Kodoani.com – Manga “Lovecraft no Genei” (The Lovecraft's Phantom) by Gou Tanabe ended with the final chapter published in the January issue of the magazine Comic Beam (Kadokawa) on Thursday. Kadokawa announced that it will release the entire manga as a compilation volume February 2025.
Content summary
The series revolves around the character Randolph Cartera character who appears frequently in the works of H.P. Lovecraft and is said to have been inspired by this writer himself. Randolph Carter was first introduced in the short story “The Statement of Randolph Carter” (1919) and appears in many works of Lovecraft's Dream Cycle, which explore dreams and surreal dimensions.
Journey of the manga “Lovecraft no Genei”
Launch date: June 12, 2024, in magazine Comic Beam.
Original name: The manga was scheduled to be released as “Randolph Carter no Monogatari” but was later changed to “Lovecraft no Genei”.
Gou Tanabe and the career of adapting Lovecraft
Gou Tanabe is a manga author famous for adapting HP Lovecraft's classic works into comic form, providing a powerful visual and emotional experience. Some notable works include:
At The Mountains Of Madness (Crazy Mountain) Published by Dark Horse Comics 2019. Nominated for the Best Comic Award at the 46th Angoulême International Comic Festival (2019).
The Shadow Over Innsmouth (The Shadow Over Innsmouth). Dark Horse Comics released it as a single compilation volume.
The Hound and Other Stories (The Hound and Other Stories). Includes the stories: “The Hound”, “The Temple”, and “The Nameless City”. Other manga: The Call of Cthulhu. The Dunwich Horror. The Color Out of Space.
Recent works
Before “Lovecraft no Genei”, Tanabe launched the manga “Short Stories about Dreamland”, based on Lovecraft's Dream Cycle series, and ended on April 12, 2024. The compiled volume of this manga was released by Kadokawa on May 11, 2024.
