Biographical Note:
Known for her bold style and seamless creation of alternate universes, QHayashida made her manga debut with Maken X Another, which ran in Magazine Z and was subsequently adapted into a video game. She followed this series with a sequel, Maken X Another Jack. Dorohedoro is her latest series.
Marc Notes:
Original Japanese ed. published by Shogakukan Inc., c2002.;Book reads right to left.;Doc cures Nikaido of her deadly fungal affliction at the Hole, but someone is waiting for the chance to grab her. Fujita returns to the Hole to kill Caiman, but is distracted when he sees an old friend. Meanwhile, Noi is accidentally transformed into a monster in the Sorcerers' dimension and Shin must stop her from killing everyone.;Rated M for mature;Parental advisory, explicit content.;Translated from the Japanese.
Publisher Marketing:
A twisted tale of sadistic Sorcerers and the monsters they create.
In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers has been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds.
Caiman and Nikaido return to the Hole, where Doc and Kasukabe manage to cure Nikaido of her deadly fungal affliction. But a prowler outside Central Hospital is watching and waiting for an opportunity to steal her away. Fujita returns to the Hole to finally kill Caiman himself. He gets close when he's recruited for a baseball match between Central Hospital and Hole Peace Hospital, but his plans change when he spots an old friend. Meanwhile, in the Sorcerer's dimension, a little accident transforms Noi into a hideous monster. It's up to Shin to stop her before she kills everyone.