Genres:Seinen(M),Drama,Mystery
🇬🇧English
Publication:Original Publication:Ongoing
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Billy Bat is a comic-in-a-comic and the real protagonist is a Japanese-American artist named Kevin Yamagata who draws Billy Bat for Marble Comics.
Shortly after they transition to the artist in his studio as two actual detectives, who look like Laurel and Hardy in Dick Tracy era suits and trench coats, knock on the door and appropriate Kevin's room for the purpose of conducting surveillance on a room in an adjacent building. One of the detectives, the skinny “Laurel”, sees Kevin's work and it turns out he's a Billy Bat fan. The other chubby "Hardy" detective picks up a page and says that the characters look familiar and accuses Kevin of translating an old Jap comic.
As Hardy remembers the comic he thinks Kevin is ripping off, the story jumps off to 1949 Tokyo.
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Chapters(165)
Chapter 1: Dreary Night Murders
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Chapter 2: A Sincere Night
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Chapter 3: Bat Search
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Chapter 4: The Bat and the Ancient Text
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Chapter 5: A Run Over Corpse
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Chapter 6: Black or White
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Chapter 7: The Beginning of a Labyrinth
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Chapter 8: Signs
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Chapter 9: Bat Boy's Great Adventure 1
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Chapter 10: A Continuation of the End
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Chapter 11: A Continuation Of The Beginning
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Chapter 12: A Myriad of Suspects
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Chapter 13: A Forced Destiny
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Chapter 14: Shape Of The Lord
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Chapter 15: Father, Son, or Holy Ghost
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Chapter 16: Before the Chapel
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Chapter 17: After The Church
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Chapter 18: The Scroll of Momochi [1]
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Chapter 19: The Scroll of Momochi [2]
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Chapter 20: The Scroll of Momochi [3]
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Chapter 21: The Scroll of Momochi [4]
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Chapter 22: The Scroll of Momochi 5
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Chapter 23: The Scroll of Momochi 6
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Chapter 24: The Scroll of Momochi 7
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Chapter 25: The Scroll of Momochi 8
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Chapter 26: The Scroll of Momochi 9
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Chapter 27: The Scroll of Momochi 10
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Chapter 28: The Bat's Innards
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Chapter 29: Lee's Lnnards
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Chapter 30: Thus Spoke Oswald
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Chapter 31: To the West, To the East
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Chapter 32: The Japanese Impression
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Chapter 33: The Japanese Authentication
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Chapter 34: Continuation of a Continuation
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Chapter 35: An Oswald Dose of Joy
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Chapter 36: An Annucation To Simpleton
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Chapter 37: The Decision at 20:10
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Chapter 38: The Return of The Real One
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Chapter 39: Fire in The Deep South
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Chapter 40: Heat of The Night
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Chapter 41: Deep South Dreams
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Chapter 42: Dallas, Three Years Later
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Chapter 43: A Hero's Deicision
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Chapter 44: Sacrifice
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Chapter 45: Replica
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Chapter 46: Blue Island Blues
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Chapter 47: The Two Chucks
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Chapter 48: Hands off Oswald
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Chapter 49: The Sought One
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Chapter 50: The Administrator of The Human Race
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Chapter 51: The Earth...
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Chapter 52: Something There Is About You...
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Chapter 53: The Continuation of a Dream...
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Chapter 54: Something On The Moon
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Chapter 55: Go Your Own Way
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Chapter 56: The Final Rabbit
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Chapter 57: The President's Parade
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Chapter 58: A Hot Autumn Day in Dallas
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Chapter 59: Successor
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Chapter 60: Half In A Dream
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Chapter 61: The Real Truth
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Chapter 62: Kevin And Kevin
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Chapter 63: Coincidence
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Chapter 64: Cartoon's Destination
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Chapter 65: Devivie
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Chapter 66: Japan Travel Diary
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Chapter 67: Beyond Point and Line.....
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Chapter 68: I am 8 Man
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Chapter 69: Two Simpleton
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Chapter 70: Opposing Billies
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Chapter 71: Time Travel And Infinite Earns
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Chapter 72: Various Lives
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Chapter 73: Everything Continues
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Chapter 74: Doodle
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Chapter 75: Abnormalities on a Moonlit Night
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Chapter 76: All Holes
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Chapter 77: Demon On The Moon
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Chapter 78: Serial Murder Case (1/8)
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Chapter 79: Serial Murder Case (2/8)
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Chapter 80: Late Night Confession (3/8)
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Chapter 81: Connecticut Lullaby [4/8]
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Chapter 82: From the Past to the Future [5/8]
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Chapter 83: From The Future to The Past [6/8]
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Chapter 84: The Truth About Gary [7/8]
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Chapter 85: Emperor of the New Country [8/8]
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Chapter 86: Serialization Suspended [1/8]
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Chapter 87: Poshumous Work Of The Future [2/8]
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Chapter 88: Wish to The Bat [3/8]
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Chapter 89: I Am A Mangaka [4/8]
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Chapter 90: Incantation [5/8]
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Chapter 91: Scroll [6/8]
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Chapter 92: The Scroll's Code [7/8]
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Chapter 93: A New Journey [8/8]
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Chapter 94: Golden Bat (1/8)
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Chapter 95: The Whole Story
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Chapter 96: Partner
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Chapter 97: Top Secret (4/8)
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Chapter 98: Second Hands Goods 5/8
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Chapter 99: One Of The Three Great Urban Legends 6/8
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Chapter 100: Unfulfilled Dream
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Chapter 101: Moon Walking [8/8]
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Chapter 102: Adolf and Hitler
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Chapter 103: Spotlight 2/8
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Chapter 104: Fake 3/8
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Chapter 105: Fake
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Chapter 106: Talking Think
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Chapter 107: Stop
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Chapter 108: Depends On you
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Chapter 109: Final Chapter?
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Chapter 110: Prologue
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Chapter 111: The Truth of the Beginning
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Chapter 112: The Bat's Guidepost
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Chapter 113: Too Late
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Chapter 114: Ivan
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Chapter 115: Come in, ivan
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Chapter 116: The Fate Of The World
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Chapter 117: Last Scene
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Chapter 118: Golden Boy
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Chapter 119: Re-Energence
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Chapter 120: Last Numbers
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Chapter 121: Prediction of Run
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Chapter 122: Red
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Chapter 123: Kiyoshi's Life
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Chapter 124: Escape
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Chapter 125: Must not touch
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Chapter 126: The next artist [001008]
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Chapter 127: Conditions for genuinity [002008
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Chapter 130: Joint Work
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Chapter 131: Destination
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Chapter 132: Fantasy's Demise
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Chapter 133: A certain Procedure[008008]
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Chapter 134: The Person I Wanted To Meet
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Chapter 135: Spotlight
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Chapter 136: Coming and going
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Chapter 137: The Day He Met The Bat
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Chapter 138: The Liar's Truth
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I just finished watching Monster and it was soo my type... I LOVE psychological, thriller and mystery and so I read the sequel too. Kinda became a Naoki Urasawa fan after that. Everyone was talking about how good "Billy Bat" and "20th Century Boy" is, that's why I came to read it myself. Let's see how this ride goes...
Also, it was kinda sad that there's no comment here so I wrote something 🙃
Looks promising. I came here looking for mystery, but l don't know why there are not much views.
Yo fuck everything I've said and built up. BILLY BAT = DEMON GOD DEVIL. THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME. THERE IS NO BLACK AND WHITE BAT, ONLY BILLY BAT. I HAVE BEEN LOSING MY MIND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS MANGA. BILLY BAT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT HUMANITY, HE DOESNT CARE ABOUT BEING A HERO OR THE VILLAIN. HE IS DOING THIS OUT OF SELF-PRESERVATION. IF NO ONE CREATES HIS STORY, HE WILL CEASE TO EXIST.
Is this supposed to be a reference to Oswald the bunny or just Walt Disney? Either which, this manga plays a lot in history and religious beliefs similar to 20th century boys.
Alright here we go again. The comic labeled at the top has the name "Chuck Culkin" which is the same dude who appeared on television, introducing himself as the father of Billy Bat. Now we have that out of the way, what does the comic represent? Well we know Billy Bat is Kevin, but who is the girl and the dog? I think the girl is the government agent and the dog is the three guys that appeared last chapter trying to find Kevin.
Ok it seems that my past suspicions may not be incorrect. I'm just glad that the author has reinforced that there are two bats. Ok back to the drawing board, Billy Bat and Demon God Devil. We have some new knowledge. Billy Bat has not only been shown to Kevin, but to the girl. Also, do you remember the pink dog? And Billy Bat having to save her? I think that's what is going to happen. Billy Bat himself told her to meet him.
Onto the other part, if Demon God Devil's only distinct feature was his head, then how is it that we see him having the same coat Billy Bat wears? Well. Thanks to the old man, I'm convinced that Demon God Devil can change his appearance. Billy Bat has ONLY been shown with a coat, meanwhile, Demon God Devil has been shown with the coat, as a shadow, a car tag(?), drawing, and a bat. Also thanks to the old man again, we know that the Demon God Devil is evil and is a master of manipulation.
That's all for now.
Wow , I can't believe it's over, this was an amazing adventure,seeing kevin grow up and become an old man and finally having that long awaited talk with chuck and kevin goodman ,seeing him happy old with a wife seeing and remembering everyone Smith and devive we can't forget Zofu and his master ,man this whole manga made rethink life all together, i always wanted to be a mangaka , I've been drawing for almost a decade now ,but this manga actually gave me that determination that was missing ,i think i finally know what was missing ,i want people to read my stories ,and wait in anticipation for the next chapter ,just like billy bat, i will never forget this manga.A message for everyone reading this:go on ,you can accomplish anything you want✌️
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