Dr. Octopus is getting his own manga

[cyberghostface]

We saw Dr. Octopus in Spider-Man's body, where does he go from there? How about as a Japanese schoolgirl?



The manga, which is called 'Spider-Man: Octopus Girl', has Otto falling into a coma and waking up in the body of a Japanese middle school girl, Otoba Okuda. The story is by Hideyuki Furuhashi, with the art by Betten Court, the duo behind the creation of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes manga. 

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Comments

[thanekos]

The pun in " Otoba Okuda " (" Oto.. " and " Oku.. " -> " Otto " and " Ock ") is entirely unsurprising.

[aperturedreams]

Really weird day for children who hang out with Spider-Man

[blues32]

"Saikoro wa nage raremasu!"

So Otto is getting Iseka'd?

[cainofdreaming]

Umm, I always expected that Otto would star in a manga but this kinda the opposite to the role I expected him to take.

If you know what I mean...

[mastermahan]

Oh god. This is going to lead to so many hentai jokes.

[zachbeacon]

Yeah, keep having to tell myself "you're better than that"

Such low hanging fruit

[mastermahan]

Exactly. It's not that I wouldn't make a hentai joke - but in this case it's much too easy.

[icon_uk]

That's the spirit! Work for your innuendo!

[onsokumaru]

Dock Ock's new goal: being a better teenage girl than Spider-Man was that time he body-swapped with Kamala.

But he better not run into Knuckle Duster, because being in a teenage girl body won't save him from the iron fists of justice.

[blues32]

Is she a teenager? In middle school, she's probably eleven or twelve...

[arilou_skiff]

I think Japanese middle school is like 12-15?

[blues32]

Are you sure? I could swear that there were three years at Japanese high schools. Do they include 18 year olds in high school over there?

[arilou_skiff]

Depends when on the year you're born, presumably.

[deh_tommy]

Can (s)he do a crossover with the Joker manga where Joker’s trying to raise Batman after accidentally turning him into a baby?

[arilou_skiff]

I'm pretty sure there already was an anime about that.... : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR64Xn5syrw

[skjam]

I think this would be funniest if they de-emphasize the anatomy stuff and play up the fact that Doctor Octopus cannot stop acting like an arrogant science villain for more than an hour or so at a time.

"Unsuspecting fools! Little do they realize that behind this innocent facade lies the mind of the world's greatest criminal genius! Soon, I shall rule this city, and then the world! Hahahaha!"

(Around the corner) "Otoba's monologuing again. Are you sure it's okay that she's project leader for our science fair team?"

[blues32]

"Why does Otoba keep talking to herself in English...?"

[windleopard2]

Um, why?

[cainofdreaming]

Um, why not?

[windleopard2]

It's rare that "Why does this exist?" is a question I ask about a concept. This is one of those times.

[blues32]

Some look at things and ask why. I look at things and ask, "Have you considered turning it into a Japanese school girl?"

[cainofdreaming]

We've already got tanks and battleships, so why not an octopus-themed supervillain?