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The story follows Hideo Suzuki, a down-on-his-luck manga artist struggling to publish his own work while maintaining both a day job as another artist's assistant and a strained relationship with his girlfriend. Hideo is shown to be mentally disturbed, often having conversations with an imaginary figure named Yajima, hallucinating the presence of faces under his bed and at his window, and fantasizing about how conversations with his co-workers and girlfriend should proceed. Above all, he sees himself as the hero of a manga, despite all appearances to the contrary.

One day, after returning from work late in the evening, Hideo witnesses a traffic accident in which a car crashes into a nearby pedestrian, killing the victim instantly. However, despite severe injuries including a broken neck, the victim's body stands up and walks away. Hideo questions again whether this is another one of his hallucinations; however, strange events begin happening around him, though he refuses to fully acknowledge them, blaming his stress and over-time work is contributing to himself seeing things.

Upon checking in on his girlfriend one morning, Hideo finds that she has transformed into a monstrous, zombie-like creature. She attacks Hideo, who manages to survive and kill her. Upon learning that there are more monsters in town, and their numbers are rapidly increasing, Hideo sets out to be the hero he believes himself to be and survive the disaster, though his efforts often succeeds through escaping instead of confronting the enemy. He also manages to retain possession of his shotgun, which proves to be a vital symbol of power going forward.

Volume 1 t/m 12