![]() ![]() The boy narrowly manages to escape, spending the next few days trying to hide from the men in robes and making sense of the situation. The comic follows young Kenichi, who wakes up one night to his small hometown being attacked by figures in dark robes, rounding up the townsfolk and razing the place to the ground. While fans of the genre will be happy to see one of its less-celebrated-in-translation yet most talented creators, Hideshi Hino, published in English once again, this official translation of 1983’s The Town of Pigs, courtesy of Star Fruit Books, is also a release for those new or curious about the genre to keep an eye on - particularly those who might want an introduction to the work of one of horror manga's most unique creators. There has been a real explosion in popularity for horror manga in western circles outside of the established horror-reading audience over the past decade or so, and their aesthetics continue to be more widely spread in online space in particular. ![]()
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