Veteran video game artist Norasuko returns to print in their first solo artbook. Featuring a couple of manga shorts and a number of pin-ups from their illustrious career, THE PREY is a must-read for fans of modern Japanese character design work.

The Prey & Other Works: The Art of Norasuko has a story and art by Norasuko. Published by Fakku (August, 2026). Rated M.

Lucas DeRuyter
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Do you like busty tomboys, have a predator-prey kink, and like your dirty comics in full or partial color and read from left to right? If you do, then Norasuko's The Prey + Other Works: The Art of Norasuko might just be for you! If you don't, then this will probably come across as at least a fun and interesting English-language doujin from an artist who's been active in this space for a while.

For lack of better terminology, The Prey + Other Works has big webcomic energy. Chapters explore the “The Prey” story, featuring a sprawling fantasy world with danger and adult situations around every corner, while the “Locking Horns” chapters explore the lives of fantasy creatures (succubi) in more slice-of-life situations in our own world. This makes the entire volume feel like as much an exercise in world-building and quick character writing as it does a work of eroticism, which I feel like there used to be a lot more of on the internet! Norasuko has been in the erotic art game for a decade and change (they have a Patreon you can support and everything), and channeling this older, dirty webcomic energy in The Prey + Other Works makes it feel both nostalgic, if not a little dated.

As for the smut featured in this work, you probably know what you're in for with this work's title and premise. “The Prey” chapters feature monster fucking with the monsters in question being a vaguely draconic creature, a feminine tentacle monster, a studly demon, and the petite mage that summoned him. The “Locking Horns” chapters focus on lesbian and group sex and also engage with the futanari kink. These stories also blend humor with their eroticism, with each chapter ending with a 4-koma-style gag comic that resolves the narrative. This makes The Prey + Other Works fun and sufficiently spicy, but I can't help but feel like I've seen everything in this work done in a more interesting or authored way elsewhere.

I feel a bit bad being this critical of The Prey + Other Works, as I really want English-language adult comics to flourish and become more economically viable for the people creating them. Still, it just doesn't inspire much analysis or criticism. The collections of concept art and other illustrations of prominently featured characters are fun and make it feel like you're getting a mini art book with this purchase. The afterword from Norasuko also notes that this is a collection of some of their older works, so hopefully future collections published by FAKKU will feel a bit more distinct as Norasuko evolves as an artist.

Please check this out only if you're a fan of Norasuko's other work or want to support English-language adult comic artists.

Erica Friedman
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What a fun book! I always go into reading something 18+, hoping I won't have to slog through the same old tropes over and over. Unfortunately for me, that's the reality of pornography—the same old strokes for the same old folks. Norasuko brings a fresh feel to the characters and stories of The Prey + Other Works: The Art of Norasuko, a collection of work from their Patreon.

“The Prey” is a multi-part story following Rimona, a hunter in the wastelands for whom demon sex is just a thing that might happen if you step into a trap. Rimona's attitude is smart and chill…and the author's notes for her adventures are outstanding. Highly recommended and amusing.

Norasuko's personality is felt in every story, where humor is not out of place. Life as a succubus may be hard, but training doesn't have to suck, even if you do.

I genuinely enjoyed this collection. Dubcon, monster rape, and power harassment live alongside a cheerful pansexuality that is very appealing and just…fun to read! The art is likewise entertaining. Which is good when you're going to be that close and intimate with a character. Additional work in the collection includes sketches, character and location design (something that is really quite funny when you think about the point of all these stories.. .) The color work in some of the stories, especially in the “Locking Horns” series, was very creative. The Demon language is fun, and even though I can't read it, it was entertaining to guess what was being said. I especially liked the story in which a female demon helps a lower-level demon “level” up with her futanari skills. It was hard not to laugh at the proliferation of appendages and her instructor's tendency to curse in Spanish, as the story progressed.

I'm a little hard (no pun intended) on 18+ content. I want to enjoy it. I want the people in it to enjoy it, and most of all, I want to know that the creator enjoyed it. There is no doubt in my mind that Norasuko hit the ball out of the park on all three criteria.

Jean-Karlo Lemus
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Norasuko's an artist who's bounced around internet fandoms for a while. It's amazing to see him get a release from Fakku, considering Fakku's emphasis on Japanese erotica. It's a good portent, and I hope this leads to further artists from outside of Japan getting to release their stuff professionally.

In the here-and-now, Norasuko's work astounds and impresses. The headlining trilogy, The Prey, covers three chapters featuring an adventuress named Ramona and the many comings and goings of her life in the wilderness and caverns in the world. Of course, it's hot to see her manhandled by massive monsters, but Ramona also cuts a mean figure as a character by her wit and cunning in overcoming these monsters. There's a great sense of fantasy and humor in these stories, making them feel more than just random romps between a generic adventure-gal and the monster of the week. Of course, the set-up and artwork are stellar; Norasuko knows just the right balance of muscle and pudge with Ramona.

Also included with The Prey is Norasuko's demon-themed duology, Locking Horns, which also continues their humorous sex-romps. These chapters stand out for their use of a limited color set against greyscale artwork; details like the demons' horns really bring these chapters to life. There is also a gallery featuring tons of concept art from Norasuko, from Ramona's various iterations to the backgrounds from the various stories. You can even translate Drolgoth's dialogue with a cipher.

While The Prey + Other Works runs a bit short at just 166 pages, Norasuko's stellar art and writing definitely make this a must-own for enthusiasts. Strongly recommended.