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Ultra Heaven

Alternative Titles

Japanese: ウルトラヘヴン
English: Ultra Heaven
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 25
Status: On Hiatus
Published: Jun 12, 2001 to Oct 10, 2009
Genres: Avant Garde Avant Garde, Drama Drama, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Comic Beam
Authors: Koike, Keiichi (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.051 (scored by 41274,127 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #6612
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #963
Members: 20,572
Favorites: 516
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Volumes: /3
Chapters: /25

Synopsis

In a world where all feeling is artificial and where everyone is a potential drug addict, nothing has really changed: the excess is near at hand and very few substances are considered dangerous and put under a strict control by a hygiene office, which has full power on the drug addicts, who are in extreme conditions.

The main character is Kabu, a little peddler and heavy addicted. Used to any kind of hallucinogenic trip, he is able to feel the happiness through the ecstasy of the drug, while on the same time hypocritically hating those who gave birth to that society which has forced him to the excess. After an overdose caused by mixing two incompatible drugs, he spends his days looking for stimulants until he encounters an enigmatic man who offers him a new kind of illegal substance: Ultra Heaven. From that moment his incredible journey begins, where dream and reality are fused in an undivided world, causing him hysterical or joyful reactions and unrestrained pains.

But what really is Ultra Heaven and who's really behind it? And who is the guru who is promoting the meditation as a powerful way to influence the whole universe surrounding us? With the help of a special amplifier helmet, Kabu starts a trip into the deep and hidden layers of his conscience, diving into a nightmare he would never discover...

(Source: MU)

Background

Ultra Heaven has been published in English by Last Gasp since December 20, 2024.

Characters

Kabu
Main
Sally
Main

Reviews

Aug 28, 2023
Preliminary (25/25 eps)
Legendary Jean Giraud – Moebius — calls Koike "a magnificent ronin, a warrior without a master, one of the rare authors who resist the cynical formatting of the current manga industry." And no doubt, there are influences of Otomo and Moebius and drugs, something he himself admitted to his publisher: "Except peyotl, I have tried almost everything: hashish, heroin, cocain, acid, magic mushrooms... But from a strictly graphical point of view, LSD is far ahead ... "

He works as a lone artist which is laudable, and an antithesis needed to all the demoralizing AI art dialogue going around. The staggering amount of meticulousness he puts into these pages ...
May 11, 2016
Preliminary (3/25 eps)
When it comes to manga I have found barely any series that have impacted my perception on both the medium and my entire life as much as Ultra Heaven.

Ultra Heaven is a profound experience and it is a shame that so few have ever been introduced to it. Ultra Heaven's obscurity is due to it's heavy dealing with drug use and it's non linear storytelling. If you only take what you see it comes off as very outlandish and weird and you most likely will not enjoy. Now if you're feeling like taking a step back and truly analyzing the message behind Ultra Heaven ...
Aug 23, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (25/25 eps)
At first I thought this manga was about the dangers of psychedelic drugs and why we should not legalise them, that's the impression volume 1 gave me. Then however, the manga becomes a trippy, almost nonsensical mess of a story. I would argue it ALMOST, incentivizes drug usage, especially for people with major trauma. I really don't know how to feel about the whole story to be honest and I don't think the mangaka truly knows either, the unofficial hiatus gives me the impression, that the guy probably has run out of drugs and can't finish this or any other manga. He has been inactive ...

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Recent Forum Discussion

I see why Ultra Heaven ended the way it did.
resinweber - Mar 26, 2014
5 repliesby PxHC »»
Oct 26, 2024 1:51 AM
Possibility of Last Gasp publishing Ultra Heaven in English
NeoTokyo404 - Feb 28, 2022
2 repliesby Infernalization »»
Jan 17, 2024 2:44 PM
Ultra heaven physical copies
uglyboyjoe - Feb 6, 2022
1 repliesby Weebookey »»
Jun 12, 2022 12:01 AM
Poll: Ultra Heaven Chapter 1 Discussion
Tengai - Sep 5, 2019
4 repliesby BlufaceBaby »»
Feb 18, 2022 9:15 PM
Is this complete?
Fumito - Dec 3, 2015
3 repliesby Martijn_20 »»
Jun 25, 2020 4:13 PM