Koroshiya 1
Ichi the Killer
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Synonyms: Koroshiya Ichi
Japanese: 殺し屋1
English: Ichi the Killer
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 114
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 19, 1998 to Apr 5, 2001
Genres: Action Action, Drama Drama, Horror Horror
Themes: Gore Gore, Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Young Sunday (Weekly)
Authors: Yamamoto, Hideo (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.651 (scored by 1291812,918 users)
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Ranked: #20162
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Popularity: #582
Members: 32,116
Favorites: 879

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In Shinjuku Kabukichou, the biggest sin town in Japan, there are two crazy guys. Ichi is a coward and a wimp, but once he breaks into tears, he turns into a human weapon. With great martial arts skill and a blade hidden in his boots, he butchers a bunch of enemies into mincemeat in the blink of an eye. His arch enemy is Kakihara, a yakuza boss who's tired of everything, including himself. Only when he pierces, cuts, and burns his own and other people's bodies does he feel that he is alive.

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In 2001, Koroshiya 1 was adapted into a live-action film which was directed by Takashi Miike.

The series has been published in Spanish by ECC Comics since February 20, 2015.
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Kakihara, Masao
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Shiroishi, Hajime
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Jijii
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Kaneko, Shuuji
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15 Recommended
4 Mixed Feelings
4 Not Recommended
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Jan 1, 2025
Biisoo
Recommended
If I were to describe this manga in a single word, It would be MESSED UP. This is one of those that will make you awe yet feel disgusted at the same time.

This has to be one of the most visceral and brutal manga I've read and I started my new year with this one (I need help lol).

But on the side note, I'll warn all the faint hearted because it has everything from decapitation to body gore all the way up to rape. It's seriously very messed up and makes me wonder how exactly the author came up with a story like this. Kidnapping, ...
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Jul 12, 2023
Eikichimishina
Mixed Feelings
If I wasn’t recommended this manga from a trusted friend I would not have given it a chance or endured so much just to finish this manga. In fact I kind of wish I hadn’t read it.

I feel like everyone who has a high review of this manga either lacks the intelligence to understand the distinction between true ero guro and something created solely to be edgy and offensive with no true purpose in its writing. I have a rule of thumb that if a horror manga is dependant on sexual violence it’s just a piece of shit and thats that. But this particular ...
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Feb 21, 2023
ronmo
Not Recommended
This manga is interesting to say the least lol. if you want something with very crazy gore, very intense sexual assault scenes and a lot of content that's just plain hard to stomach then I'm sure you'll enjoy this. But honestly, it didn't seem worth the read in the end. The overall plot is definitely what kept me going, and it was pretty fun to see the main characters' motivations get revealed along with all the complicated dynamics everyone had with each other, and themselves. That being said, the gore and general violence felt kind of pointless. Especially when it came to almost every female ...
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