• Front cover of “The Life of Namazuko” by Daisuke Ichiba, showing a girl carrying a heavy plank and grotesque floating heads in monochrome.
  • Back cover of “The Life of Namazuko” by Daisuke Ichiba, featuring a cluster of surreal horned heads in black ink on white background.
  • Two-page spread from “The Life of Namazuko” showing a young girl’s head floating in a dark, turbulent sea illustrated in black and white.
  • Page from the book depicting grotesque horned demons above a repetitive hand-written mantra-like Japanese text.
  • Surreal scene with headless or obscured schoolgirls and a landscape filled with strange figures and hair-like forms.
  • Collage-style drawing of a woman with many photo-realistic faces embedded in her body, accompanied by comic-style narration.
  • A crowd of faceless and distorted students in uniforms, blending into one another with grotesque facial features.
  • Comic panel showing a girl singing karaoke in a room with flowing, hair-like floor textures and eerie interior elements.
  • Scenes of emotional distress, fire, and a crying girl—part of a surreal comic sequence with heavy shading and symbolism.
  • Two-page comic layout featuring a child in animal costume and surreal, unsettling dialogue with eerie adult characters.
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The Life of Namazuko (HC)

The Life of Namazuko (HC) – Daisuke Ichiba – Japanese Edition

Daisuke Ichiba
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The Life of Namazuko (HC) by Daisuke Ichiba is a surreal, grotesque manga tale of a demon pub singer, in a rare hardcover edition from Hollow Press.

Hardcover, 21.0 x 30.0 cm, 1.0 kg , 136 pages
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About the Book

The Life of Namazuko (Hardcover) by Daisuke Ichiba is a surreal, darkly humorous manga that tells the story of Jesuido Namazuko, a singer at a demon-frequented pub called The Pool Of Blood. Originally self-published in 2006 and reissued in a striking black UV hardcover by Hollow Press, this limited English, Italian, and Japanese edition features 136 pages of dreamlike horror, absurd poetry, and grotesque imagery. A singular underground gem from one of Japan's most enigmatic artists.

Hardcover, 21.0 x 30.0 cm, 1.0 kg, 136 pages, Japanese
SKU: HP-ICHIBA-NAMAZUKO-3-HC-JP

About the Author

Daisuke Ichiba (b. 1963, Japan) is a self-taught Japanese artist known for his surreal, grotesque, and psychologically charged drawings. His work explores themes of violence, eroticism, and the subconscious, blending manga aesthetics with outsider art sensibilities. Ichiba’s books have been published by avant-garde publishers like Le Dernier Cri and Hollow Press and have earned him a cult following in Europe and Japan alike.

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

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