Homunculus (2025)

homeless and his nights in his vehicle, he has little to his name-but not so little that he'll agree to be the subject of a scientific experiment. An unnerving medical student is stalking him and offering to pay Nakoshi a significant sum to test trepanation: the ability to draw out a sixth sense by drilling into the skull. Nakoshi refuses. When Nakoshi's beloved car is towed, though, he finally agrees to cash and the operating table. At first, the experiment seems to bear no fruit, and Nakoshi's life is unchanged. That is, until Nakoshi realizes his vision has warped in his left eye... showing him the twisted homunculus inside every human.

ENDLESS QUESTIONSNakoshi has had plenty of questions since getting involved with Ito’s experiment. But there is one thing in particular that’s been nagging at him: Why do only some of the people he looks at appear monstrous, while others seem normal? Before he can solve this riddle, he is confronted with a more pressing concern. His own left arm now looks robotic!From the creator of Ichi the Killer and Voyeur, the hit supernatural horror tale that inspired a live-action film on Netflix.

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERENakoshi faced the robot yakuza and the high school girl made of symbols head on—and in doing so, rid them of their monstrous traits. But now those twisted attributes have transferred to Nakoshi! To get closer to the truth about himself and his new, disturbing reality, he confronts the homunculus of the med student who started it all...Ito.From the creator of Ichi the Killer and Voyeur, the hit supernatural horror tale that inspired a live-action film on Netflix.

FACE OFFNakoshi is getting closer to the crux of who he is, and he’s starting with his face—the one he used to have. One by one, the lies Nakoshi and Ito have told each other are coming to light. How will Nakoshi react when he finds out that Ito knew about his cosmetic surgery all along?From the creator of Ichi the Killer and Voyeur, the hit supernatural horror tale that inspired a live-action film on Netflix.

GONE WITHOUT A TRACEThe homunculi have all vanished! All but one—a mysterious woman whose face shifts constantly, and who won’t leave Nakoshi alone. In a desperate attempt to uncover his truth and hers, Nakoshi bites the bullet and performs trepanation on himself. Will he survive the procedure and find the answers he’s so desperately seeking?From the creator of Ichi the Killer and Voyeur, the hit supernatural horror tale that inspired a live-action film on Netflix.The final volume!