Spider-Man: Octo-Girl

Spider-Man: Octopus Girl, known in English as Spider-Man: Octo-Girl (スパイダーマン：オクトパスガール), is a Japanese manga series written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and drawn by Betten Court, "supervised" by Marvel Comics, and published to Shōnen Jump+.^[1] A continuation of The Superior Spider-Man and Ends of the Earth, initially marketed as a spin-off of the Spider-Verse film series, the series follows the Superior Spider-Man Otto Octavius as he mentors a young girl his mind is isekaied into, Otoha Okutamiya.^[2][3]

Initially published across three volumes released from June 20, 2023 to January 9, 2025, on its release in Japan and the United States the series received a universally positive critical reception, leading to its return for a fourth volume in December 2025.^[4]

Between the events of the Superior Spider-Man Volumes 2&3, Otto Octavius battles Spider-Man in New York City and slips to his death, so his AI attempts to swap his mind into a clone, but accidentally shares his consciousness with a young Japanese schoolgirl Otoha Okutamiya. He summons one of his harnesses to help Otaha with some of her school bullying and other adolescent issues, while also searching for a neurolitic brain scanner to return him to his body, which has been left in a coma-like state in New York City. They bump into other superheroes like Sakura Spider, magical girls, and a clone of Otto himself as Superior Octopus that doesn't recall the events after Superior Spider-Man Volume 2.^[5]. They come to a head with an evil corporation called Across that murdered Ohtana's friend's (Touma Taka) father. Touma creates a vulture suit with the help of Superior Octopus, who is trying to infiltrate Across Corporation's cyber security network. Otto reluctantly agrees to assist Ohtana in saving Touma from becoming a terrorist. After the attack is stopped, Across decides to use this as an opportunity to test out their new "Vulture" attack drone system, so they two work together to defeat the drones. At the end of the third volume, Superior Octopus discovers that the drones are being controlled by a third Otto clone, who inhabited the body of Otto right before the events of Superior Spider-Man.^[6]

• Otoha Okutamiya – A meek, petite middle-schooler whom Otto's mind ends up bound to, mentoring her in navigating everyday life.
• Otto Octavius – The mind of the Superior Spider-Man and former supervillain Doctor Octopus, who is bound to Otoha's body, controlling a robot to speak.
• Marika Maruko – An overweight gyaru student who dislikes Otoha.
• Kirika Kurabe – Marika's best friend, a former actress/would-be magical girl.
• Denko Deirogi – A poor student who is raising her own siblings.
• Taka Touma – Otoha's best friend and the villainous Vulture of Japan.
• Bivari Bekku – The teacher of Otoha's class.
• Haruka Hida – The spider-powered superhero Sakura Spider, trapped on Earth-616 since the events of End of the Spider-Verse.
• Superior Octopus / Superior Spider-Man – A spider-powered clone of Otto uploaded with his memories from before the events of Spider-Geddon.
• Ends of the Earth Otto – A clone of Otto uploaded with his memories from before the events of Ends of the Earth.
• Maxine Danger – The chairwoman of Across Company, who harbors the Ends of the Earth Otto.
• Peter Parker – The spider-powered superhero Spider-Man, who visits Otto's comatose body every day.

Spider-Man: Octopus Girl was first announced at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2023, alongside several other Marvel-themed manga adaptations. It began serialization in Japan published by Shōnen Jump+ and was well-received by fans. It was later confirmed for an international release as Spider-Man: Octo-Girl, with plans for a wider distribution through platforms like VIZ Media and Marvel Unlimited.^[7]

It premiered its first chapter of its first volume on June 20, 2023; while originally announced to be concluding after its third volume ended on January 7, 2025,^[8][9][10] the series will return for a fourth volume in December 2025.^[4]

The manga has received generally positive critical reviews,^{[11][12][13][14]} deemed a fun and worthy continuation of the storylines from The Superior Spider-Man (2013–2014) and The Superior Spider-Man (2018–2019).^[15][16]

• Spider-Man: Octo-Girl at Viz Media
• Spider-Man: Octo-Girl (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia