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Kanako Inuki, sometimes called the "Queen of Horror Manga", is a mangaka who debuted in 1987 with the one-shot "orusuban (house-sitting?)" in the magazine shoujo friend, within a special issue centered around horror manga legend kazuo umezu. she went on to create successful series such as Presents, School Zone, Bukita-kun, and the Mysterious Tatari-chan. her manga, which has often appeared in shoujo magazines, are well-known for her iconic, expressive artwork and is recommended for fans of junji ito, the aforementioned kazuo umezu, and maybe even hideshi hino.

this is a list taken from the english release of kanako inuki's collection Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!

unfortunately, 3 of the five titles can't be included in this list! in one case, inuki-sensei couldn't quite remember the name of the series. in the other two cases, however, the titles aren't in the mal database atm. go figure. (i promise i do truly appreciate u mal manga mods i know your work is endless)

so here are #3-#5; #1 and #2 are in the actual list!

format:
mangaka
common english title(s)
magazine

(comment from inuki-sensei)

#3:

jirou tsunoda
ushiro no hyakutarou
shounen magazine
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/zgwk2ks/ushiro-no-hyakutarou

"this was one of the first series to do real research into spirits; the kind of logical, theoretical approach to its art style scared me at the time."

#4:

unknown mangaka
unknown title

"it was about vampires, called 'vampire hunter' or something like that. and the story branched out into outer space at the end, but..."

#5:

ryouko yamagishi
yuurei-dan (one-shot)
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/u1fbpuu

"it's based on a true story--super realistic and scary! this one really had an intense impact on me"

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RECOMMENDED INUKI KANAKO MANGA THAT ARE FULLY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH (either officially or through scanlations):

series'

Fulfilled Wishes; Wish Fulfillment - https://myanimelist.net/manga/23191/Kanaerareta_Negai
Presents - https://myanimelist.net/manga/9981/Presents
School Zone - https://myanimelist.net/manga/5788/School_Zone

one-shot collections

Hell Mother - https://myanimelist.net/manga/79451/Hell_Mother
The Legend of the Slit-Mouthed Woman - https://myanimelist.net/manga/5407/Kuchisake_Onna_Densetsu
Warau Nikumen - https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/rngm1g9/warau-niku-men


SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8A%AC%E6%9C%A8%E5%8A%A0%E5%A5%88%E5%AD%90
https://mangapedia.com/%E7%8A%AC%E6%9C%A8%E5%8A%A0%E5%A5%88%E5%AD%90-fek56a3aq
https://samatsutei.hatenablog.com/entry/20150523/1432392919

Kanako Inuki, sometimes called the "Queen of Horror Manga", is a mangaka who debuted in 1987 with the one-shot "orusuban (house-sitting?)" in the magazine shoujo friend, within a special issue centered around horror manga legend kazuo umezu. she went on to create successful series such as Presents, School Zone, Bukita-kun, and the Mysterious Tatari-chan. her manga, which has often appeared in shoujo magazines, are well-known for her iconic, expressive artwork and is recommended for fans of junji ito, the aforementioned kazuo umezu, and maybe even hideshi hino.

this is a list taken from the english release of kanako inuki's collection Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!

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format:
mangaka
common english title(s)
magazine

(comment from inuki-sensei)


RECOMMENDED INUKI KANAKO MANGA THAT ARE FULLY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH (either officially or through scanlations):

series'

Fulfilled Wishes; Wish Fulfillment - https://myanimelist.net/manga/23191/Kanaerareta_Negai
Presents - https://myanimelist.net/manga/9981/Presents
School Zone - https://myanimelist.net/manga/5788/School_Zone

one-shot collections

Hell Mother - https://myanimelist.net/manga/79451/Hell_Mother
The Legend of the Slit-Mouthed Woman - https://myanimelist.net/manga/5407/Kuchisake_Onna_Densetsu
Warau Nikumen - https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/rngm1g9/warau-niku-men


SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8A%AC%E6%9C%A8%E5%8A%A0%E5%A5%88%E5%AD%90
https://mangapedia.com/%E7%8A%AC%E6%9C%A8%E5%8A%A0%E5%A5%88%E5%AD%90-fek56a3aq
https://samatsutei.hatenablog.com/entry/20150523/1432392919

Horror with a strong camp appeal, queer-ish outsiders as anti-heroes, queer perspectives or themes - or even just a destruction of norms around patriarchy.