What this genre is
AX, carrying Garo's genes, plus artists like Nekojiru and Suehiro Maruo. Within 1990s subculture they gathered a devoted cult following.
Alternative — about this band: The experimental spirit of Garo and COM, expanding what manga could do from outside the commercial mainstream.
Connections
Three kinds of line: direct evolution, influence, and born in reaction against.
↓ Flowed into this
↑ Grew out of this
Key works
The suffering of Midori, a girl sold to a freak show. Ero-guro and Taisho romanticism crossing — a cornerstone of underground manga.
Aestheticism and violence around Litchi, a machine built by a group of boys. A cult subculture manga adapted from underground theatre.
Alternative — walk the band
Genres in the same band, in order of year. You are at the highlighted one.
- 1964 Garo↓
- 1967 COM↓
- 1979 New Wave↓
- 1993 Subculture（you are here）↓
- 2002 Comic Essay
All genres
About this entry
Genre boundaries are drawn where the network of manga happens to concentrate, not by decree. Years are approximate. Where opinions differ, this page says so rather than picking a winner.