{"product_id":"the-dark-side-of-manga-a-critical-guide-to-horror-psychological-thrillers-and-disturbing-masterpieces-9798198282728","title":"The Dark Side of Manga: A Critical Guide to Horror, Psychological Thrillers, and Disturbing Masterpieces","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jan Vandevelde\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Nonfiction - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost manga is not like this.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dark end of the medium refuses comfort. No budget limits. No mandated resolutions. A willingness to kill characters the reader has spent hundreds of chapters loving. And to stay inside darkness long enough for it to mean something. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the critical guide for the adult reader who suspects they have beenmissing something.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJan Vandevelde came to manga as an adult - no childhood nostalgia, no gatekeeping loyalties. Three years and hundreds of volumes later, he writes and presents Insightful Jan on YouTube, covering dark and mature manga for readers who want real analysis rather than fan enthusiasm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e78 titles covered across eleven subgenres: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody horror: Junji Ito, Parasyte, Homunculus, I Am a Hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurvival horror: Berserk, Battle Royale, Gantz, Fort of Apocalypse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychological horror: Monster, Pluto, 20th Century Boys, Happiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow dread: Mushishi, The Girl From the Other Side, Dorohedoro, Blame!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGore as storytelling: Vagabond, Shamo, Innocent, Shigurui\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman darkness: Goodnight Punpun, Blood on the Tracks, Vinland Saga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderrated titles: Hideout, Takopi's Original Sin, Gannibal, Toxic Daughter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat this book gives you: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal craft analysis - not summaries, not fan enthusiasm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e78 titles from three years of serious manga reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonest content warnings for the titles that require them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix genre pathways and a five-step system to build your reading list\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chapter on reading disturbing content without it accumulating as damage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you have ever finished a dark manga and thought: I need more of this.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the answer.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890639913111,"sku":"9798198282728","price":1102.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198282728.webp?v=1781180777","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-dark-side-of-manga-a-critical-guide-to-horror-psychological-thrillers-and-disturbing-masterpieces-9798198282728","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}