Manga Sagawa-san

Manga Sagawa-san is a deeply unsettling autobiographical comic written and illustrated by Kazumasa Sagawa, the man internationally known for murdering and consuming his girlfriend in Paris. The notoriety of his crime was so widespread that it even inspired a reference by Mick Jagger in the Rolling Stones song "Too Much Blood." Following his arrest, French authorities ultimately released Sagawa after diagnosing him with a mental disorder. He was subsequently deported back to Japan, where local psychologists evaluated him and found no evidence of mental illness, resulting in his complete release into society as a free man. In this self-penned manga, Sagawa recounts the details of his crime with chilling detachment, describing both the murder and the subsequent consumption of his victim as though writing a culinary guide. He graphically depicts the experience, comparing the texture and flavor of human flesh to premium cuts of meat in a manner designed to provoke intense discomfort. The work stands as a disturbing firsthand account from one of history's most infamous criminals, presented entirely through his own words and artwork. Readers are strongly cautioned that this manga contains highly explicit and distressing material, including graphic depictions of cannibalism, mutilation, and dismemberment.