After 4 years, a cult classic zombie horror manga from Ga-Rei's creator is finally getting an official English release
Mar. 20, 2024The first volume of Corpse Blade is on the way
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Published byTitan Manga, it’s the story of Tsuranuki Tsutsuki, an average middle schooler who must join forces with a mysterious high-school girl in order to fend off the hordes of the dead and rescue his sister. Luckily, he’s armed with a gun while the girl wields the magical Corpse Blade.
Check out a selection of pages from the first volume in the below, which show off the kinetic - and violent! - art style.
Hajime Segawa is also the author of Ga-Rei, a supernatural manga series about a high-school kid who can see spirits which ran for five years and inspired an anime prequel. Ga-Rei was also set for a live action adaptation at one point, though things have since gone rather quiet on that front.
Here’s Titan’s official synopsis for the first volume of Corpse Blade:
“The first volume in the legendary Corpse Blade series, an action packed romp through a zombie infested Tokyo! School, chores, killing the undead - all in an average day for Tsuranuki Tsutsuki! After his sister is kidnapped by the zombies, this middle schooler sets out to save her, becoming handy with a gun - but he won’t be alone, as he encounters another kid on a quest, a mysterious high-school girl who can command the awesome power of the Corpse Blade!”
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