Billy Bat

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It’s 1949 Los Angeles, and Kevin Yamagata, a Japanese American comic book author, is drawing his bestselling character, Billy Bat: a quick-witted detective who is, unsurprisingly, a cartoon bat. Everything is going well for Kevin until he discovers an unfortunate truth: He may have unintentionally plagiarized his beloved character from a drawing he once saw in Japan. Devastated by the news, Kevin returns to war-torn Japan to find the drawing’s original artist . . . but the character’s origins turn out to be far older and more perplexing than he had ever imagined. (Source: Kana) Note: Won the Max und Moritz Prize for "Best international Comic" in 2014.

Type
Manga
Status
Completed
Year
2008
Author
Urasawa Naoki & Nagasaki Takashi
Artist
Urasawa Naoki
Total chapters
165
Country
JP
Genres
Thriller, Sci-Fi, Historical, Psychological, Philosophical, Drama, Mystery
Tags
Award Winning, Gore, Supernatural
Score
85/100

Chapters

  • Chapter 1: Dreary Night Murders
  • Chapter 2: A Sincere Night
  • Chapter 3: Where's That Bat?
  • Chapter 4: The Ancient Text of the Bat
  • Chapter 5: Roadkill
  • Chapter 6: Black / White
  • Chapter 7: The Start of the Maze
  • Chapter 8: Signs
  • Chapter 9: Bat Boy's Big Adventures, Part 1
  • Chapter 10: A Continuation of the End
  • Chapter 11: The Beginning of a Continuation
  • Chapter 12: Thousands of Suspects
  • Chapter 13: An Inescapable Fate
  • Chapter 14: The Image of the Lord
  • Chapter 15: Father, Son, or Holy Spirit?
  • Chapter 16: In Front of a Chapel
  • Chapter 17: After Church
  • Chapter 18: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll I
  • Chapter 19: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll II
  • Chapter 20: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll III
  • Chapter 21: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll IV
  • Chapter 22: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll V
  • Chapter 23: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll VI
  • Chapter 24: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll VII
  • Chapter 25: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll VIII
  • Chapter 26: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll IX
  • Chapter 27: Martial Arts of Momochi, Scroll X
  • Chapter 28: Inside the Bat
  • Chapter 29: Inside Lee
  • Chapter 30: Lee's Story
  • Chapter 31: West / East
  • Chapter 32: A Japanese Comic Artist
  • Chapter 33: The Great Kevin Yamagata
  • Chapter 34: A Continuation of a Continuation
  • Chapter 35: An Oswald Dose of Happiness
  • Chapter 36: A Message to the Ignoramus
  • Chapter 37: 8:10 PM: Decision Time
  • Chapter 38: Homecoming
  • Chapter 39: Deep South Bonfire
  • Chapter 40: Heat of the Night
  • Chapter 41: Deep South Dreams
  • Chapter 42: Dallas, 3 Years Later
  • Chapter 43: Hero's Choice
  • Chapter 44: Sacrifice
  • Chapter 45: Another Kevin
  • Chapter 46: As One
  • Chapter 47: Two Chucks
  • Chapter 48: Hands Off Lee
  • Chapter 49: The Persistent Searcher
  • Chapter 50: Mankind's Manager

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