Strange Pictures (manga)
| Strange Pictures | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 変な絵 (Henna E) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Uketsu |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kikō Aiba |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Action Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Original run | March 15, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
Strange Pictures (変な絵, Henna E) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kikō Aiba. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Uketsu. It began serialization on NTT Solmare's Comic C'moa website in March 2024.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Kikō Aiba, Strange Pictures began serialization on NTT Solmare's Comic C'moa website on March 15, 2024.[3] It later began serialization in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Manga Action on April 16, 2024.[4] Its chapters have been collected in four tankōbon volumes as of February 2026.[5]
In October 2025, Titan Comics announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume set to release in June 2026.[1]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 23, 2024[6] | 978-4-575-44070-6 | June 23, 2026[7] | 978-1-787-74931-3 |
| 2 | March 19, 2025[8] | 978-4-575-44078-2 | — | — |
| 3 | August 7, 2025[9] | 978-4-575-44094-2 | — | — |
| 4 | February 12, 2026[5] | 978-4-575-44109-3 | — | — |
Reception
The series, alongside Hanechin to Bucky no Okosama Shinryōroku, won the Men's Comic Prize at NTT Solmare's 2025 Digital Comic Awards.[10]
References
- ^ a b Hazra, Adriana (October 27, 2025). "Exclusive: Titan Manga Publishes Strange Pictures Manga in English Starting in June 2026". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ 「変な家」の雨穴が“最高傑作”と称する最新小説をコミカライズ「変な絵」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 23, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ 雨穴のミステリー「変な絵」のコミカライズが登場、マンガは「ヒプマイ」の相羽紀行. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 15, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ 一見普通のブログに込められた謎は…雨穴「変な絵」マンガ版が漫画アクションで連載開始. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 16, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ a b 変な絵 4 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ^ 変な絵 1 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "Strange Pictures Vol.1". Titan Comics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ^ 変な絵 2 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ 変な絵 3 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ 「電子コミック大賞2025」大賞は「拝啓見知らぬ旦那様、離婚していただきます」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 23, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
External links
- Official manga website at Comic C'moa (in Japanese)
- Strange Pictures (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia