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Black Paradox by Junji Ito

Black Paradox

Junji Ito

VIZ Media LLC · Hardcover · October 25, 2022

Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito’s legendary sci-fi thriller is finally available in English!

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Who it’s for
A grim sci-fi thriller where existential despair meets the pull of the bizarre.
Themes
Suicidal ideation, Doppelgangers and robot clones, A search for the perfect death
Genres
Horror Comics, Science Fiction Comics, General Manga

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Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito’s legendary sci-fi thriller is finally available in English! Four people intent on killing themselves meet through the suicide website Black Paradox: Maruso, a nurse who despairs about the future; Taburo, a man who is tortured by his doppelganger; Pii-tan, an engineer with his own robot clone; and Baracchi, a woman who agonizes about the birthmark on her face.

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They wander together in search of the perfect death, fatefully opening a door that leads them to a rather bizarre destiny…

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A grim sci-fi thriller where existential despair meets the pull of the bizarre.

Come here for

  • Horror manga with a science-fiction edge
  • A premise that turns a search for death toward the uncanny

Expect

  • A dark, unsettling reading experience
  • Four strangers facing a bizarre destiny

Where it sits

General Manga81%
Science Fiction Comics76%
Horror Comics56%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Crime & Mystery Comics
  • Horror Comics
  • General Manga
Authors
Junji Ito
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
October 25, 2022
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Suicidal ideation · Doppelgangers and robot clones · A search for the perfect death
Reading lane
Crime & Mystery Comics