Titan Manga has announced that the first volume of the horror mystery manga series Strange Pictures will debut in English starting on June 2, 2026. The manga is an adaptation of Uketsu’s original novel of the same name, with new art by Aiba Noriyuki.
Aiba began serializing the manga adaptation on Futabasha’s Web Action manga website on October 18, 2024, with three tankobon volumes being published in Japan as of August 2025.
Uketsu’s original Strange Pictures novel, titled Henna E in Japanese, was published by Futabasha on October 20, 2022. It was later published in English by HarperCollins’ HarperVia imprint on January 14, 2025.
Titan Manga describes the main synopsis of Strange Pictures as:
Strange Pictures is the spine-tingling manga adaptation of Uketsu’s bestselling debut novel, brought vividly to life by artist Aiba Noriyuki. Uketsu – the enigmatic masked writer who has become one of Japan’s most talked-about authors – first captivated readers with a novel that sold in the millions. Now, the terror unfolds panel by panel.
At its core lie nine childlike sketches. A pregnant woman’s doodles on her blog conceal a dire warning. A boy’s simple drawing of his home hides a message no child should know. A murder victim’s final sketch becomes a clue that drags an amateur sleuth into a labyrinth of secrets. Each picture is innocent at first glance – yet when pieced together, they reveal a web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches.
The first volume is now available for pre-order from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, and Forbidden Planet in the U.K. and Europe.
Sources: press release, Anime News Network
