“Android radio DJ Maico explores love, identity, and humanity while navigating fame and mysterious threats.”
Maico 2010
MAICO2010
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Synopsis
Android radio DJ Maico explores love, identity, and humanity while navigating fame and mysterious threats.
Maico is Japan's newest radio DJ, bringing fresh energy to the airwaves. By day, she captivates listeners with her unique style and voice. By night, she navigates a world far more complex than she ever imagined - dealing with overzealous fans, mysterious threats, and the challenges of understanding human emotions. As an android designed to be as human-like as possible, Maico grapples with questions about love, identity, and what it means to be alive. Her creator envisioned her as more than just a machine, programming her with curiosity about human relationships and emotions she's never experienced. The story follows Maico's journey as she discovers her true nature while building connections in both her professional and personal life. Along the way, she encounters others like herself and faces challenges that test her understanding of humanity and her place in the world. This sci-fi comedy-drama explores themes of identity, love, and what defines humanity through the eyes of an android DJ trying to find her voice - both on and off the air.
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What 2 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Mar 2010 → Dec 2020
- 8 “When I first discovered Maico 2010, I got the first two volumes practially for free and didn't have much expectations for it. After finishing the whole thing shortly there after, I found a...”
- 4 “The summary makes this seem like this is going to have a lot of cool ideas for realizing a futuristic, sexy vibe. It really doesn't, so it kinda disappointed me. The main problem is that it almost...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 37 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 56m approx
- Published Oct 1997 – Jan 1999
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5003 catalog