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Billy Bat

Alternative Titles

Japanese: BILLY BAT


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 20
Chapters: 165
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 16, 2008 to Aug 18, 2016
Genres: Drama Drama, Mystery Mystery, Supernatural Supernatural
Themes: Detective Detective, Historical Historical, Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Morning
Authors: Urasawa, Naoki (Story & Art), Nagasaki, Takashi (Story)

Statistics

Score: 8.551 (scored by 2083120,831 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1222
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #217
Members: 76,188
Favorites: 2,776

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8.55
Ranked #122Popularity #217Members 76,188
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Volumes: /20
Chapters: /165

Synopsis

Japanese-American Kevin Yamagata now authors the renowned detective comic book "Billy Bat" after serving in the Allied Forces in World War II. But as his series becomes a massive hit, Kevin discovers that his famed character, Billy Bat, already existed before within a Japanese comic. Worried that he may have unconsciously copied something he saw during his time there, Kevin returns to Japan to find Billy Bat's original creator and seek permission for him to use their character. However, as he traces back Billy Bat's roots, he finds himself unraveling a dark and twisted history of murders that somehow involve the character he thought he created.

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Reviews

Feb 26, 2025
A quick glance at the cast is enough to tell you, this manga is going to be a wild ride. Will you understand what’s happening? Maybe. Will it all make sense? Eventually. Will you have any idea where it’s headed? Absolutely not.

Billy Bat is truly one of a kind. I can confidently say there’s never been anything quite like it before, and I doubt there ever will be again. As one of Urasawa’s finest works, it showcases his masterful grasp of the mystery genre. With intricate, interwoven plotlines spanning human history and the physical embodiment of abstract concepts, this story keeps your mind racing, sparking ...
Feb 13, 2025
Mixed Feelings
One of Urasawa's great work. This manga is what you'll expect to see from Urasawa's manga. It is thrilling, engaging, suspense and intense. Billy bat is pretty enjoyable an easy to read. It might just be because i was exposed to many higher literature such as Crime and Punishment or Thus Spoke Zarathustra but i think this manga is pretty easy to digest. The character are loveable and it's very easy for me to get invested to each character. Urasawa's writting the character really well to the point some of the character that was first introduced and directed as villain ended up making me shed ...
Jul 28, 2021
With the works of Urasawa that I’ve read, I can safely say I’m not a fan of his. To me it appears some of his works contain the same common ground of presentation—one slow, tedious, stretched-out slog of an endeavour—that I’m repulsed by. Billy Bat’s insidious nature too dictates improper planning and lack of direction.

There are some positives I can extract out of this manga. Billy Bat has a well-established premise that exudes intriguing mystery through a bizarre comic character. This peculiar entity maintains its mystique dimension throughout most of the manga. The manga is reliant on historical context that I find to be solid ...

Interest Stacks

50 Entries · 4 Restacks
35 Entries · 150 Restacks
50 Entries · 772 Restacks

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