HINO HIDESHI

This graphic novel by one of Japan's most accomplished artists tells the unsettling saga of twin sisters born on a dark and stormy night in Tokyo: one normal, and one a demon baby with a taste for blood--a Hell Baby. Tossed into a garbage dump in a plastic bag, Hell Baby dies, but is brought back to life by an unworldly bolt of lightning. Hell Baby develops hard-earned hunting techniques to survive life among the wild animals who roam the dump. After struggling along for seven years, she seeks revenge for her fate and returns to the city, where she applies her hunting skills for survival--this time against the good citizens of Tokyo.

A mysterious old woman appears before doctor Rasetsu Emma, who has recently lost his son in an accident. She says she can bring Daio back to life. After agreeing to this sinister proposal, Daio returns to his father, but to Rasetsu's horror, he is half decomposed and inhuman. To make him human again, he needs fresh human organs. Rasetsu does everything he can to reincarnate his son, but Daio just turns into a different kind of monster. No one can stop him as he continues to feed his hunger, claiming victim after victim.

That?s because his favorite snacks are grotesque Bugs from Hell. These creatures live in the hearts of people, where they grow fat and hideous until they are ready to devour the very souls that nourish them. Oninbo can smell a bug a mile away, and will risk anything to get his hands on a ripe, juicy specimen. But he?s not the only one with a bug appetite. Mamushinbo, his demon rival, is also after the Bugs from Hell. The Hino Horror series: Hino Horror Volume 1: The Red Snake (??? Akai Hebi) Hino Horror Volume 2: The Bug Boy (???? Dokumushi Kozou) Hino Horror Volume 3: Oninbo and the Bugs from Hell (??????! ??? [m]Jigoku Mushi Woku! Oninbo[/m]) Hino Horror Volume 4: Oninbo and the Bugs from Hell 2 Hino Horror Volume 5: The Living Corpse (???? [m]Shiniku no Otoko[/m]) Hino Horror Volume 6: Black Cat (??????? Kuroneko no Me ga Yami ni) Hino Horror Volume 7: The Collection (M Collection) Hino Horror Volume 8: The Collection 2 Hino Horror Volume 9: Ghost School (Ghost School (HINO Hideshi)) Hino Horror Volume 10: Death's Reflection Hino Horror Volume 11: Gallery of Horrors (Kyoufu Gallery) Hino Horror Volume 12: Mystique Mandala of Hell (Kaiki! Jigoku Mandara) Hino Horror Volume 13: Zipangu Night Hino Horror Volume 14: Skin and Bone

Long time ago, there was a place called swamp of slumber, used by the people to throw animal corpses. Near the swamp lived a farmer called Zoroku; he wasnt very smart. One day he got a rare disease. There are at least three collections of Hino's stories that were published under the title "Zoroku's Strange Disease" over the years, all of them containing a different mix of stories to accompany the title story. This translation is based on the 1976 edition by Hibari Comics and includes the stories "Underwater", "The Newborn Rat" and "The 1000 Pound Demon" in addition to "Zoroku's Strange Disease", obviously. "Zoroku's Strange Disease" has been previously published in English in a collection called "Lullabies from He**" (Dark Horse Comics, 2006) but I am fairly sure the other stories haven't been translated before.