Does this series require reading the volumes in a specific order?

This is a three-volume narrative that must be read in sequence to follow the investigation and the progression of the biological threat.

What inspired the author to write this story?

The author developed the plot after researching bacterial diseases and reading a novel on the subject.

Manhole Volume 2

Crime Manga

Pages: 208
Published: 2025
Language: English

Winter should have stopped the outbreak, but the mosquitoes carrying the filariasis parasite are still active, raising the risk of a much larger wave of infections. As Inspector Mizoguchi closes in on his prime suspect, he is exposed to an infected person himself and finds himself racing to solve the case before the parasite takes hold.

Manhole is the second of three volumes by Tetsuya Tsutsui, originally serialized in Young Gangan from 2004 to 2006. This English edition was published by Abrams ComicArts in 2025.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Dark Tense Mysterious

Tetsuya Tsutsui

Tetsuya Tsutsui (筒井哲也, born November 17, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist known for tense, socially charged thrillers. He debuted in 2002 with Duds Hunt, then serialized Manhole and Reset in Square Enix's Young Gangan. His breakthrough was Prophecy (Yokokuhan), run in Shueisha's Jump X from 2011 to 2013, which follows a police cybercrime unit hunting a masked man who posts videos foretelling his crimes; it was adapted into both a live-action film and a television drama in 2015. After discove...

Ken MizoguchiProtagonist

A prefectural police detective leading the investigation into a string of deaths and the deliberate outbreak behind them.

Nao InoueSupporting

Mizoguchi's investigative partner, working the case alongside the veteran detective.

All characters in Manhole Volume 2

Frequently asked questions

Does this series require reading the volumes in a specific order?
This is a three-volume narrative that must be read in sequence to follow the investigation and the progression of the biological threat.
What inspired the author to write this story?
The author developed the plot after researching bacterial diseases and reading a novel on the subject.