Eater

A manga about a half human half alien teen Benimaru who swears vengeance against the alien invaders who eat, impregnate and annihilate humans.

This was another manga like Godsider that my older cousin had. I remember being blown away by the graphic artwork and violence. While this also gave me nightmares I remember really liking how Benimaru was able to apply his life to objects by holding them when he transformed into his alien form. He used this to have living bullets from guns or living piano wire to slice up his opponents. This manga is the debut work by Masatoshi Usune who is most known for Desert Punk. Even from this first series Usune’s art is phenomenal and really helps bring the graphic horror of alien on alien action to life. Revisiting this as an adult I can really appreciate all the gore without the nightmares.

~dakazu