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“In a world where downloadable abilities are normal, Heita Jugojo can't use them, struggling to survive without skills.”
HI-Fi Cluster
ハイファイクラスタ
6.03
21,519 rank · 1,839 readers · 5 favorites
Shounen
Action
Sci-Fi
Supernatural
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Synopsis
In a world where downloadable abilities are normal, Heita Jugojo can't use them, struggling to survive without skills.
Welcome to the Ability Society. A futuristic world where no one has an advantage from the abilites they were born with, because you can easily download abilites. These downloadable abilites, called "Labels," will give you the skills to do just about anything. From driving a car to making pottery, the sky's the limit. But there's just one problem—they don't work for Heita Jugojo. How can a guy with no abilities survive in a world where everybody's an "expert?" Find out in this offbeat sci-fi story! (Source: VIZ Media) Included one-shots: Volume 2: Rokkou Tokka Volume 3: Hi-Fi Cluster: Rokkou Tokka Jiken Jitsurei (pilot), Hiyota Get...
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
5.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 4
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Jul 2021 → Oct 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Hi-Fi Cluster is a a typical Shonen Manga with an interesting power system. That being that no one really learns skills they just stick these "Labels" to themselves so that they will be able to do...”
- 4 “This series isn't the worst thing I've read but it has a lot of problems that make everyone just feel like complete idiots in the story. The fact that all of society adopts the Mole's technology...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 21 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 48m approx
- Published Sep 2014 – Jan 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M30455 catalog