Portland, OR – Comics and graphic novel publisher ABLAZE unleashes the dark horror of GANNIBAL beginning this April. The manga series drew wide attention when it raised nearly $100,000 during a Kickstarter campaign last year. Fans can still get the exclusive hardcover editions through the Gannibal Backerkit Pledge Store:
https://masaaki-ninomiyas-gannibal.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
ABLAZE is proud to offer GANNIBAL in print and digitally to readers everywhere with its Vol 1. TP debut under the ABLAZE Manga imprint April 9th. New volumes will be published quarterly.
GANNIBAL is an intense 13-volume series created by Masaaki Ninomiya that originally was published in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha. GANNIBAL was also adapted into a live-action series, directed by Shinzo Katayama (director of J-horror movie Missing) with Season One streaming now on Disney+/Hulu and starring Yuya Yagira, Sho Kasamatsu, and Riho Yoshioka. Season Two is in production and will be releasing later this year.
GANNIBAL, Vol. 1, story and art by Masaaki Ninomiya • SRP: $12.99 • 216 Pages •
ISBN: 978-1-68497-219-7 • Mature Reader Rating (16 and up) • Available April 9th
Daigo Agawa is a resident police officer who has been recently assigned to the remote mountain village of Kuge. He is initially warmly welcomed by the villagers, but with the
suspicious death of an old woman, he gradually becomes aware of the anomaly of the village and begins to suspect that “The people in this village are eating people.” A terrifying thriller series rich in tension and suspense, GANNIBAL is a riveting story that features captivating artwork.
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ABLAZE is a publishing company releasing a variety of titles—in different formats, genres, and age ranges—original material, crowdfunded titles, reprints, art books, including international titles from Europe, Asia (manga, manhwa), Webtoons and more.
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