Creepy! Have you seen the movie yet? I don't want to spoil it, but it's creepy, dramatic, somehow a little funny, and intense. The Ring, a Japanese multi-media frenzy based on the best-selling horror novels by Koji Suzuki, has already made its way to America in both a Western adaptation of the film, and an equally popular dubbed Japanese version of the film. Well, from Dark Horse Comics comes the equally fantastic manga, and it will be published, respectfully, in the increasingly popular "non-Western" format, meaning you get a kick out of reading from the back of the book to the front. For those of you who love your media in comic book form, you'll love seeing this creepy tidbit panel to panel, and for those who love film, step forward and find out why filmmakers idolize comics. The pacing and art throughout the book are so loyal and work so well with the story, you will be overwhelmed and frozen in place in a closet somewhere. Creeeepy!

The Ring, Vol. 1

Comics & Graphic Novels

Hiroshi Takahashi

Manga

Dark Horse Books/Digital Manga Publishing

The fabulously creepy story of The Ring takes a side step from the plot of the original Japanese film, taking the reader into life after all of that tragedy and mystery. And guess what? Sadako, the psychic killer, isn't so easily disposed of. Drafted wonderfully by the adept Meimu, Ring 2 takes the reader into the life of Mai Takano, after her beloved Professor Ryuji is killed by Sadako. Adding to the sci-fi element, both Mai and little Yoichi, son of Ryuji and Reiko, have developed psychic powers and are often haunted by the powerful Sadako. Ring 2 takes on the kind of sci-fi action and horror reminiscent of Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist.

The Ring, Vol. 2

Dark Horse Manga

Based on the first novel by Suzuki, "Rasen" (The Ring) is the real thing, telling the story as Suzuki originally intended. This psychological, scientific thriller features the masterfully smooth art of Sakura Mizuki, who translates the emotional expressions and tense moments with nearly perfect timing and touch. Find out why the world went crazy over The Ring in this true to form adaptation, the first of three based on Suzuki's novel series in our five volume set.

The Ring, Vol. 3: Spiral

Science Fiction & Fantasy

DARK HORSE COMICS +

In 2002, The Ring came to American silver screens and brought a whole new style of horror and suspense to the States. Based on a series of novels by Suzuki Koji, The Ring became a media franchise in Japan with its fascinatingly creepy, yet scientific and otherworldly subject matter. Not to mention its very scary "monster," the spirit of a girl whose body was dropped in a well many years past. As you'll find reading through Dark Horse's series of Ring manga, this story is rich with an undergrowth of science and hatred, of strong will behind the murderous ghost of Sadako. Birthday, the fourth in a series of five Ring manga, is a trilogy of stories, each enriching the main storyline of The Ring series. "The Casket Floating in the Sky" centers on Mai Takano, and how she becomes wrapped deeper into Sadako's grasp. "Lemon Heart" tells of one of Sadako's early loves, and eerily wraps itself back into the plotline of Mai Takano. The "Sadako" story goes into the depths of both Sadako's death and her rebirth. Slowly, the details of how The Ring truly works are trickling out into the daylight.

The Ring, Vol. 4: Birthday

Graphic Novels

Thirty years before the setting of the American blockbuster adaptation of The Ring, Sadako Yamamura was just a young girl, thrust from society because of her dangerous and fascinating psychic powers. It's hard to imagine, but the girl who would eventually climb out of your television set and kill you with pure fear was once a very pretty and confused girl. This is the story of Sadako, before she was a dead body in the well, the story of a scary power emerging from a nervous girl.

The Ring Volume 0: Birthday

クローズ完全版 1 (少年チャンピオン・コミックス)

ToÌ„kyoÌ„ : Akita Shoten, 2006

Japanese for Beginners

Reference

M. Takahashi

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Taiseido Shobo, Japan

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