"..if you enjoyed Oshimi's previous work with "The Flowers of Evil", and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you'll no doubt enjoy "Blood on the Tracks"! Recommended!" - Neo Tokyo 2099
Shigeru's midnight visit leads Seiichi back up the hill where his mother dropped him as a child...and as events begin to fold in on themselves like the layers of his psyche, Seiichi starts to see the past through Mommy's eyes...
With one symbolic act, Seiichi can finally free himself of his mother's malign influence—but is this a nightmare, or is it all too real?!
Only in his late-thirties, Shuzo Oshimi is already considered a seasoned veteran of the Japanese comics community. Winner of the most important comics awards for newcomers, the Tetsuya Chiba Award in 2001, Oshimi has been penning quirky slice-of-life dramas now for over a decade for major manga publishers including Kodansha. After drawing nine series, Oshimi's star began to rise in 2008 with the release of his first hit, Drifting Net Cafe. This horror-themed homage to the legendary Kazu Umezzo work, Drifting Classroom, was adapted into a live-action series, and propelled Oshimi onto an international stage. He would soon reach new heights in 2009 with The Flowers of Evil. As to date he has over 13 works which include serializations and art contributions.
"..if you enjoyed Oshimi's previous work with "The Flowers of Evil", and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you'll no doubt enjoy "Blood on the Tracks"! Recommended!" - Neo Tokyo 2099
Shigeru's midnight visit leads Seiichi back up the hill where his mother dropped him as a child...and as events begin to fold in on themselves like the layers of his psyche, Seiichi starts to see the past through Mommy's eyes...
With one symbolic act, Seiichi can finally free himself of his mother's malign influence—but is this a nightmare, or is it all too real?!
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Only in his late-thirties, Shuzo Oshimi is already considered a seasoned veteran of the Japanese comics community. Winner of the most important comics awards for newcomers, the Tetsuya Chiba Award in 2001, Oshimi has been penning quirky slice-of-life dramas now for over a decade for major manga publishers including Kodansha. After drawing nine series, Oshimi's star began to rise in 2008 with the release of his first hit, Drifting Net Cafe. This horror-themed homage to the legendary Kazu Umezzo work, Drifting Classroom, was adapted into a live-action series, and propelled Oshimi onto an international stage. He would soon reach new heights in 2009 with The Flowers of Evil. As to date he has over 13 works which include serializations and art contributions.