is a dark and violent novel series published in the 1970s by Japanese writer, Kazumasa Hirai.It is about an ex-

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driver who hunts down and kills

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Plot

The main character, Toshio Tamura, was once a

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champion who finds himself to be one of many people on a jungle island where he goes through a series of survival tests. He discovers that the purpose of the cruel and deadly games was to find people worthy enough to hunt down alien parasites that hid inside corpses, turning said corpses into zombies. Toshio initially rejects the offer to become a zombie hunter since he sees his would-be boss as a dangerous and sick man, but soon finds himself forced into the role when his loved ones are endangered.

Manga adaptation

It was adapted into a manga starting from June 1998, illustrated by Korean comic book artist, Yang Kyung-il. The manga series has not proceeded after the publishing of volume 4, with rumors of conflict between Yang and Hirai.

References

Kazumasa Hirai (author) 1975 manga Action anime and manga Enterbrain manga Fictional zombie hunters Horror anime and manga Science fiction anime and manga Seinen manga Zombies in anime and manga Zombies in comics {{Manhwa-stub