Frankenstein's Monster, Volume 3

Frankenstein's Monster (Japanese: エンバーミング -THE ANOTHER TALE OF FRANKENSTEIN-; Hong Kong title: The Frankenstein Legend) is a seinen manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki, created after Rurouni Kenshin and Buso Renkin. It began serialization in Shueisha's JUMP SQ in December 2007 and ran for ten volumes. Set in late 19th-century Europe and inspired by the Frankenstein legend, the story centers on the conflict between artificial beings and humans: a boy, Fury Flatliner, sets out for revenge after his parents are murdered by a tall man with stitched scars, and on his journey he and two orphans, Race and Adele, are taken in by Viscount Wise. Threaded with the London serial murders and an artificial-human rebellion, the story gradually uncovers the truth of the artificial-human holy land, Polar Route, weaving scientific ethics, revenge, and identity into mystery and battle.

This volume is Volume 3 of Frankenstein's Monster (Tong Li traditional Chinese edition, published March 19, 2010, translated by You Jinghui). The story opens with the Jack the Ripper case that shocked Britain: police revive the five murdered prostitutes as artificial humans, hoping to obtain testimony from them; but the only successful revival, Mary, flees into the streets of London, and when Ashhit accepts a commission to capture Mary, the case escalates. This volume continues the series' gothic mystery and supernatural battle style, pushing the Jack the Ripper subplot into a new phase and laying groundwork for the later head-on clash between Fury and Jack the Ripper.