Episode 16: Horror Manga

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!