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Onimbo
Onimbo est un yôkai en quête de son plat préféré, les insectes infernaux. Ces êtres nichent dans le cœur des humains et se nourrissent de leurs peurs, leurs traumatismes, leurs angoisses… leur faisant vivre un véritable enfer. Hallucinations, visions de terreur et monstres épouvantables sont le quotidien des parasités. Ceux qui ont vu leur insecte dévoré sont libérés de leurs tourments mais Onimbo n’en a que faire, tant qu’il obtient ce qu’il est venu chercher…
400 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
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Hideshi Hino
74 books191 followersHideshi Hino (日野日出志 Hino Hideshi, born April 19, 1946) is a Japanese manga artist who specializes in horror stories. His comics include Hell Baby, Hino Horrors, and Panorama of Hell. He also wrote and directed two of the Guinea Pig horror movies which were based on his manga: Flower of Flesh and Blood, which he also starred in, and Mermaid in a Manhole.
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November 30, 2021
Venid, venid,
Precipitaos al fondo del infierno,
Al estanque de sangre sin fondo,
Al mar de llamas,
A la montaña de agujas,
¿Es que no escuchais los gritos de los siete demonios?
Una criatura con aspecto de niño llamada Onimbo se alimenta de gusanos que habitan en el corazón de las personas haciendo desastres mentales en sus "víctimas", generándoles horribles y perturbadoras alucinaciones, por lo que Onimbo les seguirá la pista hasta lograr obtener este crecido y apetitoso gusano que tanto le gusta comer. Lo que conlleva un cambio para la vida de quién lo poseía, alejándolos de la locura y regresándoles la paz.
Un manga entretenido, que va repitiendo la idea en cada uno de los capítulos, solo que con historias diferentes.
Encontraremos 4 historias muy macabras, repulsivas y sanguinarias. Madres que ven a sus hijos como pequeños demonios, alumnas histéricas, y una criatura muy particular son algunas de las carácteriaticas que posee este cortito, pero muy buen tomo.
El dibujo como siempre es una maravilla, en el que con personajes infantilizados, físicamente, tan propios del estilo del autor, logra historias bizarras, perturbadoras y con un humor negro que hacen adictivos sus mangas.
Muy recomendado 🔥
Precipitaos al fondo del infierno,
Al estanque de sangre sin fondo,
Al mar de llamas,
A la montaña de agujas,
¿Es que no escuchais los gritos de los siete demonios?
Una criatura con aspecto de niño llamada Onimbo se alimenta de gusanos que habitan en el corazón de las personas haciendo desastres mentales en sus "víctimas", generándoles horribles y perturbadoras alucinaciones, por lo que Onimbo les seguirá la pista hasta lograr obtener este crecido y apetitoso gusano que tanto le gusta comer. Lo que conlleva un cambio para la vida de quién lo poseía, alejándolos de la locura y regresándoles la paz.
Un manga entretenido, que va repitiendo la idea en cada uno de los capítulos, solo que con historias diferentes.
Encontraremos 4 historias muy macabras, repulsivas y sanguinarias. Madres que ven a sus hijos como pequeños demonios, alumnas histéricas, y una criatura muy particular son algunas de las carácteriaticas que posee este cortito, pero muy buen tomo.
El dibujo como siempre es una maravilla, en el que con personajes infantilizados, físicamente, tan propios del estilo del autor, logra historias bizarras, perturbadoras y con un humor negro que hacen adictivos sus mangas.
Muy recomendado 🔥
July 7, 2008
I love these cute little books from Japan. I love the way you read them from the back. I love the way DHP has lovingly amended the text into English. And I love Hino’s wry outlook on life. I particularly love the way Oninbo, the star of Oninbo and the Bugs From Hell, uses his retractable eyeball to first capture and suck into his brain the evil bugs from Hell.
He’s Such a Cute Little Demon, Oninbo
As in all these Hino Horror comics, the Demon wanders about noticing those unfortunate humans who have a Bug from Hell inside them and finally extracts the bug from them a) ridding the human of the Satanic infestation and b) getting a good Bug meal in the process. Demons love to eat Bugs.
Oninbo and the Bugs From Hell, A Morality Tale
Bug eating aside, these comics are mostly morality tails about Japanese life and the stresses and strains parents and industry put on their offspring to be successful and to rise to the top of the heap – it’s tough being a kid in Japan and this series of books really disgorges its worst visualisations out into the readers’ psyche.
This is really full-on demon possession material for adults only – some of the highlights involve a demon-drowned swimming tale, a wonderful axe-murderer sequence, a baby’s cot that emanates pure fear for its poor, suffering mother and lots of yummee shrinking down to the size of a microbe to enter the eyeball of possessed victims to check on the ripeness of their fattening Hell Bugs.
It’s all good stuff and like the intro says, Oninbo isn’t alone.
Enter Mumashino and he’s after the same Demon Bugs as our little cute hero Oninbo. Mumashinbo is mister nasty though and takes no prisoners, he certainly isn’t gonna share a Bug he believes is rightly his with any other Demon. He sends his caterpillar army out of his cracked forehead and they devour the screaming Oninbo before he can retaliate with magic of his own. But surely Oninbo isn’t that easily defeated.
He’s Such a Cute Little Demon, Oninbo
As in all these Hino Horror comics, the Demon wanders about noticing those unfortunate humans who have a Bug from Hell inside them and finally extracts the bug from them a) ridding the human of the Satanic infestation and b) getting a good Bug meal in the process. Demons love to eat Bugs.
Oninbo and the Bugs From Hell, A Morality Tale
Bug eating aside, these comics are mostly morality tails about Japanese life and the stresses and strains parents and industry put on their offspring to be successful and to rise to the top of the heap – it’s tough being a kid in Japan and this series of books really disgorges its worst visualisations out into the readers’ psyche.
This is really full-on demon possession material for adults only – some of the highlights involve a demon-drowned swimming tale, a wonderful axe-murderer sequence, a baby’s cot that emanates pure fear for its poor, suffering mother and lots of yummee shrinking down to the size of a microbe to enter the eyeball of possessed victims to check on the ripeness of their fattening Hell Bugs.
It’s all good stuff and like the intro says, Oninbo isn’t alone.
Enter Mumashino and he’s after the same Demon Bugs as our little cute hero Oninbo. Mumashinbo is mister nasty though and takes no prisoners, he certainly isn’t gonna share a Bug he believes is rightly his with any other Demon. He sends his caterpillar army out of his cracked forehead and they devour the screaming Oninbo before he can retaliate with magic of his own. But surely Oninbo isn’t that easily defeated.
May 11, 2011
Oninbo is a little boy demon with Peter Lorre eyes. When he laughs he says, "tee hee." His purpose is to devour the bugs from hell that infest the souls of individuals who have suffered and repressed great trauma or guilt, or have had the misfortune to run foul of some ghost. Once Oninbo sniffs one out, he follows the infected person home and hides in the attic. The bug must reach a certain size before it is ready for him to eat. To check on the bug's growth, and to discover why the person is infected, Oninbo waits until the victim is asleep and then makes himself tiny enough to either crawl into their ear or swim into their eye socket. When he finds the bug he can see the reason for the infestation, and if the bug is large enough he gets excited and sings a little song. Once he sucks the bug out and gobbles it down, the previously infected person, along with parents or spouses, naturally wonder who this creepy little kid is. Oninbo disappears into the night. tee hee.
Oninbo has an enemy named Mamushinbo.
Oninbo has an enemy named Mamushinbo.
July 16, 2025
Achei a ideia interessante, mas parece um pouco repetitivo nas bases dos contos. Por exemplo, em todo conto a estrutura da narrativa é bem semelhante, o oninbo encontra um jovem que está sofrendo com algum transtorno (ansiedade, depressão, trauma etc) e identifica a presença de um verme dentro dele, o oninbo espera o momento certo, observando o avanço da 'doença', até o momento em tudo sai do controle e ele precisa agir para garantir o seu lanche.
Cada conto é basicamente isso, variando apenas nos detalhes de como o oninbo enfrenta ou não o verme antes de comê-lo, e em relação à perturbação da vítima (sofre bullying, pressão pelos estudos, presenciar um evento traumático etc). E é justamente nesses pontos que está a parte mais interessante dos contos - e imagino que essa era mesmo a intenção do autor.
Acho que o autor poderia ter inserido menos contos e focado em aprofundar os melhores, principalmente nas questões referentes aos transtornos que afetam as vítimas dos vermes, como ansiedade, depressão, pressão social, traumas etc, e em como esses vermes nascem e agem dentro de suas vítimas de maneira mais aprofundada.
Cada conto é basicamente isso, variando apenas nos detalhes de como o oninbo enfrenta ou não o verme antes de comê-lo, e em relação à perturbação da vítima (sofre bullying, pressão pelos estudos, presenciar um evento traumático etc). E é justamente nesses pontos que está a parte mais interessante dos contos - e imagino que essa era mesmo a intenção do autor.
Acho que o autor poderia ter inserido menos contos e focado em aprofundar os melhores, principalmente nas questões referentes aos transtornos que afetam as vítimas dos vermes, como ansiedade, depressão, pressão social, traumas etc, e em como esses vermes nascem e agem dentro de suas vítimas de maneira mais aprofundada.
December 15, 2019
Me ha encantado este manga. Para mi gusto, uno de los mejores de Hideshi Hino que he leído hasta ahora. Es divertido, aterrador a ratos, con un toque infantil que le da un aire fresco y ligero y bastante "mala leche" en muchos momentos. En cuanto al arte, siendo el estilo típico de este autor, creo que se ha lucido especialmente en este tomo. Todo eso mezclado ha formado un cóctel muy interesante y del que he disfrutado muchísimo.
November 20, 2021
um can i please read now or no
August 24, 2023
Gross. I love it.
July 26, 2025
Idea bella. Dopo qualche episodio inizia ad essere ripetitivo al limite della noia.
Fra 3 e 4, dico 3.
Fra 3 e 4, dico 3.
December 20, 2025
que majete
February 21, 2023
Oninbo is a demon boy
He can be coy with his food
On those people who are suffering
As the bugs getting bigger
Oninbo pops into the victims head/body
Seeing the reason of their misery and pain
He cast a spell at the bugs and he ate it with delight
They won't remember a single thing
Just thanking the mysterious boy
Who is ready to eat bugs like a cowboy
He can be coy with his food
On those people who are suffering
As the bugs getting bigger
Oninbo pops into the victims head/body
Seeing the reason of their misery and pain
He cast a spell at the bugs and he ate it with delight
They won't remember a single thing
Just thanking the mysterious boy
Who is ready to eat bugs like a cowboy
December 15, 2024
Le concept des gens qui ont des hallucinations horrifiques était pas mal, mais les histoires étaient très répétitives dans leur construction. J'ai trouvé le tome beaucoup trop long.
February 7, 2009
Hideshi Hino, Oninbo and the Bugs from Hell (Cocoro, 1987)
The third book in Hideshi Hino's “Hino Horror” series, and the first of two parts, Oninbo and the Bigs from Hell focuses on “Hell's cutest little demon”, Oninbo, who subsists on a diet of, not surprisingly, Bugs from Hell, which are psychological human torments. It's an interesting conceit, and it lets Hino explore various human frailties. A more recent series in the same vein is Reiko Momochi's Confidential Confessions, but this is Hino, who has long been known for the graphic violence of his stories (and films; Hino directed the first few Guinea Pig films, the forerunners of what has come to be known in America today as “torture porn”). The stories generally go like this: Oninbo goes tooling around until he finds a human under a shadow of some sort—childhood trauma, loneliness, etc.—at which point Oninbo latches on and does a sort of off-the-cuff psychological evaluation of the person, ending with a physical trip into the person's mind to find the Bug from Hell that's causing the problem. After a cute little tune, Oninbo draws the bug out and has himself a nice meal, curing the person of his or her trauma. (Who knew, Hino comics with happy endings!) Pretty good stuff, this, and it shows off both Hino's gory and analytical sides well. It does feel overly episodic, but that's forgivable. ***
The third book in Hideshi Hino's “Hino Horror” series, and the first of two parts, Oninbo and the Bigs from Hell focuses on “Hell's cutest little demon”, Oninbo, who subsists on a diet of, not surprisingly, Bugs from Hell, which are psychological human torments. It's an interesting conceit, and it lets Hino explore various human frailties. A more recent series in the same vein is Reiko Momochi's Confidential Confessions, but this is Hino, who has long been known for the graphic violence of his stories (and films; Hino directed the first few Guinea Pig films, the forerunners of what has come to be known in America today as “torture porn”). The stories generally go like this: Oninbo goes tooling around until he finds a human under a shadow of some sort—childhood trauma, loneliness, etc.—at which point Oninbo latches on and does a sort of off-the-cuff psychological evaluation of the person, ending with a physical trip into the person's mind to find the Bug from Hell that's causing the problem. After a cute little tune, Oninbo draws the bug out and has himself a nice meal, curing the person of his or her trauma. (Who knew, Hino comics with happy endings!) Pretty good stuff, this, and it shows off both Hino's gory and analytical sides well. It does feel overly episodic, but that's forgivable. ***
February 9, 2024
Ça faisait un bail que je n'avais pas lu ce format de bd, c'est assez marrant comme petite lecture.
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