Volume 12
Kazuo UmezuSharp Point Press2024
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This book is Volume 12 of the complete edition (Taiwan traditional Chinese) of 14 Years Old, a masterpiece by Kazuo Umezu, the great master of Japanese horror manga. The story opens with a fortune teller's prophecy that "everything will end at the age of 14": in a future where biochemical technology is highly advanced, a bizarre life form with a bird-like head is unexpectedly born in a chicken culture tank at a food factory, and green babies begin appearing in the human world one after another, as an atmosphere of doom quietly spreads. Confronting the ultimate question of what the Earth and humanity really are, the work unfolds, with cold and grotesque strokes, a modern apocalypse that sends chills down the spine. The complete edition has been re-divided into volumes based on the original, with the format enlarged to 25K, and includes a newly added 18-page full-color true ending, while also preserving the original work's exquisite color illustrations and two-color pages. This volume is the 12th in the series and is part of the portion near the end of the whole work; because reliable and verifiable chapter materials are lacking, no speculation about the specific plot is made here, and readers may read it continuously together with the preceding and following volumes.Editor's review
楳图一雄被誉为日本恐怖漫画宗师，《14岁》是他继《漂流教室》之后的集大成之作。如果说《漂流教室》描写的是人类崩塌之后的世界，那么《14岁》讲的则是这份崩塌如何一步步发生。完全版最大的价值在于补上了原版未能完结的遗憾：当年因作者手疾，连载被迫中断，而完全版新增了18页全彩真结局，给了这个故事一个真正的收束。尖端版将原日版4大册拆分为13册，纸本更轻薄易读，并重新设计台版独家封面；内页兼顾彩稿呈现与阅读舒适度，开本放大到25K，细节表现更到位。对于喜欢恐怖漫画、末世题材或想系统收藏楳图一雄作品的人来说，这套完全版是绕不过去的一站。Who it's for
A good fit for
- 喜欢日本经典恐怖漫画与末世科幻题材的读者
- 读过《漂流教室》、想系统收藏楳图一雄作品的人
- 对「人类为何物」这类哲思型寓言感兴趣的成年漫画读者
- 有意统一收藏整套《14岁》完全版、补齐中后段册数的藏家
Not a good fit for
- 年龄较小的儿童或青少年读者：作品氛围压抑，含恐怖、怪诞画面
- 排斥血腥畸形意象、希望看到明亮热血故事的读者
- 只想读单册完结故事的人：本书为系列第12册，需前情衔接
Reading tips
- 建议按1至13册顺序连续阅读，本册情节承接前文，跳读会损失大量伏笔
- 阅读时留意楳图一雄对生化科技与人类欲望的隐喻，别只当作恐怖猎奇
- 读到接近结尾处再翻阅完全版新增的全彩真结局，感受体验会更完整
- 建议白天或光线充足时阅读，并适度分段，避免连续受压抑氛围影响情绪
About the publisher
Sharp Point Press Taiwan · Founded in 1982Sharp Point Press is a publishing house in Taiwan, China, whose publishing focus covers youth literature and other popular reading for young adults. Based on the materials currently in the database, the house is associated with the author Jiulu Feixiang, and the representative title recorded is Tong Ti, which falls under youth literature. As only one title is included in the database and public information is limited, it is not yet possible to present its full product line or series profile, nor to infer its overall publishing scope from this. This introduction is based on the available bibliographic information and focuses on indicating the publisher's presence in youth literature; further author resources and publishing features await confirmation from additional materials.
FAQ
《14 第12册》是整套书还是其中一册？
这只是系列中的第12册，并非整套。该系列为楳图一雄《14岁》完全版，共13册，本册需与前11册连续阅读才能衔接剧情。完全版和旧版《14岁》有什么区别？
完全版在原连载内容基础上重新分册，新增18页全彩真结局，补上了原作因作者手疾中断而未能完成的部分，并放大开本至25K、重新设计封面。这本书适合给多大的读者看？
作品描写末世异变与人性阴暗面，画面怪诞，更适合成年或较大的青少年读者；不建议给年龄较小的儿童阅读。书的译者和出版信息是什么？
本册由尖端出版于2024年3月19日出版，译者傅国忠，平装，ISBN为9786263774711，属SPP–COMIC书系。This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Kazuo Umezu AuthorKazuo Umezu is a Japanese manga artist known for horror and thriller works, whose titles appear in the categories of comics and cartoons as well as mystery and suspense. The library holds 18 of his works, with the Drifting Classroom series occupying the main position, including volumes 4, 6, 10, and 12 as well as volumes 8 and 10, showing that this series is a key entry point for readers encountering his creations. Beyond horror and suspense, his works are also classified under literary fiction, children's books, and art, suggesting that his visual style and storytelling cross age groups and combine genre entertainment with artistic expression. Public information is limited, and details such as nationality and dates of birth and death are not fully available, but based on the holdings alone, he is skilled at driving stories through tension and unknown fear, and has been an inspiration for later horror manga.