Bloodsucker Archipelago, The Vampire Legend | pgs.40-41 | Horror Manga Classic

Bloodsucker Archipelago: The Vampire Legend, the Sequel (続吸血伝―吸血列島―)

Double original page published in volume #2 of the Vampire Legend series by Marina Shirakawa (Akebono Publishing, 1973)

Size : 16,5 x 23 cm (x2)
Media : pencil & ink on paper
Very good condition

Marina Shirakawa (1940–2000) occupies a unique place within the history of Japanese horror manga. Drawing upon folklore, occult research, speculative science, and supernatural belief, he created works that feel less like conventional horror stories and more like examinations of the unknown. This distinctive approach set him apart from many of his contemporaries and continues to make his work feel remarkably fresh more than fifty years after its publication.