is a Japanese

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who is especially known for his adaptations of literary works by American writer

H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (, ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of Weird fiction, weird, Science fiction, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Born in Provi ...

. His manga has been translated into

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and

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Career

In Q4 2005, in the midst of a nonproductive period, he was exploring new ideas for "stories about monsters with no positive outcome". His publisher introduced him to the

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. In a subsequent interview with CNews2, Tanabe said how he was impressed by characters who "lose all hope and appetite for life. It is this common thread in Lovecraft's stories that particularly struck me". In 2007, he drew the romantic drama in the magazine ''

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'', published in the same year by

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, as well as , loosely adapted from H. P. Lovecraft's short story. In 2012, he drew an adaptation of ''Mr. Nobody'' in ''

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'' and it was also subsequently published in three bound volumes by publisher

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. In 2015, he drew Lovecraft's in ''Comic Beam'', which was published by Enterbrain. In 2016, Enterbrain published further Lovecraft's adaptations of and . In 2018, he drew Lovecraft's , followed by in 2019. On March 12, 2021, he completed Lovecraft's .

Bibliography

Adaptations of Lovecraft's works

* Stories by other authors:

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´s "The House with the Mezzanine",

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´s "Twenty-six Men and a Girl",

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´s "A Barnstormer on Pont-Neuf", Sanyutei Encho´s "Kasane Souetsu Goroshi" and Gou Tanabe´s "Ju-ga" * Also adapted: "The Temple" and "The Nameless City"
Translated in English by

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in 2017; *
Translated in English by

in 2025; * Also adapted: "Dagon" * 4 Volumes
Translated in English by

in 2019 in 2 Volumes; * *
Translated in English by

in 2024; * 2 Volumes
Translated in English by

in 2023; * 3 Volumes * Also adapted: "Celephaïs" and "The Other Gods" *

Series

* Based on the rakugo horror story Ghosts of Kasane Swamp by Sanyutei Encho. ** Volume 1, 2007 ** Volume 2, 2007 * ** Volume 1, 2011 * ''Mr. Nobody'' ** Volume 1, 2012 ** Volume 2, 2013 ** Volume 3, 2014 * Based on

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's "The Story of O-Tei",

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´s "A Hunger Artist",

Tao Yuanming Tao Yuanming (365–427), also known as Tao Qian, courtesy name Yuanliang (元亮), was a Chinese poet and politician. He was one of the best-known poets who lived during the Six Dynasties period. Tao Yuanming spent much of his life in reclusi ...

's "Peach Blossom Spring" and 3 original stories by

: "Fortune Teller Warika", "Hanging "tand" and "Competition" ** Volume 1, 2015

References

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Career

Bibliography

Adaptations of Lovecraft's works

Series

See also

References