuy: Cheers for that information, I suppose I need to check more sources! Anyway, I’m glad you liked what you’ve read of it so far, given that it has taken the scanslators more than a few years to do just seven chapters, I’m not sure if I’ll ever read the end, so please do write back with your thoughts on its conclusion.

@Ivy: I’m about to start work on a Soul Eater post. Having watched up to episode 6 today, I can safely say I love it! Also, you should try the ZashikiOnna manga; it’s only short and it’s not gory and violent horror like Shigurui or anything like that, much more psychological. It’s good to be scared every now and then!

@Ten: If you do check out ZashikiOnna, let me know what you think of it. Also, funny to should mention the anime of Piano no Mori, because I’ve had it downloaded for a while now. I looked up Hitorie and it seems quite interesting; manga set in ancient Greece?! Sounds very unique. Lastly, great to see you back in anime blogging! You were always one of my inspirations, so it’s awesome to have you back in the fold.

By: ThatQuebecGuy

ThatQuebecGuy — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:00:42 +0000

Unreleased outside of Japan? Wrong. Try France or any French speaking parts of Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and Luxembourg, it’s been published by GlÃƒÂ©nat for your information. Anyway, I checked the scans and it’s a pretty scary manga, I’ll probably get it tomorrow (7$ at my local bookstore). Can’t wait to see how it ends (I would love to scanlate it for you guys, but I don’t have the skill or the necessary material to do this)!

By: Ivy

Ivy — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:33:08 +0000

I’m glad you’re enjoying Kurenai, Macross, Souleater and Kaiba as they are definitely one of the better offerings this season. ZashikiOnna has always intrigued me, I’ve read the summary but I’ve never dared to read it cause I’m not too good with horror stories. I will get around to it though, just not now as I’m stacked and satisfied with the stuff I’m watching. I’d love it if they could animate it as an OVA or a special. Of course a competent studio like IG or Bones would be perfect as they seem to always capture the atmosphere of the manga in their adaptations (Bones more so). I’ll keep my fingers crossed on that!