Three teenagers—Teru Aoki, Nobuo Takahashi, and Ako Seto—discover that they are the lone survivors of a gruesome train accident that proved fatal to their fellow classmates and teachers. In an attempt to make their way out of the dreadful wreckage, they band together to grapple with hunger, loneliness, and the overwhelming sense of loss. However, as something sinister lurks in the shadows, the trio must fight off their worst impulses and the temptation to succumb to madness in these cruel times of despair. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Dragon Head won the 21st Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 1997. The series was published in English by Tokyopop from January 10, 2006, to April 8, 2008. Kodansha Comics USA digitally republished the series on February 27, 2018. It was also released in Spanish by Planeta Cómic as 2-in-1 omnibus volumes from October 15, 2019, to November 17, 2020. The manga was adapted into a live-action film that screened in Japan on August 30, 2003.