• Front cover of The Life of Namazuko by Daisuke Ichiba, showing a girl carrying a plank surrounded by surreal demon heads.
  • Comic page depicting a surreal nightclub scene with young girls, unsettling expressions, and eerie social dialogue.
  • Intense close-ups of grotesque demon faces accompanied by a repetitive text wall: "This world is a hell."
  • Page with stylized narration about a deadly shogi contest, featuring a schoolgirl making symbolic hand gestures.
  • Dreamlike two-page spread with disjointed domestic elements, Japanese text, and oozing black liquid connecting surreal fragments.
  • Chaotic collage of mutated figures, girls, eyes, dishes, and surreal motifs in a fragmented black-and-white composition.
  • Panel grid with chaotic scenes of violence, grotesque demons, and unsettling dialogue in a dark surrealist tone.
  • Graphic narrative fragments including close-ups, demonic faces, text overlays, and scenes of death involving an axe.
  • Comic sequence with talking snakes, leopards, and surreal dialogue in a strange forest environment.
  • Back cover of The Life of Namazuko featuring a pattern of grotesque demon heads with horns and flowing tongues.
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The Life of Namazuko (3°ed.)

The Life of Namazuko (3°ed.) – Daisuke Ichiba – English Edition

Daisuke Ichiba
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A surreal and grotesque underground manga by Daisuke Ichiba about demons, death, and redemption through song – limited to 350 copies by Hollow Press.

Soft, 15.0 x 21.0 cm, 0.36 kg , 136 pages
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About the Book

The Life of Namazuko is a dark, poetic, and visually bizarre graphic novella by Japanese underground artist Daisuke Ichiba, published in its third edition by Hollow Press in July 2024 and limited to 350 English-language copies. Originally self-published in 2006, this narrative follows Jesuido Namazuko, a singer at a bar called The Pool of Blood, frequented by post-work demons. Facing death, he is spared when his song moves their hearts – and so he becomes the singer of the riverbed. Printed in A5 format on 140g paper with a stitched softcover and a dust-jacket featuring BLACK UV ink, this 136-page book embodies Hollow Press’s signature mix of high craft and mutant aesthetics. A rare gem of Japanese outsider manga.

Soft, 15.0 x 21.0 cm, 0.36 kg, 136 pages, English
SKU: HP-ICHIBA-NAMAZUKO-3-PE-EN

About the Author

Daisuke Ichiba (b. 1963, Tokyo) is a Japanese artist and author known for his psychologically surreal, erotic-grotesque manga. Blending fragmented storytelling, bodily horror, and existential unease, his work reflects the influence of Butoh, folklore, and outsider art. Ichiba has been published by Le Dernier Cri, Hollow Press, and others, and is regarded as a cult figure in both the European and Japanese underground scenes.

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Publisher / Manufacturer: Hollow Press
Country of origin: Italy
Website: https://hollow-press.net/

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