MANGA: Search and Destroy Ch. 16

Atsushi Kaneko's groundbreaking cyberpunk thriller sprints towards its climax, with lots to say about fascism, classism, workers, and autonomy.

Hello, and welcome back to Atsushi Kaneko’s Search and Destroy Volume 3, based on the manga Dororo by Osamu Tezuka. This is the fourth chapter of volume 3, and this post for paid subscribers to Mangasplaining Extra, with CBZs and PDFs of this chapter at the end. Everyone else, please enjoy these few preview pages or the free chapters available below.

Search and Destroy Previous Chapters:
Volume One: Introduction (Free) | 00-01 (Free) | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 |
Volume Two: 07 (Free) | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12
Volume Three: 13 (Free) | 14 | 15

We say this every episode now, but WOW this chapter is full of spoilers for the series, and we recommend getting caught up on the above chapters before continuing. This chapter is only 44 pages this week, so only double a standard 22ish page comic book. ;)

Many of MSX’s great titles are now available to buy at book and comic stores everywhere! Search and Destroy Volume 1 & Volume 2 are available in Print from our partners at Fantagraphics, and you can pre-order Volume 3 (September 2025) at retailers everywhere.

Buy Search and Destroy Volume 1: Fantagraphics | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Buy Search and Destroy Volume 2: Fantagraphics | Amazon | B&N
Pre-order Search and Destroy Volume 3: Fantagraphics | Amazon | B&N

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Search and Destroy - Chapter 16

By Atsushi Kaneko, based on the story Dororo by Osamu Tezuka
Translated by Ben Applegate, Lettered by Phil Christie.
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