Dead Heads
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In an unknown time on Earth, the population is infected with a lethal disease; only flies are resistant from its wrath. A countermeasure is in place to quarantine its growth: those with any signs of infection are transported north and their fates are unknown. One day a young man helps an infected woman, putting them both on the run from the authorities...
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Biomega
- Vol: 6
- 2004
In the future, the N5S infection is slowly spreading throughout the world, turning everyone it contacts into a zombie-like "Drone". Zouichi Kanoe and his motorcycle AI companion Fuyu Kanoe are sent out by Toha Heavy Industries in order to find humans resistant to infection and save humanity. Competing bio-enhanced agents from the Data Recovery Foundation have different goals, however: how to best extort the situation for their own profit…
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add recBiomega and Dead Heads, by artist and writer Tsutomu Nihei, share a few direct similarities in plot. Both involve the spread of a deadly disease around the world, a strong, isolated male protagonist, and how the future social infrastructure is dealing with the chaos.
Also obviously similar is the art style and the way the story is told. Often, many pages rest between conversations, with characters simply depicted taking action or travelling rather than talking. Tsutomu Nihei has mastered the art of revealing plot by showing it rather than telling it; this style allows for a lot of personal interpretation in the middle of a directed narrative.
NOiSE
- Vol: 1; Ch: 7
- 2001
As detective Musubi Susono investigates a series of child kidnappings, her own partner is viciously murdered. But when the investigation takes a brutal turn, she is suddenly confronted by the killer - and his vicious Silicon Creature! Can Susono possibly fight back against these superhuman odds?
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add recNOiSE and Dead Heads share an appearent similarity in art style, as both are written and drawn by Tsutomu Nihei. Rather than rely on dialogue to convey the plot, the stories are filled with silent visuals depicting events or characters' thoughts.
While NOiSE is slightly longer (Dead Heads being a one-shot) they are both relatively short in length which allows for a lot of personal interpretation in the story. As for characters, both have a strong lead that swims against the current driven by the futuristic government and get into a difficult situation. NOiSE does occur much further into the future, however.
Abara
- Vol: 2
- 2006
In a future world, there exist creatures known as Guanas who possess superhuman strength and are capable of transforming their bone structure into armor and weapons at will. In order to fight this bio-engineering gone astray, a government project creates a human with similar powers: Kudou Denji. After the threat is dealt with, Denji hides from the government to pursue a normal life – until the threat returns once more. Now, Denji has no choice but to protect an innocent population from the Guanas... but can he reconcile with an angry organization?
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add recImmediately a similarity in art style will be appearent as both manga are by Tsutomu Nihei. If you enjoyed the art in one, you will like the other as well. Abara came out after Dead Heads, and there is definitely an improvement in the level of detail, which is an interesting transition to see in an artist that tends to rely on visuals to tell a story rather than dialogue.
Both manga take place sometime in the future and have some focus on the social infrastructure. Dead Heads is a one shot and Abara is still relatively short, which makes their length comparable. As there is less than the usual dialogue to clarify the stories, one can do much personal interpretation with the plot.
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