# Spider-Man: Octo-Girl
**Spider-Man: Octo-Girl** (スパイダーマン：オクトパスガール) is a Japanese manga series in which the Marvel villain [Doctor Octopus](https://www.edgepedia.org/doctor-octopus) wakes from a battle with [Spider-Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/spider-man) to find his consciousness inside the body of Otoha Okutamiya (奥田宮乙葉), a middle school girl in Tokyo. It was written by Hideyuki Furuhashi with art by Betten Court, the duo behind *[My Hero Academia](https://www.edgepedia.org/my-hero-academia): Vigilantes*, and serialized on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform beginning in June 2023.[1](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/spider-man-octo-girl-volume-1/product/8052) • [2](https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/4856001361345279395)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Creators | Story by Hideyuki Furuhashi, art by Betten Court (*My Hero Academia: Vigilantes*)[1](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/spider-man-octo-girl-volume-1/product/8052) |
| Serialization | Shonen Jump+ (Shueisha); first chapter, "The Genius Scientist and the Schoolgirl", posted June 20, 2023[2](https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/4856001361345279395) |
| Japanese volumes | 4 collected volumes; vol. 1 on November 2, 2023 (200 pages, 528 yen), vol. 4 on December 4, 2025 (176 pages, 594 yen)[3](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883756-7) • [4](https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-884521-0) |
| Premise | Doctor Octopus's mind is accidentally transferred into the body of a Tokyo schoolgirl, and the two share it[1](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/spider-man-octo-girl-volume-1/product/8052) |
| English release | VIZ Media, vol. 1 on October 8, 2024, rated Teen Plus, $11.99 list price[1](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/spider-man-octo-girl-volume-1/product/8052) |
| Marvel ties | Reviewers have noted its closeness to Marvel comics continuity and described it as a homage to the *Superior Spider-Man* comics[5](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2025/11/review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-2.html) • [6](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/spider-man-octo-girl-manga-end/) |
## Premise and story
The series opens with a fight between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus. Falling to his death, Doc Ock triggers a failsafe meant to transfer his consciousness into one of several prepared clone bodies, but the transfer goes wrong and his mind ends up in the body of Otoha Okutamiya, a shy, bullied Tokyo schoolgirl who was herself in a coma.[7](https://otakuusamagazine.com/manga-review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-1/) • [1](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/spider-man-octo-girl-volume-1/product/8052) The two reach an agreement: Otto will leave her body once he regains his own, and only one of them can control the body at a time, with the other communicating through a device disguised as an octopus hair clip.[2](https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/4856001361345279395) • [7](https://otakuusamagazine.com/manga-review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-1/) • [5](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2025/11/review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-2.html)
The story mixes school-life comedy with superhero action. Otto, whose original body lies comatose in an American hospital, acquires a spare set of metal arms from a Japanese safe house and repeatedly intervenes in Otoha's school problems, while the pair work to restore him to his own body.[5](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2025/11/review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-2.html) Opponents include Sakura Spider, a female Japanese Spider-Man variant first introduced in the manga *Deadpool: Samurai*, and the Superior Octopus, a clone composite of Peter Parker and Otto Octavius.[7](https://otakuusamagazine.com/manga-review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-1/) • [8](https://www.journaldujapon.com/2025/12/13/quand-les-comics-deviennent-des-mangas-ou-linverse/) • [5](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2025/11/review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-2.html) The final volume centers on a battle at the "A Tower" in Tokyo, triggered by the revival of a ghost from Otto's past called Dead Ock, and concludes the story.[4](https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-884521-0)
## Creation and influences
In his afterword to the first volume, Furuhashi wrote that he became attached to Doctor Octopus, whom he called one of Spider-Man's more antiquated villains, after reading a Japanese translation of *The Superior Spider-Man*, the Dan Slott-written comic storyline in which Otto Octavius swaps minds with Peter Parker. That led him to read roughly a decade of Spider-Man comics published between 2009 and 2019, and to write this manga to offer what he described as a new perspective on the appeal of Doctor Octopus. He also stated that his goal was for a Western comic to someday reference the events of *Octo-Girl*.[5](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2025/11/review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-2.html)
Reviewers have noted how closely the series is tied to Marvel comics continuity for an original manga, and ComicBook.com described it as a homage to *Superior Spider-Man* that continued Doctor Octopus's ongoing redemption from those comics.[5](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2025/11/review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-2.html) • [6](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/spider-man-octo-girl-manga-end/) An eight-page mini-comic included in the second volume was a tie-in primer for the 2023 film *The Marvels*.[5](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2025/11/review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-2.html)
## Publication
The manga ran on Shonen Jump+ and is collected in four Jump Comics volumes. Volume 1 was released on November 2, 2023 at 528 yen (200 pages, ISBN 978-4-08-883756-7), and volume 4 on December 4, 2025 at 594 yen (176 pages, ISBN 978-4-08-884521-0).[3](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883756-7) • [4](https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-884521-0) The Grand Comics Database lists the series as a 2024 Viz publication with three English volumes indexed between October 2024 and November 2025.[9](https://my.comics.org/series/216388/)
VIZ Media publishes the English edition under the title *Spider-Man: Octo-Girl*. Volume 1 went on sale October 8, 2024 in a 5 × 7 1/2 inch trim, 200 pages, rated Teen Plus.[1](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/spider-man-octo-girl-volume-1/product/8052) Volume 4, described by VIZ as the conclusion in which the fate of the world hangs in the balance, is scheduled for January 12, 2027 (184 pages, ISBN 978-1-9747-6987-2).[10](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/spider-man-octo-girl-volume-4-0/product/9150) French editions are published by Panini Manga, with volume 1 on September 3, 2025, volume 2 on March 18, 2026, and volume 3 on July 1, 2026, each priced at 7.29 euros.[11](https://www.fnac.com/se112657/Spider-Man-Octo-Girl) In Italy, Planet Manga began the series in its Manga Hero line with volume 1 in July 2026.[12](https://www.comicsbox.it/autore/furuhashi_hideyuki)
## Reception
On [Goodreads](https://www.edgepedia.org/goodreads), the first English volume holds a rating of 3.85 from 158 reader ratings.[13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207301414-spider-man) Reviewers have highlighted the pairing of an egotistical genius with a meek schoolgirl, the strength of the character work for both Otto and Otoha, and Betten Court's action choreography, while noting that the premise plays as both a spoof of superhero and manga tropes and a genuine continuation of Otto's redemption story.[13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207301414-spider-man) • [14](https://learnnatively.com/review/6e85b722ee/) • [5](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2025/11/review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-2.html) ComicBook.com described the series as one of Spider-Man's most unique spin-offs and noted that it continued the character's ongoing redemption from the *Superior Spider-Man* comics.[6](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/spider-man-octo-girl-manga-end/)
## References
1. [Spider-Man: Octo-Girl, Vol. 1, VIZ Media](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/spider-man-octo-girl-volume-1/product/8052)
2. [スパイダーマン：オクトパスガール #1, Shonen Jump+](https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/4856001361345279395)
3. [スパイダーマン：オクトパスガール 1, Shueisha](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883756-7)
4. [スパイダーマン：オクトパスガール 4, Shueisha S-MANGA](https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-884521-0)
5. [Review: Spider-Man: Octo-Girl Vol 2, Every Day Is Like Wednesday (November 17, 2025)](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2025/11/review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-2.html)
6. [One of Spider-Man's Best New Series Just Ended Its Run, ComicBook.com (January 6, 2025)](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/spider-man-octo-girl-manga-end/)
7. [Manga Review – Spider-Man: Octo-Girl, Vol. 1, Otaku USA Magazine (Kara Dennison, September 4, 2024)](https://otakuusamagazine.com/manga-review-spider-man-octo-girl-vol-1/)
8. [Quand les comics deviennent des mangas… ou l'inverse ?, Journal du Japon (December 13, 2025)](https://www.journaldujapon.com/2025/12/13/quand-les-comics-deviennent-des-mangas-ou-linverse/)
9. [Spider-Man: Octo-Girl (2024 series), Grand Comics Database](https://my.comics.org/series/216388/)
10. [Spider-Man: Octo-Girl, Vol. 4, VIZ Media](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/spider-man-octo-girl-volume-4-0/product/9150)
11. [Spider-Man : Octo-Girl, Fnac listing](https://www.fnac.com/se112657/Spider-Man-Octo-Girl)
12. [Hideyuki Furuhashi bibliography, ComicsBox](https://www.comicsbox.it/autore/furuhashi_hideyuki)
13. [Spider-Man: Octo-Girl, Vol. 1, Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207301414-spider-man)
14. [Review of スパイダーマン:オクトパスガール 1, Natively](https://learnnatively.com/review/6e85b722ee/)
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