Episode 16: Horror Manga

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It's October yet again, so this month Ray and I will be covering the weird and wonderful world of horror manga!! From the popular to the niche, we talk about how much horror manga available in English, the history of the manga genre in Japan and some of the most influential titles. From the terrifying classic The Drifting Classroom, to the ever-expanding Higurashi: When They Cry franchise, be sure to give some of these spooky books a try 🎃

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In this episode we talk about:

• The Drifting Classroom, Kazuo Umezz
• Cat-Eyed Boy, Kazuo Umezz
• The Bride of Deimos, Etsuko Ikeda and Yuuho Ashibe
• Helter Skelter, Kyoko Okazaki
• Kasane, Daruma Matsuura
• PTSD Radio, Masaaki Nakayama
• Phantom Tales of the Night, Matsuri
• Higurashi: When They Cry/Umineko: When They Cry, Ryukishi07 and various artists
• Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Yuji Kaku
• Ghost Hunt, Shiho Inada (original novels by Fuyumi Ono)
• Shiki (anime, original novels by Fuyumi Ono)
• The Twelve Kingdoms, Fuyumi Ono (novels)
• Happiness, Shuzo Oshimi
• Mushishi, Yuki Urushibara
• Lychee Light Club, Usamaru Furuya
• Blood on the Tracks, Shuzo Oshimi
• The Strange Tale of Panorama Island, Suehiro Maruo
• Dorohedoro, Q Hayashida
• Tokyo Ghoul, Sui Ishida
• Yuureitou, Tarou Nogizaka
• Total Eclipse of the Eternal Heart, Syundei
• Sankarea: Undying Love, Mitsuru Hattori
• Gegege no Kitaro, Shigeru Mizuki
• Devilman, Go Nagai
• Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki
• Land of the Lustrous, Haruko Ichikawa

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**TIMESTAMPS**

(0:00) Introduction

(6:51) The Drifting Classroom, Kazuo Umezz

(25:30) Cat-Eyed Boy, Kazuo Umezz

(30:31) The Bride of Deimos, Etsuko Ikeda and Yuuho Ashibe

(40:18) Helter Skelter, Kyoko Okazaki

(50:08) Kasane, Daruma Matsuura

(54:53) PTSD Radio, Masaaki Nakayama

(59:23) Phantom Tales of the Night, Matsuri

(1:09:08) Higurashi: When They Cry/Umineko: When They Cry, Ryukishi07 and various artists

(1:14:23) Question Time!