Ultra Heaven Vol. 01

Ultra Heaven Vol. 01

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED PSYCHEDELIC SCI-FI GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM KEIICHI KOIKE

In the future, any mood you want is just a pump away. People flock to legal “pump bars,” where licensed medical professionals, known as bar doctors, prescribe their customers the perfect pharmaceutical blend.

But when the standard dosage isn’t enough, our protagonist, Cub, turns to an unauthorized source. The results have to be seen to be believed.

Rendered in a richly-detailed, clear-line style, this psychedelic sci-fi manga tears apart the basic fabric of reality. What is the truth and what is a dream?

Series Overview: The story is set in a dystopian alternative present where any kind of substance able to alter the state of mind is legalized and authorized for consumption at home or in designated places called Pomp Bars.

These products, once considered very dangerous, are now freely advertised on TV. The bartender chooses the ones more suited to his customers and serves them with special cocktails.

When the Pompies movement obtained the liberalization of the drugs it seemed a historically meaningful change destined to improve the world – a dream realized in a manner that radically affected humanity’s way of life.

Biographical Notes:

Born in Tokyo, Keiichi Koike won the prestigious Tezuka Award in 1976, when he was 16. His style, similar to Katsuhiro Otomo and Moebius, is marked by vivid representations of psychedelic experiences.

Drugs are an important part of his inspiration: “Except peyote, I have tried almost everything: hashish, heroin, cocaine, acid, magic mushrooms… From a strictly graphical point of view, however, LSD is most important by far…

Title Notes:

One of the most-wanted manga titles and a soon-to-be classic of the genre.

Classic horror and sci-fi manga continues to increase in popularity

Author’s previous title, Heaven’s Door, is a hit manga title for SCB.