Kodoani.com – The official X account (formerly Twitter) of Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app announced on December 13 that Naoki Serizawa, creator of Saru Lock, will launch a new manga series titled Tokyo Death Race on Friday.
Information about Tokyo Death Race
The new manga is described as a “ruinous death race in the future” involving combat weapons. This promises to bring a dramatic, dark and action-packed story, very suitable for Naoki Serizawa's writing style.
Other works by Naoki Serizawa
Seiheki Club (Propensity Club)Collaborating with Akitsugi Mizumoto, Serizawa launched Seiheki Club on the online manga site CoMax in 2021. This is a series that deeply explores psychological and social aspects.
Saru Lock
Saru Lock is a stand-up action comedy manga series created by Serizawa in 2003. Kodansha published the 22nd and final volume in 2009. The series has inspired a live-action film and a series live-action television series in 2009. Serizawa continued to develop the story with Saru Lock Reboot, which debuted in October 2018. Saru Lock Reboot has had four volumes, with the final volume published in November 2020.
Biohazard: Marhawa Desire (Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire)
The manga was first published in CapBom! of CAPCOM in 2011 and ended in 2013. Viz Media released the five-volume manga in North America under the title Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire. This is one of Serizawa's famous works, expanding the Resident Evil universe with a fascinating and tense story.
Gibiate
Serizawa serves as the monster designer for Yoshitaka Amano's Gibiate anime project.
