Genres:Seinen(M),Drama,Historical,Mystery,Psychological
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Publication:Original Publication:Ongoing
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00.0%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 with his assistant, 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, we make another Urasawaesque time jump to 1949 Tokyo...
Shortly after they transition to the artist in his studio with his assistant, 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, we make another Urasawaesque time jump to 1949 Tokyo...
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Chapters(128)
Volume 1 Chapter 1: Dreary Night Murders
Volume 1 Chapter 2: A Sincere Night
Volume 1 Chapter 3: Bat Search
Volume 1 Chapter 4: The Bat And The Ancient Text
Volume 1 Chapter 5: A Run Over Corpse
Volume 1 Chapter 6: Black or White?
Volume 1 Chapter 7: The Beginning Of A Labyrinth
Volume 1 Chapter 8: Signs
Volume 1 Chapter 9: Bat Boy's Great Adventure: Part 1
Volume 2 Chapter 10: A Continuation Of The End
Volume 2 Chapter 11: A Continuation Of The Beginning
Volume 2 Chapter 12: A Myriad Of Suspects
Volume 2 Chapter 13: A Forced Destiny
Volume 2 Chapter 14: Shape Of The Lord
Volume 2 Chapter 15: Father, Son Or Holy Ghost?
Volume 2 Chapter 16: Before The Chapel
Volume 2 Chapter 17: After The Church
Volume 2 Chapter 18: The Scroll Of Momoichi [1]
Volume 3 Chapter 19: The Scroll Of Momoichi [2]
Volume 3 Chapter 20: The Scroll Of Momoichi [3]
Volume 3 Chapter 21: The Scroll Of Momoichi [4]
Volume 3 Chapter 22: The Scroll Of Momoichi [5]
Volume 3 Chapter 23: The Scroll Of Momoichi [6]
Volume 3 Chapter 24: The Scroll Of Momoichi [7]
Volume 3 Chapter 25: The Scroll Of Momoichi [7]
Volume 3 Chapter 26: The Scroll Of Momoichi [9]
Volume 3 Chapter 27: The Scroll Of Momoichi [10]
Volume 4 Chapter 28: The Bat's Innards
Volume 4 Chapter 29: Lee's Innards
Volume 4 Chapter 30: Thus Spoke Oswald
Volume 4 Chapter 31: To The West, To The East
Volume 4 Chapter 32: The Japanese Impression
Volume 4 Chapter 33: The Japanese Authentication
Volume 4 Chapter 34: A Continuation Of A Continuation
Volume 4 Chapter 35: An Oswald Dose Of Joy
Volume 4 Chapter 36: An Annunciation To The "Simpleton"
Volume 4 Chapter 37: The Decision at 20:10
Volume 5 Chapter 38: The Return Of The Real One
Volume 5 Chapter 39: Fire In The Deep South
Volume 5 Chapter 40: Heat Of The Night
Volume 5 Chapter 41: Deep South Dreams
Volume 5 Chapter 42: Dallas, Three Years Later
Volume 5 Chapter 43: A Hero's Decision
Volume 5 Chapter 44: Sacrifice
Volume 5 Chapter 45: Replica
Volume 7 Chapter 54: Something On The Moon
Volume 7 Chapter 55: Go Your Own Way
Volume 7 Chapter 56: The Final Rabbit
Volume 7 Chapter 57: The President's Parade
Volume 7 Chapter 58: A Hot Autumn Day In Dallas
Volume 7 Chapter 59: Successor
Volume 7 Chapter 60: Half In A Dream
Volume 7 Chapter 61: The Real Truth
Volume 8 Chapter 62: Kevin And Kevin
Volume 8 Chapter 63: Coincidence
Volume 8 Chapter 64: Cartoon's Destination
Volume 8 Chapter 65: Devivie
Volume 8 Chapter 66: Japan Travel Diary
Volume 8 Chapter 67: Beyond Point and Line...
Volume 8 Chapter 68: I Am 8 Man
Volume 8 Chapter 69: Two Simpletons
Volume 9 Chapter 70: Opposing Billies
Volume 9 Chapter 71: Time Travel and Infinite Earths
Volume 9 Chapter 72: Various Lives
Volume 9 Chapter 73: Everything Continues
Volume 9 Chapter 74: Doodle
Volume 9 Chapter 75: Abnormalities on a Moonlit Night
Volume 9 Chapter 76: All Holes
Volume 9 Chapter 77: Demon on the Moon
Volume 14 Chapter 116: The Fate Of The World [7/8]
Volume 14 Chapter 117: Last Scene [8/8]
Volume 15 Chapter 118: Golden Boy [1/8]
Volume 15 Chapter 119: Re-Energence [2/8]
Volume 15 Chapter 120: Last Numbers [3/8]
vol.15 ch.121 (v2): Prediction of Run [4/8]
Volume 15 Chapter 122: Redo [5/8]
Volume 15 Chapter 123: Kiyoshi's Life [6/8]
Volume 15 Chapter 124: Escape [7/8]
Volume 15 Chapter 125: Must Not Touch [8/8]
Volume 16 Chapter 126: The next artist [1/8]
Volume 16 Chapter 127: Conditions for genuinity [2/8
Volume 16 Chapter 128: Heart of Justice [3/8]
Volume 16 Chapter 129: America's Enemy [4/8]
Volume 16 Chapter 130: Joint Work [5/8]
Volume 16 Chapter 131: Destination [6/8]
Volume 16 Chapter 132: Fantasy's Demise [7/8]
Volume 16 Chapter 133: A Certain Procedure [8/8]
Volume 17 Chapter 134: The Person I Wanted To Meet [1/8]
Volume 17 Chapter 135: Spotlight [2/8]
Volume 17 Chapter 136: Coming and going [3/8]
Chapter 78: Serial Murder Case (1/8)
Chapter 79: Rule (2/8)
Chapter 80: Late Night Confession [3/8]
Chapter 81: Connecticut Lullaby [4/8]
Chapter 82: From the Past to the Future [5/8]
Chapter 83: From The Future to The Past [6/8]
Chapter 84: The Truth About Gary [7/8]
Chapter 85: Emperor of the New Country [8/8]
Chapter 86: Serialization Suspended [1/8]
Chapter 87: Posthumous Work of The Future [2/8]
Chapter 88: Wish to The Bat [3/8]
Chapter 89: I am a Mangaka [4/8]
Chapter 90: Incantation [5/8]
Chapter 91: Scroll [6/8]
Chapter 92: The Scroll's Code[7/8]
Chapter 93: A New Journey [8/8]
Chapter 94: Golden Bat (1/8)
Chapter 95: The Whole Story [2/8]
Chapter 96: Partner [3/8]
Chapter 97: Top Secret [4/8]
Chapter 98: Second Hands Good [5/8]
Chapter 99: One Of The Three Great Urban Legends [6/8]
Chapter 100: Unfulfilled Dream [7/8]
Chapter 101: Moon Walking [8/8]
Chapter 102: Adolf and Hitler
Chapter 103: Spotlight
Chapter 104: Fake
Chapter 105: Real and Fake, New and Old
Chapter 106: Talking Thing
Chapter 107: Stop
Chapter 108: Depends on You
Chapter 109: Final Chapter?
Chapter 110: Prologue
Chapter 111: The Truth of the Beginning
Chapter 112: The Bat's Guidepost
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Chapter 113: Too Late
Chapter 114: Ivan
Chapter 115: Come In, Ivan
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