The Best Horror Manga!

Today I share my list of the TOP 10 Horror Manga of all time. Let me know what your top 10 list would be in the comments below! A
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[@MrLeo34]

I think the black and white format (most) manga uses really works well with horror. The shading and contrast between light and dark really make scenes pop in a way I think color doesn't.

[@HistoriaenCeluloide]

yeah, is like using 'practical effects' in horror movies, colour does the same than 'digital monsters', it ruins it ;)

[@Polyfusia]

Yes. To the extent that if Junji Ito were printed in colour, it would ruin much of the aesthetic of his art.

[@puertoriconnect4611]

Dude your videos are put together so perfectly. You summarize the books perfectly, you show the artwork, and you keep the title up there long enough so that I can just screenshot the ones I really wanna read. You’ve got 70k subs, which is a lot, but you deserve even more. Thank you. Absolutely perfectly put together.

[@NearMintCondition]

I really appreciate that!

[@DMM9619]

A crying shame the rest of corpse delivery service isn’t published in English as it’s legendary

[@62LeftyBlues]

Great info! as always! Thanks

[@grandmaster959]

Just started Remina from Junji Ito and gotta say its thrilling so far...

[@astonishingmelanie]

Those eyes. Any eyes he draws are amazing.

[@carlywasserman5482]

I'm definitely excited for the domu reprint. Or maybe we'll get that otomo collected works in English that's coming out in japan?

[@kwekvonscaf]

16:18 Urotsukidoji 🐣 ... you know, for the kids! Monster... one of the best manga I've read so far. It's just so good, rips your heart out and keeps stomping on it.

[@astonishingmelanie]

Urotsukidoji was tame after how much Omar hyped it up. 😜

[@kwekvonscaf]

@@astonishingmelanie ROFL

[@HistoriaenCeluloide]

I have notice that "black and white" is the best way to narrate horror in a graphic novel 🧐

[@astonishingmelanie]

I agree.

[@HistoriaenCeluloide]

@@astonishingmelanie Yeah, imagine reading a horror manga without lighs next to a candle ;)

[@balkthor]

@@HistoriaenCeluloide That’s how I listen to 80’s Depeche Mode Instrumental B-sides like Oberkorn.

[@a.barron16]

Awesome list. I think from one of your virtual tours, Corpse Delivery Service and Parasyte were pick ups for me which I'm caught up on both series. I was waiting for the fifth volume of the omnibus of Corpse Delivery Service having not wasted time picking up the previous volumes. Hopefully it still comes out. Learning my lesson not to wait on those chances to grab something that might not come back. I see you have the Museum of Terror collections from Dark Horse. I have those too. I didn't waste no time picking up anything Junji Ito when his stuff got an English release. Some of those prints are not only harder to find, but really expensive I've seen on Amazon marketplace and eBay. Surprised to hear Domu being hard to find. I could have swore I saw a copy at my local comic shop though not the one I have in my library when it first got released. Gantz, Monster, Berserk and Battle Royale (illustrated) I haven't gotten around too. I would put Berserk up there since I was asked recently about it and hearing high praise. And now I'm considering to keep my eyes open for Battle Royale. I passed up on the manga and just read the actual literature which was almost 700 pages and enjoyable. I grabbed my copy the moment it got released through Viz publication in the early-mid 2000s. The Battle Royale movies are great but I just loved reading the story and visualizing it that way from my imagination. I must have missed the love the Tomie series doesn't get enough of from the fans. That's where it started for me before Pulp Manga Magazine introduced Uzumaki back then. Ito's work is creepy and just knows how to psychologically get to our worst fears. To put something normal that affects our conscience in any way takes some talent and it shows in his art and the characters in the story, likable or not. There's something alluring to it that you can't step away from. I always finish his works, but there has been some stories I've not gone back to revisit and that is something I can admit is haunting to leave that impression.

[@Mako2401]

Manga horror is so haunting and memorable for me, I don't read any other horror comics other than manga ones. I remember a page spread that had a man turn into a snail, that still haunts me. Thank you for the list, fantastic choices !

[@balkthor]

Oh god that entire book is etched in my brain. The dude swirled up into a barrell.....

[@raidensnake9471016]

Uzumaki by Junji Ito.

[@blurjose]

Great vid, Omar. I have been reading Junji Ito like crazy but didn't know where to turn next.

[@jacobjohnson7108]

We appreciate that you take these lists seriously

[@forsakenV12]

I second that!

[@mcpiglet4379]

Gantz is a masterpiece, I’m glad you covered it. I’m in the middle of Inuyashiki it’s also great so far.

[@mannyc19]

I would kill for a reprint of Corpse Delivery Service !

[@user-zr2ug4rh7w]

At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe edition out July! Can't wait.

[@simian5805]

Just grabbed those "At The Mountains of Madness".

[@priscilladominiquepalma112]

This feels like a warm friendly conversation about things we like. Thank you.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much.

[@DoctorPoo]

Glad to see the manga vids back up. I’d love to see BR reprinted in an even larger format like Berserk Ultimate.

[@NearMintCondition]

That would be cool

[@NFLDude56]

We all need Kodansha reprints of Fireball and Domu.

[@Windows11Sucks]

well it was unexpected for you to be an anime fan I am too and although I am not an horror fan I might check out tokyo ghoul because it's seinen and I haven't watched/read much of it which I should read

[@martinde-serres8724]

I had the disservice of reading the piss poor English translation of Battle Royale's volumes 7-9 by Tokyopop as I was missing the now out-of-print 3rd Omnibus of the Perfect Edition in French (yes, I read most manga in French when available here in Canada lol). I do own the rest of it, so at least I got to still enjoy reading it and seeing the gratuitous violence front and center. Hopefully, Dark Horse or any other well respected Western manga publishers will grab the rights to re-release AND re-translate the manga to be much closer to the original Japanese script. This list of yours is giving me some ideas for Halloween season this year, so thank you for sharing your recommendations!

[@Unleashed-Horror]

Stupid Question but for these Mangas that begin with what would normally be the back as the standard for books in the states do you still read them left to right or right to left?

[@fil27010]

Hey Omar! What is the definitive Venon run in your opinion?

[@lsdeann_3293]

H.P.Lovecraft: the adaptations by Gou Tanabe DELUXE EDITION. Please, Dark Horse?! I know there are quite a few not in English, and I love the format. Omar, please pester Dark Horse on my behalf!!

[@jrson5000]

Will u being a justice league dark omnibus overview?

[@28love77]

I, personally, don't like Battleroyal exept for the fantastic artwork. Can't agree more with you about Berserk, it is more than a horror manga. Great list! thank for sharing

[@DoctorPoo]

I’d borrowed a friend’s collection of Battle Royale and it was great. I’ve since found the first couple ultimates and hope they get reprinted someday…

[@kaeladiaz5538]

Sadly, I could not get into Tomie! I had high hopes too. It definitely looks like it gets scarier the further along you get, but I believe I didn’t get past the 3rd or 4th chapter. Words cannot describe how happy I am to to see the Drifting Classroom on here. Oh my goodness, SO happy. This was the first manga I read and made me search out more. Berserk definitely is wayyy more than horror. There are so many elements to it. And yes, I understand about weirdly liking it even though I probably shouldn’t.

[@yunogasai1338]

I'm hoping zekkyou gakyuu gets an English release someday. It's a good horror anthology manga series for kids. In the vein of goosebumps but darker. It's a good middle ground between creepy and terrifying.

[@danperrin3459]

Any chance you could check in with Viz on possible HC for Chainsaw Man (or a boxset) please :) it's OOP at the moment. Digital only atm

[@NearMintCondition]

I sure can.

[@danperrin3459]

@@NearMintCondition thank you Omar :)

[@jordanthomas4379]

I know I’ve already recorded it, but again, Black Fire by Hernan Rodriguez, is the one of the very best horror graphic novels out there, unfortunately it’s really hard to find now.

[@NearMintCondition]

I added to my list. Promise.

[@carlripley1149]

Really hoping that Darkhorse do a deluxe version of Gantz since I only buy hard cover books

[@lsdeann_3293]

Damn, you're missing out on 99.99999999 recurring percent of all manga then.

[@comicsdude3166]

Same. Wish every manga print is in hard cover format😁

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes delux le like berserk

[@turtleanton6539]

No but I read digital if it is not HC

[@SuperMcgangbang]

I’ve enjoyed what I’ve read of I am a hero so far. Does “All You Need Is Kill” a horror manga?

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

All You Need is Kill is a sci-fi manga and it was the main inspiration for Tom Cruise movie Edge of Tomorrow.

[@martinde-serres8724]

@@thepuppetmaster9284 actually, All You Need Is Kill started out as a light novel, which was then adapted into a 2-volume manga and THEN into the Tom Cruise movie Edge of Tomorrow the movie adapted the novel as it contained more content the manga adaptation left out, they just Americanized most of the characters but overall the story is the same in both mediums

[@KGBookkeeping]

I see the Manga but where is Omar?!?! Lol

[@astonishingmelanie]

He had Lydia help him put it back up. I went to bed!

[@comicsdude3166]

Waiting for collected volume of Dragon Head in hardcover.

[@yunogasai1338]

I had to read dragon head online in high school. It's honestly a pretty fun read. I love seeing people try to overcome the tragedies and scary mysteries in their world. It's one if my favorites. Elfen Lied finally got an English release so I have hope.

[@ujorge96]

High school of the dead!!!

[@MYTHNL90]

Ah, I see you’re a man of culture as well.

[@fireboy312002]

@@MYTHNL90 Culture!

[@yunogasai1338]

I need to actually get the manga. Too bad we'll never get an ending.

[@MYTHNL90]

​@@yunogasai1338 Get the full color oversized omnibuses. I don't need to explain any further. Too bad we didn't get a season 2 of the anime either.

[@yunogasai1338]

@@MYTHNL90 I plan on getting the full color editions first then getting the singles. Horror manga looks good in black and white too. Those full color editions are beautiful!

[@turtleanton6539]

GANTZ is so underrated

[@Elias-qp7cz]

Gantz and Battle Royale 🤝

[@MrStrangermoon]

drifting class rooms seem guts school life before gambino.

[@just23bulls]

Algorithm gang!

[@astonishingmelanie]

Justin! I miss you!

[@just23bulls]

@@astonishingmelanie hey, Melanie! Miss you too :D Hope all is well with the new gig!

[@kranibal]

Going for BLAME! very soon!!

[@camerongodsey9847]

Technically not horror, but Ghost in the Shell is so existentially unsettling that it definitely qualifies. The movie in particular has some really disturbing moments, like ghost hacking someone’s memories. Good list Omar! Glad to see a bit of variety on here

[@fireboy312002]

Omar reads manga?! Want to check out the H.P Lovecraft, meant to pick it up. I read Uzumaki and found it kinda boring, to be honest. It seemed more comedy than horror.

[@balkthor]

There is a ridiculous dearth of Lovecraft in comics/manga. No idea why there aren't more books with these types of characters and monsters.

[@fireboy312002]

@@balkthor I feel like H.P has a negative feeling toward it. Part of it is the writer himself and part of it being "I don't like squids in my horror." Aka isn't everything he does is cthulu? I know, I love the work and know it's not the case but that's what the average person thinks.

[@balkthor]

@@fireboy312002 Very true. Having played World of Warcraft from vanilla through Cataclysm, my Lovecraftian lore for a long time was all about C'Thulu and Yogg-Saron.

[@calebmoore6939]

Where’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

[@NearMintCondition]

In my wife’s classroom.

[@calebmoore6939]

@@NearMintCondition Lol

[@sarugard9115]

how is monster a horror

[@NearMintCondition]

Psychological horror. Not jump scare of monster horror.

[@mastapimp189]

the chapters are innacurate