Opus

As a conclusion to his serialized work Resonance, mangaka Chikara Nagai plans to kill off Lin, one of the most important characters, in an unexpected turn of events according to the popular view. Following a session of mostly negative feedback from his editor, Nagai faces yet another sleepless night drawing the last few panels of his manga. In drowsiness, he discovers a furious Lin escaping after stealing the manga spread where he dies. Before Nagai can process anything, he gets sucked into the...

Opus was Satoshi Kon's final manga before he debuted in the anime industry through Perfect Blue. The manga was axed due to the cancellation of its publishing magazine. A missing end chapter to Opus was found after Kon's death. The series was published in English by Dark Horse as a 2-in-1 omnibus vol...