Happiness
10 primary works
Book 1
The acclaimed new horror drama from the creator of Flowers of Evil
THE THIRST
Nothing interesting in happening in Makoto Ozaki's first year of high school. HIs life is a series of quiet humiliations: low-grade bullies, unreliable friends, and the constant frustration of his adolescent lust. But one night, a pale, thin girl knocks him to the ground in an alley and offers him a choice.
Now everything is different. Daylight is searingly bright. Food tastes awful. And worse than anything is the terrible, consuming thirst. The tiny shames of his old life have been replaced by two towering horrors: the truth of what will slake his awful craving, and high school itself.
THE THIRST
Nothing interesting in happening in Makoto Ozaki's first year of high school. HIs life is a series of quiet humiliations: low-grade bullies, unreliable friends, and the constant frustration of his adolescent lust. But one night, a pale, thin girl knocks him to the ground in an alley and offers him a choice.
Now everything is different. Daylight is searingly bright. Food tastes awful. And worse than anything is the terrible, consuming thirst. The tiny shames of his old life have been replaced by two towering horrors: the truth of what will slake his awful craving, and high school itself.
Book 2
CHANGES
Makoto Okazaki is changing. Having turned his former bully Yuuki into a strange kind of friend, he’s been forced to help confront Yuuki’s own tormentors. But even if Makoto’s bizarre new physiology might solve one problem, it is creating others. And behind all of Makoto’s problems lurk horrifying questions: Who was the girl who attacked him? What is happening to his body?
Why is he still so thirsty?
Makoto Okazaki is changing. Having turned his former bully Yuuki into a strange kind of friend, he’s been forced to help confront Yuuki’s own tormentors. But even if Makoto’s bizarre new physiology might solve one problem, it is creating others. And behind all of Makoto’s problems lurk horrifying questions: Who was the girl who attacked him? What is happening to his body?
Why is he still so thirsty?
Book 3
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...
Book 4
DARK APPETITES
Makoto begs Nora to undo the horrific change she has wrought upon his body, even as Yuuki is increasingly consumed by his own thirst. Unaware of his escalating taste for violence, Yuuki’s girlfriend Nao is convinced that her affection can tame the beast he is becoming. But even if the love of a girl will be enough to stop the body count from rising, Makoto is coming to realize that he’s merely the newest player in a very old war…
Makoto begs Nora to undo the horrific change she has wrought upon his body, even as Yuuki is increasingly consumed by his own thirst. Unaware of his escalating taste for violence, Yuuki’s girlfriend Nao is convinced that her affection can tame the beast he is becoming. But even if the love of a girl will be enough to stop the body count from rising, Makoto is coming to realize that he’s merely the newest player in a very old war…
Book 5
LIFE OR DEATH
As the body count rises, the horror that has descended upon Makoto Okazaki’s life reaches an apex. The forces pursuing him and Nora are relentless, and they will not rest until they’ve captured their prey. But what fate awaits Makoto at their hands? And even as Yukiko continues her determined search for the truth and discovers the carnage that Yuuki has wrought, she is unprepared for the violent consequences…
Praise for Happiness:
“Shuzo Oshimi is a manga artist who is not afraid to play with your feelings.” — Turnaround
“A stunning new horror manga.” — Third Eye Comics
As the body count rises, the horror that has descended upon Makoto Okazaki’s life reaches an apex. The forces pursuing him and Nora are relentless, and they will not rest until they’ve captured their prey. But what fate awaits Makoto at their hands? And even as Yukiko continues her determined search for the truth and discovers the carnage that Yuuki has wrought, she is unprepared for the violent consequences…
Praise for Happiness:
“Shuzo Oshimi is a manga artist who is not afraid to play with your feelings.” — Turnaround
“A stunning new horror manga.” — Third Eye Comics
Book 6
A 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...
Praise for Flowers of Evil:
"A shockingly readable story that vividly--one might even say queasily--evokes the fear and confusion of discovering one's own sexuality. Recommended." -The Manga Critic
"A page-turning tale of sordid middle school blackmail." -Otaku USA Magazine
"By loving this manga I recognize what a sick and twisted individual I have become. While I can still say that I am not truly deviant, Flowers of Evil is a great reminder of my own thirst for power and my own personal corruption." -Otaku Champloo
Praise for Flowers of Evil:
"A shockingly readable story that vividly--one might even say queasily--evokes the fear and confusion of discovering one's own sexuality. Recommended." -The Manga Critic
"A page-turning tale of sordid middle school blackmail." -Otaku USA Magazine
"By loving this manga I recognize what a sick and twisted individual I have become. While I can still say that I am not truly deviant, Flowers of Evil is a great reminder of my own thirst for power and my own personal corruption." -Otaku Champloo
Book 7
A sophisticated and bloody coming-of-age story from the creator of the hit Flowers of Evil.
Ages 16+.
TAKEN
Seeking answers to the questions that still haunt her, Yukiko Gosho goes alone to confront a mysterious blood-obsessed cult--the leader of which is none other than Sakurane, the man responsible for the scars on Yukiko's body and mind. But Sakurane has his own agenda, and he will go to horrifying lengths to pursue it...
Ages 16+.
TAKEN
Seeking answers to the questions that still haunt her, Yukiko Gosho goes alone to confront a mysterious blood-obsessed cult--the leader of which is none other than Sakurane, the man responsible for the scars on Yukiko's body and mind. But Sakurane has his own agenda, and he will go to horrifying lengths to pursue it...
Book 8
A sophisticated and bloody coming-of-age story from the creator of the hit Flowers of Evil.
Ages 16+.
MONSTERS
Sudo arrives to rescue Gosho from Sakurane's torture, and like so many before him, he underestimates the cult leader's monstrosity, with devastating consequences. Amid the horror, Yuuki emerges from his catatonia to a chance at redemption--but it may take a monster to defeat a monster, and in spite of everything, Yuuki's still just a bit too human...
Ages 16+.
MONSTERS
Sudo arrives to rescue Gosho from Sakurane's torture, and like so many before him, he underestimates the cult leader's monstrosity, with devastating consequences. Amid the horror, Yuuki emerges from his catatonia to a chance at redemption--but it may take a monster to defeat a monster, and in spite of everything, Yuuki's still just a bit too human...
Book 10
A sophisticated and bloody coming-of-age story from the creator of the hit Flowers of Evil.
Ages 16+.
FINALITY
After ten years, Makoto and Sakurane's reckoning has arrived. The inevitably bloody confrontation between the two monsters brings an end to one story, but marks the beginning of others. Gosho now faces a life marked by unimaginable trauma. Makoto's mother struggles to find resolution while never truly understanding what became of her son. And Makoto himself faces eternity.
FINAL VOLUME!
Ages 16+.
FINALITY
After ten years, Makoto and Sakurane's reckoning has arrived. The inevitably bloody confrontation between the two monsters brings an end to one story, but marks the beginning of others. Gosho now faces a life marked by unimaginable trauma. Makoto's mother struggles to find resolution while never truly understanding what became of her son. And Makoto himself faces eternity.
FINAL VOLUME!
Book 10
A sophisticated and bloody coming-of-age story from the creator of the hit Flowers of Evil.
Ages 16+.
THE FEAST
Sakurane's madness reaches its peak and causes a blood-soaked frenzy that consumes the cult and even their "god." With nothing to stop him, Sakurane sets his sights on Gosho to complete his ritual of ascension. But as she suffers unspeakable horrors, her inner pleas awaken Okazaki from his decade-long slumber, and he makes his escape...
Ages 16+.
THE FEAST
Sakurane's madness reaches its peak and causes a blood-soaked frenzy that consumes the cult and even their "god." With nothing to stop him, Sakurane sets his sights on Gosho to complete his ritual of ascension. But as she suffers unspeakable horrors, her inner pleas awaken Okazaki from his decade-long slumber, and he makes his escape...