kanako inuki's top 5 favorite horror manga
Manga
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
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
Manga, 3 vol, 1990
Me:-
Author:-
inuki kanako
fulfilled wishes; wish fulfillment
shoujo friend; shoujo friend horror & suspense
fulfilled wishes; wish fulfillment
shoujo friend; shoujo friend horror & suspense
Manga, 2 vol, 1965
Me:-
Author:-
#1
kazuo umezu
reptilia
shoujo friend
"this scare me so much when i first stumbled upon it in kindergarten that i wanted to cry. but it was also the gateway to my horror manga addiction"
kazuo umezu
reptilia
shoujo friend
"this scare me so much when i first stumbled upon it in kindergarten that i wanted to cry. but it was also the gateway to my horror manga addiction"
Manga, 11 vol, 1972
Me:-
Author:7
#2
kazuo umezu
the drifting classroom
shounen sunday
"i feel this work transcends both the mystery and horror genres. it's the greatest masterpiece in umezu-sensei's library, in my opinion."
kazuo umezu
the drifting classroom
shounen sunday
"i feel this work transcends both the mystery and horror genres. it's the greatest masterpiece in umezu-sensei's library, in my opinion."