We're back with a month of horror manga, and this time let's look at something a little different...and possibly a bit too timely, considering everything that's happened this year.
ALIVE: THE EVOLUTION (Araibu - Saishu Shinkateki Shonen), written by Tadashi Kawashima & art by Adachitoka. First published in 2003 and first published in North America in 2007.
PLOT:
Taisuke is an ordinary guy. He lives with his older sister, who also happens to be the school nurse. He regularly rescues his wimpy friend Hirose from bullies. His other friend Megu berates him in your standard tsundere sort of way. This story begins on what would be an ordinary day for all of them...until people start killing themselves en masse due to something known only as the 'suicide virus.' Things only get worse when Hirose is accused of murdering his tormentors. Things get stranger still when Taisuke, Hirose appear to be immune to the virus and start manifesting strange powers.
