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ドラゴンヘッド [Dragon Head] #6
Dragon Head, Volume 6
"Gritty, harrowing and blood-soaked, it is a manga that should instantly appeal to fans of Battle Royale." - IGN.com As Ako and Nimura continue their trek to save Teru's life, they encounter a town full of people who are contemplating the unimaginable to escape the pain and suffering that's befallen the world. But salvation may have arrived in the form of a mysterious young man, with a scar on his head, who whispers the words "Dragon Head"...
256 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 1998
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Minetarō Mochizuki
71 books67 followersMinetarō Mochizuki (望月峯太郎) is a manga artist. He is best known for his apocalyptic thriller series Dragon Head (ドラゴンヘッド Duragon Heddo), as well as the comedy series Mai Wai. Mochizuki has also written one-shot manga such as Zashiki Onna.
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November 2, 2023
This series is great. I have never read anything that is able to convey a stronger feeling of desperation. At this point in the series, things are totally post apocalyptic with murderous cults and lunatics roaming the devastation. This series has built well, and I'm looking forward to the next volume.
June 21, 2007
This has been a pretty gory series so far, with very little to recommend. Though there hasn't been enough psychological analysis of the dragon within us all, this is the first volume to delve a little deeper. I'm looking forward to the next volume, mainly just to see if it can redeem this series from the black pits of boredom
May 15, 2023
It all starts with a class trip on a subway train. All of a sudden the underground railroads collapse beneath the weight of an earthquake and all the students aboard the train are trapped underground where it’s hard to breathe and it’s excruciatingly humid. The few survivors must dig their way out from the labyrinthian tunnels to reach the surface, but the world above might not be as they remember it.
A great concept with a weak execution. The atmosphere is intense and the art is hauntingly bleak. Unfortunately, I found all of the main characters very unlikable. The dialogue is also pretty bad and doesn’t always make sense which could be the fault of a poor translation. The story also drags out way longer than necessary with repetitive drama and the unlikeable cast constantly bickering over dumb issues doesn’t do the plot or the stakes of the narrative any favors.
Not a terrible horror manga, but not nearly as good as it could’ve been. The few solid moments were underwhelming compared to the long periods of monotonous boredom, bland characters and uninteresting villains in between.
My rating: 2.3/5
A great concept with a weak execution. The atmosphere is intense and the art is hauntingly bleak. Unfortunately, I found all of the main characters very unlikable. The dialogue is also pretty bad and doesn’t always make sense which could be the fault of a poor translation. The story also drags out way longer than necessary with repetitive drama and the unlikeable cast constantly bickering over dumb issues doesn’t do the plot or the stakes of the narrative any favors.
Not a terrible horror manga, but not nearly as good as it could’ve been. The few solid moments were underwhelming compared to the long periods of monotonous boredom, bland characters and uninteresting villains in between.
My rating: 2.3/5
January 12, 2020
Holy cow, was this action PACKED or what. This series has become incredible, the character development of Nimura, Ako and Teru is just splendid and it's nice to see despicable characters get a redemption arc. I'm always a sucker for those. Mochizuki has slowly created a small group of misfits banding together and I'm here for it, I just hope they can all make it back to Teru alive.
I'm also a big fan of Mochizuki's paneling, I watched a video recently about why the Dragon Ball manga is so great and how nicely Akira Toriyamas panels were laid out and it's really made me appreciate how the action scenes flow in Dragon Head because they are done so well.
Volume 5 was also great but it was mostly set up for this volume and boy did it pay off. This trip to the crazy town has really turned this series into something worth reading. I'm really glad I chose to read this after Gantz.
I'm also a big fan of Mochizuki's paneling, I watched a video recently about why the Dragon Ball manga is so great and how nicely Akira Toriyamas panels were laid out and it's really made me appreciate how the action scenes flow in Dragon Head because they are done so well.
Volume 5 was also great but it was mostly set up for this volume and boy did it pay off. This trip to the crazy town has really turned this series into something worth reading. I'm really glad I chose to read this after Gantz.
March 17, 2022
Volume 6: Chapter 58-64
Arc 3: Izu Peninsula
Damn! The impact of the disaster was super devastating. The Izu peninsula was hit by the tsunami and got separated from the Japan mainland. This manga has so many mysteries. What is Dragon Head? What caused the disaster? Is it natural or man-made?
Highlight:
• Ako, Nimura and the scarred boy, Kikuchi arrived at the town. Nimura injured.
• Ako found the bodies in a warehouse. They were burned to death.
• They have been surrounded by the mad inhabitants. They run to a building filled with gasoline.
• They reached the hospital and took the medicine for Teru.
• Kikuchi got beaten until almost death but he still can standing.
• Iwada on his way to save Ako and Nimura.
Arc 3: Izu Peninsula
Damn! The impact of the disaster was super devastating. The Izu peninsula was hit by the tsunami and got separated from the Japan mainland. This manga has so many mysteries. What is Dragon Head? What caused the disaster? Is it natural or man-made?
Highlight:
• Ako, Nimura and the scarred boy, Kikuchi arrived at the town. Nimura injured.
• Ako found the bodies in a warehouse. They were burned to death.
• They have been surrounded by the mad inhabitants. They run to a building filled with gasoline.
• They reached the hospital and took the medicine for Teru.
• Kikuchi got beaten until almost death but he still can standing.
• Iwada on his way to save Ako and Nimura.
February 9, 2020
Pretty awesome Psychological Apocalyptic manga, really awesome artwork and story! 😁😻❤️❤️
October 20, 2020
I wanna know what going on!!!!!!
May 15, 2024
Chileee I ain’t know they were gonna end up in so much mess just to get to the hospital
March 26, 2025
el pelao que no ha hecho nada bueno desde que salió y se las daba de filósofo kill dat hoe
April 21, 2025
"YOU THINK THESE GUYS ARE STILL HUMAN BEINGS!? THEY'VE KILLED ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THIS TOWN! WOMEN, CHILDREN, OLD PEOPLE... THEY DON'T HAVE ANY HUMANITY LEFT. THEY'RE ALL MONSTERS!"
Volume 6 is where Dragon Head completely lets go of the rails—and I loved it. This is the volume where the paranoia, the horror, the slow psychological rot of the series all come crashing together. It’s terrifying, and not in a ghost or monster way, but in a people are capable of anything when the world breaks way.
We leave behind the lonely wasteland and stumble into something far worse: a town, populated, seemingly functioning… and yet completely wrong. There’s a cultish energy to the people Teru encounters. Their eyes are empty. Their actions make no sense. It’s like the apocalypse didn’t just shatter buildings, it shattered minds. And the violence here is brutal, but never gratuitous—it’s sickening because it feels real. Like this could happen if the world really did collapse.
The moral lines blur hard in this volume. There’s a raw, primal fear driving everything, and watching Teru navigate it—watching him try to stay human in a place where humanity seems completely lost—is intense. That quote sums it up perfectly. These aren’t monsters in the traditional sense. They’re worse. They’re people who’ve let fear and power destroy whatever good was left.
This is the volume where the series fully realizes what it’s been building toward. It’s horrifying, yes, but also weirdly beautiful in its bleak honesty. The kind of volume you finish and just sit with for a minute.
Easily my favorite so far. Dark, relentless, and unforgettable.
Volume 6 is where Dragon Head completely lets go of the rails—and I loved it. This is the volume where the paranoia, the horror, the slow psychological rot of the series all come crashing together. It’s terrifying, and not in a ghost or monster way, but in a people are capable of anything when the world breaks way.
We leave behind the lonely wasteland and stumble into something far worse: a town, populated, seemingly functioning… and yet completely wrong. There’s a cultish energy to the people Teru encounters. Their eyes are empty. Their actions make no sense. It’s like the apocalypse didn’t just shatter buildings, it shattered minds. And the violence here is brutal, but never gratuitous—it’s sickening because it feels real. Like this could happen if the world really did collapse.
The moral lines blur hard in this volume. There’s a raw, primal fear driving everything, and watching Teru navigate it—watching him try to stay human in a place where humanity seems completely lost—is intense. That quote sums it up perfectly. These aren’t monsters in the traditional sense. They’re worse. They’re people who’ve let fear and power destroy whatever good was left.
This is the volume where the series fully realizes what it’s been building toward. It’s horrifying, yes, but also weirdly beautiful in its bleak honesty. The kind of volume you finish and just sit with for a minute.
Easily my favorite so far. Dark, relentless, and unforgettable.
January 29, 2023
🌸17th October 2021🌸
I hate to say it, especially as the series had such a good start, but I’m getting bored. It’s more of the same and this volume really added a minuscule amount to the plot. It’s seemingly the end of the world, survivors have gone mad, and the leads are trying to survive. One main character is ill (most likely some sort of sepsis) and the others are trying to find a vaccine (?) to help him (don’t know if it’s a translation issue or wrong terminology but if you have the disease, the vaccine isn’t going to help. It’s a preventative measure not a cure). I’m still curious, there’s still not much revealed as to what’s actually happened or about the guy with head stitches, but that curiosity is depleting.
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
I hate to say it, especially as the series had such a good start, but I’m getting bored. It’s more of the same and this volume really added a minuscule amount to the plot. It’s seemingly the end of the world, survivors have gone mad, and the leads are trying to survive. One main character is ill (most likely some sort of sepsis) and the others are trying to find a vaccine (?) to help him (don’t know if it’s a translation issue or wrong terminology but if you have the disease, the vaccine isn’t going to help. It’s a preventative measure not a cure). I’m still curious, there’s still not much revealed as to what’s actually happened or about the guy with head stitches, but that curiosity is depleting.
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
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January 27, 2010
Minetaro Mochizuki, Dragon Head, vol. 6 (Tokyopop, 1998)
Ako and Nimura have finally made it to Izo with Dragon Head, but the survivors they found there are less than welcoming. All Ako wants to to get medicine that will help Teru, but when they get to the hospital, pursued by murderous savages, Ako discovers that maybe Dragon Head knows more about all this than he's capable of telling her... the series is starting to feel kind of episodic, but it's still fascinating. Worth your time. *** ½
Ako and Nimura have finally made it to Izo with Dragon Head, but the survivors they found there are less than welcoming. All Ako wants to to get medicine that will help Teru, but when they get to the hospital, pursued by murderous savages, Ako discovers that maybe Dragon Head knows more about all this than he's capable of telling her... the series is starting to feel kind of episodic, but it's still fascinating. Worth your time. *** ½
November 10, 2016
That was just weird. Seto-san and the soldier are in the city searching for medicine. What they find instead are lunatics with a death wish. The dust is coming closer. Will they find the medicine and make it out of the city alive?
This was my last manga in the series that I could borrow from the library. They don't have the rest. I'm leaving off on a cliff hanger!!! I need to read the rest of the series!!!
This was my last manga in the series that I could borrow from the library. They don't have the rest. I'm leaving off on a cliff hanger!!! I need to read the rest of the series!!!
October 5, 2008
I like this series. I like the mystery behind it, the hopelessness, the fight for survival, and the characters being pushed to the brink of insanity. The psychology behind it is interesting and I think it's a good accurate portrayal of people facing a major disaster and possible extinction.
September 10, 2007
This series began strong (actually, the first 5 books were good), but it's spiraling out of control. I think I'm going to stop here and move on to something else. Ecch!
August 19, 2010
Um manga fantástico, do princípio ao fim, num cenário apocalíptico, mas centrado nas suas ricas personagens.
April 14, 2019
(The first two volumes were included in the 2018 Halloween Terrors Humble Bundle)
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