HE ROLLED ME UP LIKE A GRILLED SQUID HC (MR)

HE ROLLED ME UP LIKE A GRILLED SQUID collects Yoshiharu Tsuge’s late-1970s shock of horror and surrealism into a single, unsettling volume. Across hundreds of pages, the master cartoonist blurs memory, dream, and nightmare as he reckons with anxiety, suspicion, and the frayed edge of daily life. This mid-career turning point probes Tsuge’s own psyche—an intimate, destabilizing meditation on fame, past choices, and the creeping sense that reality itself might be slipping. Translated by Ryan Holmberg, the edition presents Tsuge’s stark linework and unflinching gaze in a way that makes the grotesque feel almost inevitable. From mundane interiors to nightmarish interludes, the stories are at once intimate and disorienting, weaving horror with wry humor and piercing social observation. A landmark for manga fans and readers of surreal, psychologically charged fiction.

Who might be interested in reading?

• Readers who enjoy psychologically twisted, surreal horror and boundary-pushing comics.
• Fans of Yoshiharu Tsuge’s introspective storytelling and craft.
• Readers seeking translated manga and classic 20th-century Japanese works.
• Adults comfortable with mature themes and disturbing imagery in comics.