Books by Shuzo Oshimi

Shuzo Oshimi is a celebrated Japanese manga creator known for his unflinching explorations of adolescence, identity and desire. His storytelling often delves into the darker corners of human emotion, combining psychological intensity with a deceptively delicate illustrative style that captures both vulnerability and turmoil. Each work invites readers to confront the uneasy boundaries between innocence and experience, reality and obsession.

Best known for titles such as *The Flowers of Evil* and *Blood on the Tracks*, Oshimi's narratives are marked by their raw honesty and striking visual rhythm. His characters are vividly drawn, their inner conflicts rendered with empathy and precision. For readers seeking emotionally charged drama and thought‑provoking artistry, Oshimi's manga offer a compelling journey into the complexities of growing up and the fragile nature of self‑understanding.

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  • Blood on the Tracks 7

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 7

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £11.66

  • Blood on the Tracks 3

    Vertical Comics Blood on the Tracks 3

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £11.66

  • Blood On The Tracks, Volume 1

    Vertical, Inc. Blood On The Tracks, Volume 1

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisA new suspense manga from the creator of The Flowers of Evil.

    15 in stock

    £10.44

  • Blood on the Tracks 8

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 8

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £11.66

  • Inside Mari, Volume 1

    Denpa Books Inside Mari, Volume 1

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    Book Synopsis“Inside Mari is currently the standard for the body-swap genre.” —Makoto Shinkai, Director of Your NameCollege dropout Isao Komori wakes up one morning to find himself in the body of a high school girl, Mari Yoshizaki. How did this happen? Where is his body? And who exactly is this girl and what of the soul who previously inhabited the body he is possessing? Shuzo Oshimi is the best-selling author behind works such as Flowers of Evil and Happiness. His works mix in the struggles of youth along with modern fantasy themes.

    Out of stock

    £8.99

  • Blood on the Tracks 16

    Kodansha USA Blood on the Tracks 16

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisFrom the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes his latest suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent.Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi...if you enjoyed Oshimi's previous work with Flowers of Evil, and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you'll no doubt enjoy Blood on the Tracks! Recommended! - Neo Tokyo 2099The tale of Seiko’s past draws to a close, and Seiichi is left with one central, burning question: “Why did you ‘kill’ me?”Once that question has been answered, can some kind of relationship between mother and child be resurrected?The long night is over—now what will the dawn bring?

    7 in stock

    £11.66

  • Inside Mari, Volume 4

    Denpa Books Inside Mari, Volume 4

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisKomori’s apartment has led them to a dead-end. Yet, after days without a reasonable lead to Mari’s whereabouts, one finds them. Mari has called home! Where has she been? Why has she disappeared? And why did she decide to make contact now?

    15 in stock

    £8.54

  • Blood on the Tracks 10

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 10

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £11.66

  • Happiness 2

    Kodansha America, Inc Happiness 2

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisHappiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates...Trade Review“A stunning new horror manga. A supernatural story that blends coming-of-age suburban humor and life (ala STRANGER THINGS and PAPER GIRLS) with the horrific, and it’s fantastic!” -Third Eye Comics “Shuzo Oshimi is a manga artist who is not afraid to play with your feelings. Refreshing…in a well explored genre.” -Turnaround Blog"A rare vampire manga with bite: Smart, stylish, and unsettling." -The Manga Critic

    7 in stock

    £11.69

  • Happiness 4

    Kodansha America, Inc Happiness 4

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisHappiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates...Trade Review“A stunning new horror manga. A supernatural story that blends coming-of-age suburban humor and life (ala STRANGER THINGS and PAPER GIRLS) with the horrific, and it’s fantastic!” -Third Eye Comics “Shuzo Oshimi is a manga artist who is not afraid to play with your feelings. Refreshing…in a well explored genre.” -Turnaround Blog"A rare vampire manga with bite: Smart, stylish, and unsettling." -The Manga Critic

    10 in stock

    £11.69

  • The Flowers Of Evil - Complete 1

    Vertical, Inc. The Flowers Of Evil - Complete 1

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe first combined edition of The Flowers of Evil features volumes 1-3 of this best-selling and acclaimed series.

    1 in stock

    £18.69

  • Inside Mari, Volume 9

    Denpa Books Inside Mari, Volume 9

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisIsao has gone. Mom is gone. And suddenly life is better for Mari. But she is not complete. There is still a need for closure that burns within. Going home, to Isao's home, might provide that resolution. Embracing everything that has ever been inside Mari will be key.

    15 in stock

    £8.54

  • Blood on the Tracks 4

    Vertical Comics Blood on the Tracks 4

    4 in stock

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    4 in stock

    £11.66

  • Welcome Back, Alice 3

    Vertical Inc. Welcome Back, Alice 3

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £11.69

  • Blood on the Tracks 11

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 11

    5 in stock

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    5 in stock

    £11.66

  • Blood on the Tracks 13

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 13

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £11.66

  • Manga Cult Happiness 1

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    Out of stock

    £13.50

  • Welcome Back Alice 6

    Penguin Random House Group Welcome Back Alice 6

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £11.69

  • Welcome Back Alice 7

    Penguin Random House Group Welcome Back Alice 7

    4 in stock

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    4 in stock

    £11.04

  • Avant-garde Yumeko

    Vertical Inc. Avant-garde Yumeko

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £11.69

  • Blood on the Tracks 6

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 6

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisBeset by mental images of his mother, Seiichi flees from Fukiishi's embrace and returns home. Safety and reconciliation aren't the only things that await him there, however.The Osabes have become one big happy family again...but at what cost?Shuzo Oshimi's masterfully nuanced tale of familial horror continues to tighten its grip on the minds of its characters and readers alike.

    7 in stock

    £11.66

  • Happiness 1

    Kodansha America, Inc Happiness 1

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisA supernatural story of sexual awakening, growing up, and suburban vampirism, Happiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates...Trade Review“A stunning new horror manga. A supernatural story that blends coming-of-age suburban humor and life (ala STRANGER THINGS and PAPER GIRLS) with the horrific, and it’s fantastic!” -Third Eye Comics “Shuzo Oshimi is a manga artist who is not afraid to play with your feelings. Refreshing…in a well explored genre.” -Turnaround Blog"A rare vampire manga with bite: Smart, stylish, and unsettling." -The Manga Critic

    4 in stock

    £11.69

  • Happiness 3

    Kodansha America, Inc Happiness 3

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisHappiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates...Trade Review“A stunning new horror manga. A supernatural story that blends coming-of-age suburban humor and life (ala STRANGER THINGS and PAPER GIRLS) with the horrific, and it’s fantastic!” -Third Eye Comics “Shuzo Oshimi is a manga artist who is not afraid to play with your feelings. Refreshing…in a well explored genre.” -Turnaround Blog"A rare vampire manga with bite: Smart, stylish, and unsettling." -The Manga Critic

    2 in stock

    £11.69

  • Happiness 5

    Kodansha America, Inc Happiness 5

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisHappiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates...

    1 in stock

    £11.04

  • Happiness 6

    Kodansha America, Inc Happiness 6

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisHappiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates...

    3 in stock

    £11.69

  • Happiness 7

    Kodansha America, Inc Happiness 7

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisHappiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates...

    3 in stock

    £11.69

  • Happiness 8

    Kodansha America, Inc Happiness 8

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    Book SynopsisHappiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates...

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    £11.69

  • Happiness 10

    Kodansha America, Inc Happiness 10

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisHappiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates...

    10 in stock

    £11.69

  • Inside Mari, Volume 3

    Denpa Books Inside Mari, Volume 3

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisMari’s life is starting to fall apart. She’s fallen out with her friends, teachers and family. So, with few clues as to where she has disappeared to, Isao and Yori turn their focus on the man currently living in the Komori apartment.

    15 in stock

    £8.54

  • Inside Mari, Volume 5

    Denpa Books Inside Mari, Volume 5

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith an unexpected clue, Yori and Isao are to wait for further contact from Mari. Unfortunately, neither one of them is strong enough currently to handle this sudden turn of events. Their next step will be to settle their differences with the hope that they’ll better understand Mari’s troubles.

    15 in stock

    £8.54

  • Shino Can't Say Her Name

    Denpa Books Shino Can't Say Her Name

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisHigh school can be a stressful time for many young people. The change means a new commute, new friends, new courses…new teachers. For Shino Oshima the change could have meant an opportunity to blossom into adulthood. Unfortunately, things go wrong on her first day - she fails to even say her name during her homeroom introduction. From then on Shino is a part-mute part-stuttering mess. Ostracized and afraid she struggles to find her place in this new world... But thankfully for her, she finds her voice through music and some unexpected new frienemies.Trade Review"There may be a mangaka who can get more emotion of out dialogue, but[...]it takes a whole different sense of visual storytelling to get drama out of a speech impediment and Oshimi pulls it off better than anyone I can think of. Recommended." - Otaku USA Magazine

    15 in stock

    £9.49

  • Femme Fatale: The Art of Shuzo Oshimi

    Denpa Books Femme Fatale: The Art of Shuzo Oshimi

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisCommemorating twenty years of manga, FEMME FATALE showcases of all of the full color artwork from New York Time's Best Selling artist Shuzo Oshimi. Featuring cover art, posters, promotional materials and never before translated comics, this is a definitive compilation of character art from one of the best known manga artists in the 21st Century. Concept art and promotional illustrations from FLOWERS OF EVIL, INSIDE MARI, DRIFTING NET CAFE and BLOOD ON THE RAILS are also included giving readers a deeper look into Oshimi's processes and artistic mind. This collection also includes dozens of never before published in English comic pages that are a must have for Oshimi completionists.

    2 in stock

    £19.79

  • Blood on the Tracks 5

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 5

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £11.66

  • Blood on the Tracks 9

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 9

    7 in stock

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    7 in stock

    £11.66

  • Welcome Back, Alice 1

    Vertical Inc. Welcome Back, Alice 1

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £11.69

  • Welcome Back, Alice 2

    Vertical Inc. Welcome Back, Alice 2

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £11.69

  • Devil Ecstasy, Volume 1

    Vertical Inc. Devil Ecstasy, Volume 1

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £20.39

  • Devil Ecstasy, Volume 2

    Vertical Inc. Devil Ecstasy, Volume 2

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £19.19

  • Blood on the Tracks 12

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 12

    7 in stock

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    7 in stock

    £11.66

  • Welcome Back, Alice 4

    Vertical Inc. Welcome Back, Alice 4

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £11.69

  • Sweet Poolside

    Vertical Inc. Sweet Poolside

    4 in stock

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    4 in stock

    £11.04

  • Welcome Back, Alice 5

    Vertical Inc. Welcome Back, Alice 5

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £11.69

  • Blood on the Tracks 14

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 14

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisFrom the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes his latest suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent.Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi...if you enjoyed Oshimi's previous work with Flowers of Evil, and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you'll no doubt enjoy Blood on the Tracks! Recommended! - Neo Tokyo 2099Seiichi is back home for the first time in ages to inter his father's remains in the family grave. After that, he'll be finished, nothing left to hold him in this world...until he happens to bump into Fukiishi, resurrecting all the feelings he had buried along with his past—Will Seiichi finally find peace in death? Or will the specters of the past keep him here against his will...?

    1 in stock

    £11.66

  • Blood on the Tracks 15

    Vertical Inc. Blood on the Tracks 15

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisFrom the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes his latest suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent.Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi...if you enjoyed Oshimi's previous work with Flowers of Evil, and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you'll no doubt enjoy Blood on the Tracks! Recommended! - Neo Tokyo 2099 Having finally found himself free to end it all, Seiichi is pulled back from the brink by a telephone call from the police: We have your mother in protective custody. Facing Seiko for the first time in twenty years, Seiichi finds an old woman who neither recognizes him nor seems to fully recognize herself. And yet, during their strange reunion, her memories return. Seiichi's rage erupts, but he cannot bring himself to strike the woman who plagued his thoughts all these years. And later, the feelings in his heart draw him inexorably back to her side...Thus begins their long, long night together—and Seiichi gets his first glimpse into the true source of the darkness within his mother.

    4 in stock

    £11.66

  • Blood on the Tracks 17

    Kodansha USA Blood on the Tracks 17

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisFrom the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes his latest suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent.Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi...if you enjoyed Oshimi's previous work with Flowers of Evil, and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you'll no doubt enjoy Blood on the Tracks! Recommended! - Neo Tokyo 2099Seiichi brings Seiko back to his place, and the two of them are under one roof again. But she has lost the will to live after her accident, and Seiichi resigns himself to the task of watching his mother slowly fall apart. Their final conversation unfolds in dream, while Seiichi himself is the object of another dreamer's thoughts...And so the tale finally comes to a close, the horrors of the past relegated to a welcome oblivion.

    5 in stock

    £9.59

  • Toxic Daughter Chichan

    Vertical Inc. Toxic Daughter Chichan

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £12.59

  • Flowers Of Evil - Complete 2 The

    Vertical, Inc. Flowers Of Evil - Complete 2 The

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe first combined edition of The Flowers of Evil features volumes 1-3 of this best-selling and acclaimed series.

    3 in stock

    £18.69

  • The Flowers Of Evil - Complete 3

    Vertical, Inc. The Flowers Of Evil - Complete 3

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe first combined edition of The Flowers of Evil features volumes 1-3 of this best-selling and acclaimed series.

    2 in stock

    £18.69

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