Strange Pictures (manga)
Japanese manga series
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Strange Pictures (変な絵, Henna E) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kikō Aiba. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Uketsu. It began serialization on NTT Solmare's Comic CMoa website in March 2024.
| Strange Pictures | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 変な絵 (Henna E) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Uketsu |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kikō Aiba |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Action Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Original run | March 15, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
Plot
Publication
Written and illustrated by Kikō Aiba, Strange Pictures began serialization on NTT Solmare's Comic CMoa website on March 15, 2024.[3] It later began serialization in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Manga Action on April 16, 2024.[4] Its chapters have been collected in four tankōbon volumes as of February 2026.[5]
In October 2025, Titan Comics announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume set to release in June 2026.[1]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 23, 2024[6] | 978-4-575-44070-6 | June 23, 2026[7] | 978-1-787-74931-3 |
| 2 | March 19, 2025[8] | 978-4-575-44078-2 | — | — |
| 3 | August 7, 2025[9] | 978-4-575-44094-2 | — | — |
| 4 | February 12, 2026[5] | 978-4-575-44109-3 | — | — |
Reception
The series, alongside Hanechin to Bucky no Okosama Shinryōroku, won the Men's Comic Prize at NTT Solmare's 2025 Digital Comic Awards.[10]