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“Sixteen early surreal, whimsical manga stories by Nishioka Kyodai: serial killers, bird women, kangaroo-pouched man.”
Boku Mushi
ぼく虫―西岡兄妹初期作品集
6.33
19,822 rank · 1,572 readers · 11 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Avant Garde
Comedy
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Sixteen early surreal, whimsical manga stories by Nishioka Kyodai: serial killers, bird women, kangaroo-pouched man.
A collection of sixteen early works by Nishioka Kyodai, including their three-part debut series. As always the stories range from the whimsical to the surreal, with tales of serial killers, bird women, and a man who one day wakes to find himself with a pouch like a kangaroo. (Source: MU) 1. Jump 2. Boku Mushi 3. Aru Kinzoku Bat Jisatsu 4. Mono no Okibasho 5. Torikago 6. Kaze no Fuiteiru Hi 7. Ame no Futteiru Hi 8. Nichiyoubi 9. Tanjoubi 10. Satsujinki-P no Noroi 11-12. Yoru 13. Harigane 14. Boku ga Koroshita Mono: Tobirabito 15. Boku ga Koroshita Mono: Kangaroo no Matsuei 16. Boku ga Koroshita Mono: Shinkei
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- 7 “"Boku Mushi" is, on the one hand, a fairly interesting manga to read if you are already into the Nishioka siblings' works and want to take a look on some of their earliest pieces. It is striking to...”
- 8 “Nishioka Kyoudai are a manga duo, probably most know for Kami no kodomo, and this is a selection of their earliest work. It looks and feels the same as any of their future work: simple child-like...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Oct 1989 – Apr 1996
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M37260 catalog