Sunday, February 21, 2021

Metamorphose (Rabbit Monster and Werewolf Transformations)

 Metamorphose is an anthology of short comics drawn in the late 1970s by Osamu Tezuka, the "Godfather of Manga." The fifth story is called "Woobit" and involves werewolves...and a rabbit.

A quick summary: after a werewolf gets killed, the demon that caused its lycanthropy infects a rabbit, so every full moon it becomes a wolfish monster ("wererabbit" would be incorrect, since "were" means "man"). 

Let's start with the rabbit's owner witnessing its transformation. Remember to read right-to-left!





The rabbit-wolf escapes into the wild and is tracked down by its owner. He's joined by a werewolf hunter who turns out to be a werewolf:


The owner and hunter finally track down the monster bunny. Witness their final battle:





2 comments:

Meaninglez said...

Guess that makes him a Lagothrope

Apuleius said...

I think you're right!