Black paradox
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Published:
San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, 2022.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
200 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781974728633, 1974728633, 9781974728633

Notes

General Note
"Original Japanese edition published by Shogakukan."--Colophon.
General Note
Reads from right to left in Japanese manga format.
Description
Four people intent on killing themselves meet through the suicide website Black Paradox: Maruso, a nurse who despairs about the future; Taburo, a man who is tortured by his doppelganger; Pii-tan, an engineer with his own robot clone; and Baracchi, a woman who agonizes about the birthmark on her face. They wander together in search of the perfect death, fatefully opening a door that leads them to a rather bizarre destiny.
Target Audience
Rating T+ (older teen).
Language
Translated from the Japanese.

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Itō, J., & Allen, J. (2022). Black paradox. VIZ Media, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Itō, Junji, 1963- and Jocelyne Allen. 2022. Black Paradox. VIZ Media, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Itō, Junji, 1963- and Jocelyne Allen, Black Paradox. VIZ Media, LLC, 2022.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Itō, Junji and Jocelyne Allen. Black Paradox. VIZ Media, LLC, 2022.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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