World Embryo
World Embryo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was serialized by Shōnen Gahosha's manga magazine Young King OURs from April 2005 to May 2014, with its chapters collected in thirteen volumes. The story follows a group of humans who combat monstrous creatures that spread around by using cell-phone signals.
Plot
Riku Amami receives a cellphone picture from his deceased stepsister, Amane, showing a local hospital. He investigates and is attacked by electromagnetic monsters called Kanshu, which propagate through cellphone signals; hearing a specific static sound from one's phone leads to a horrific transformation into a Kanshu or a fatal infection. He is saved by two warriors, Rena and Youhei, who wield anti-Kanshu weapons known as Jinki. During the battle, Riku finds a cocoon that hatches a toddler identical to Amane. As the crisis intensifies, Riku acquires his own Jinki and is pulled into the secret organization fighting this threat.Characters
; Riku Amami; Neene
; Rena Arisugawa
; Youhei Takebe
; Takao / Takao Ryuusei
; Shirou Karasawa
; Tougo Kazama
Publication
Written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama, World Embryo was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's manga magazine Young King OURs from April 30, 2005, to May 30, 2014. Shōnen Gahosha collected its chapters in thirteen volumes, released from March 2, 2006, to September 30, 2014.The series was licensed for an English language release in Singapore by Chuang Yi, in Australia by Madman Entertainment, and in North America by Dark Horse Comics, although the volumes were never published.