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Noise Volume 1

Noise Volume 1

MangaThriller
Pages
198
Published
2018
Language
French

Synopsis

On a remote, graying island brought back to life by its prized "black fig" harvest, fig farmer Keita Izumi crosses paths with a drifter whose menace is unmistakable and utterly out of place among the islanders. A single violent moment sets in motion a cover-up that will test how far ordinary people will go to protect the fragile peace they have rebuilt.

The opening volume of Tetsuya Tsutsui's rural-noir thriller noise (ノイズ), serialized in Grand Jump and later adapted into a live-action film.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseGrittyCreepy
Morally Grey

Genres

Manga Thriller Crime Suspense Graphic Novels Noir Drama

About the author

T
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

Keita IzumiProtagonist

A black-fig farmer on a small island whose encounter with a dangerous drifter sets off a cover-up.

Komisaka MutsuoAntagonist

A menacing drifter and released violent criminal whose arrival threatens the island's fragile revival.

Jun TanabeSupporting

A local police officer bound to Keita Izumi by loyalty, drawn into concealing what happened.

All characters in Noise Volume 1

Frequently asked questions

  • Is there a film adaptation of this manga?

    A live-action film adaptation directed by Ryūichi Hiroki was released in Japan in January 2022. The film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara and Kenichi Matsuyama, who previously co-starred in the live-action Death Note films.

  • Does this series have a definitive conclusion?

    The story is a complete narrative contained within three volumes, concluding with the twenty-third chapter.