“Abandoned boy Tetsuo transforms into a monster for self-obsessed Kimiko, becoming her Frankenstein.”
Her Frankenstein
フランケンシュタインの男
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Synopsis
Abandoned boy Tetsuo transforms into a monster for self-obsessed Kimiko, becoming her Frankenstein.
Little Tetsuo is a wimpy mess. His parents don't love him. He meets the beautiful Kimiko, an ailing teenage girl obsessed with movies and mayhem in equal amounts. She doesn't love Tetsuo either, or anyone other than herself. But she needs him. So Tetsuo becomes the man she wants—the monster she wants. He becomes Her Frankenstein!
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A Manga Publication
- Format 1 vol ch × vol
- Published Jun 1986 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M76276 catalog