Abrams ComicArts' newly launched Kana manga publisher revealed that it will release the first volume of Tetsuya Tsutsui's Leviathan and Tetsuya Tsutsui horror series. The first two volumes of each manga will be available in bookstores on October 29, 2024, and in comic shops on October 30, 2024.
Kuroi first launched the Leviathan manga in France in January 2022 and on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ in Japan from August 2, 2022 to February 28, 2023. A total of three tankobon volumes have been released as of May 2023.
© Hiro Kuroi, Shueisha
The company describes Leviathan as:
Perfect for fans of Moebius, Star Wars, and Katsuhiro Otomo, Hiro Kuroi's Leviathan Volume 1 pits a group of students against each other in a brutal battle for survival in the depths of space. The gripping sci-fi survival horror film revolves around the Leviathan, a giant spaceship, abandoned in a galaxy far, far away. When looters break into the abandoned ship, they discover the diary of a middle school student, Kazuma, who recorded the terrible fate of the ship's passengers.
Along with the looters, readers will piece together the decades-old story of an innocent student trip to Earth with a tragic and devastating ending. Trapped in space and running out of oxygen to await rescue, Kazuma chronicles the mental breakdown and betrayal of his teacher and classmates as they realize that their only hope of survival is their device. cryopreserved in the center of the ship, which can only accommodate one person.. A bloody battle for survival ensues as friends fight friends, teachers fight students, and each survivor is forced to face off. with the value of their own lives. As the looters read on, they realized something chilling—there was still a survivor somewhere inside!
Meanwhile, Tsutsui's horror horror manga Manhole was serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine from December 3, 2004 to May 2, 2006. A total of three tankobon volumes have been released to date. until June 2006. Éditions Ki-oon also published three volumes of the series in French.
© Tetsuya Tsutsui, Square Enix
The company describes Manhole as:
The horror continues with manga star Tetsuya Tsutsui's Manhole Volume 1, the first volume in a three-part horror-thriller about two detectives trying to solve a string of mysterious deaths as they fall in love. flag uncovers a much larger conspiracy and a human-caused global pandemic that is both complex and deadly.
As Detectives Ken Mizoguchi and Nao Inoue investigate a series of bloody murders, they begin to uncover a deadly biological agent that may be causing the epidemic. An unexpected clue sends them on the hunt for a mysterious photographer, but as they chase the shadows, the infection continues to spread. This thrilling detective story with a biological horror plot will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Abrams ComicArts first launched the Kana manga imprint in April 2024, focusing on translating and publishing adult-audience manga series in English for the United States market.
Abrams Books first established the Abrams ComicArts imprint in 2009. It later became a complete division of Abrams Books in April 2023.
Source: press release
