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“Detectives Mizoguchi and Inoue hunt a photographer while battling a spreading biological horror in Manhole.”
Manhole
マンホール
7.12
7,730 rank · 15,490 readers · 98 favorites
Seinen
Detective
Horror
Mystery
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Synopsis
Detectives Mizoguchi and Inoue hunt a photographer while battling a spreading biological horror in Manhole.
What do two Japanese detectives, a naked man on a city street, and a roundworm from Botswana all have in common? In the first volume of Manhole, Ken Mizoguchi and Nao Inoue investigate a string of bloody and mysterious murders, but their work uncovers a deadly biological agent which poses a threat of epidemic proportions. An unlikely lead starts them in the pursuit of a mysterious self-titled photographer, but meanwhile the infections keep spreading. The series may be best described as the thrilling combination of a detective story with biological horror. (Source: Illuminati-Manga)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 5
σ 1.39
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.39 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.29
Running avg · Dec 2009 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This manga is a mix of detective, psychological and horror. It has a good story-line that progresses at an even pace if it can at time be a little predictable, and characters are slowly developed...”
- 7 “Well this wasn’t a actually bad horror manga after all, yes it’s not really showing nightmare fuel BUT it did have its intense moments with showing the scientists figuring out who is causing the...”
- 9 “Manhole is an interesting manga with cool concepts and a touching story. The two protagonists are likeable and well made. Mizo is the typical old detective type. I really enjoy Mizo's dialogue and...”
Verbosity
Short · 57%
Medium · 43%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 29 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 52m approx
- Published Dec 2004 – May 2006
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1281 catalog