Abrams ComicArts’ Kana Prepares for Launch

New Horizons in Horror Manga: Leviathan and Manhole Welcome Kana’s Debut

The announcement of Abrams ComicArts’s manga imprint, Kana, has stirred anticipation among horror manga enthusiasts. As expected, two new chilling tales are primed to haunt readers’ minds. Set to release on October 29, 2024, the inaugural titles—Shiro Kuroi’s Leviathan and Tetsuya Tsutsui’s Manhole—are ready to make their mark.

Leviathan: A Space Odyssey of Terror

Leviathan plunges into the depths of space horror, reminiscent of Event Horizon. The narrative follows a troupe of students who encounter an ominously silent spaceship adrift in the cosmos. Aptly named Leviathan, the ship’s eerie vastness conceals harrowing secrets. The story hinges on Kazuma, a middle-schooler whose diary unravels the grim destiny of the vessel’s inhabitants.

Kazuma’s tale chronicles a descent into madness and betrayal. Stranded with dwindling oxygen, camaraderie dissolves as survival instincts take a dark turn. The cryopreservation unit, the group’s lone hope, becomes a battleground. Its capacity limits spark a desperate and bloody struggle, emphasizing the ruthless cost of surviving. Just when the looters think they know everything, they’re hit with a twist—someone still lurks within the ship’s shadows.

Manhole: Unraveling a Biological Nightmare

On another chilling front, Manhole by Tetsuya Tsutsui thrusts readers into a world of biological horror. This three-volume series dives into a detective saga with a grim twist. Detectives Ken Mizoguchi and Nao Inoue are drawn into a sequence of gruesome murders. Their investigation uncovers a lethal pathogen that threatens a global pandemic.

Unexpected clues lead the detectives to the mysterious figure pulling the strings. But every revelation spirals into another cryptic challenge. As the infection continues to spread, time becomes their most daunting adversary. With each turn of the page, the tension mounts, pulling readers deeper into the abyss of suspense.

Both Leviathan and Manhole promise to chart new territories for Kana. As the dawn breaks on this new era of horror manga, enthusiasts will eagerly turn the pages, haunted by these visions of the macabre.