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Manhole Volume 3

Manhole Volume 3

MangaThriller
Pages
226
Published
2025
Language
English

Synopsis

The concluding volume unmasks the person behind the filariasis outbreak: a resentful man convinced that society goes too easy on hardened criminals, who deliberately spread the parasite among people he judged unworthy of leniency and is now preparing to release it nationwide. With Inspector Mizoguchi himself succumbing to infection, the investigation is left in doubt as to who can still stop him.

Manhole is the third 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.

Vibe

Revenge

Genres

Manga Thriller Graphic Novels Horror Science Fiction Crime Body Horror

About the author

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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...

Characters

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 3

Frequently asked questions

  • Did this series face any real-world controversy?

    The first volume was designated as a harmful book by the Nagasaki Prefecture in 2009, which effectively banned its sale in that region. This experience later influenced the author to create his subsequent work, Yūgai Toshi, which explores the themes of manga censorship.

  • What inspired the author to write this story?

    The plot was conceived after the author read a novel concerning bacterial diseases, which prompted him to conduct extensive research into the subject of biological threats.