Toxic Daughter: Chi-chan

Toxic Daughter: Chi-chan
Tankōbon volume cover
ちーちゃん
(Chii-chan)
Genre
Manga
Written byShūzō Oshimi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 15, 2024 – March 11, 2024
Volumes1

Toxic Daughter: Chi-chan (ちーちゃん, Chii-chan) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It is a prequel spin-off to the 2024 horror film Doku Musume [ja], based on the character Chi-chan, designed by Oshimi for the film. The manga was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from January to March 2024, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi, Toxic Daughter: Chi-chan was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from January 15 to March 11, 2024.[3][4][5] The manga is a prequel spin-off to the 2024 horror film Doku Musume [ja], based on the character Chi-chan, designed by Oshimi for the film.[6] Kodansha collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on April 5, 2024.[7]

In July 2024, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the manga for English release in North America, with the volume set to be released in Q2 2025.[8]

References

  1. ^ 不気味なホラー漫画…ヤンマガ新連載『ちーちゃん』 映画『毒娘』ヒロインの前日譚. Oricon News (in Japanese). January 14, 2024. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. ^ 映画『毒娘』前日譚　押見修造『ちーちゃん』は常軌を逸したヒロインが“家族の暗部”を暴くサイコスリラー. Real Sound [ja] (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. April 5, 2024. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Tai, Anita (December 9, 2023). "5 New Manga to Launch in Young Magazine From Daiju Yanauchi, Kōji Megumi, Shūzō Oshimi, Harold Sakuishi, U Satomi". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  4. ^ 押見修造が常軌を逸したヒロイン"ちーちゃん"を描く新連載、ホラー映画「毒娘」前日譚. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 15, 2024. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 5, 2024). "Shūzō Oshimi's Chi-chan Manga Ends on March 11". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Tai, Anita (November 13, 2023). "The Flowers of Evil's Shūzō Oshimi Designs Doku Musume Film's Character, Launches Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  7. ^ 押見修造×内藤瑛亮、常軌を逸した少女が家族の暗部を暴く「毒娘」前日譚. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 5, 2024. Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael (July 4, 2024). "Kodansha USA Reveals 12 New Print Manga, 2 Digital Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

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