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“Darkly comic tale of two souls reincarnated as animals learning love and meaning before extinction.”
Before You Go Extinct
きみの絶滅する前に
7.16
7,255 rank · 466 readers · 3 favorites
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Synopsis
Darkly comic tale of two souls reincarnated as animals learning love and meaning before extinction.
A darkly comic look at the meaning and meaninglessness of life, through the eyes of various adorable and occasionally psychopathic species facing extinction. A humble rock is at the center of this transmigratory tale of two souls who take the form of penguins, otters, crows, and more as they learn about the the value of culture, the beauty of play in the face of capitalist pressure to produce and reproduce, and the power of love in the face of total annihilation. (Source: Kodansha USA)
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8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.33
Running avg · Dec 2025 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “"What's the point?" Started very unexpected, but delivered the melancholy I hoped for well. I also like that the sidekick character sort of gave aro/ace rep. Not sure whether that was intentional...”
- 10 “Why are we all alive? What's the point of warming a stone? A penguin warming a stone knowing it will never hatch. Sounds pointless, right? But it's a form of protest. Reading this cute manga art,...”
- 7 “REVIEW PART WITHOUT SPOILERS: I mean, it's short, has good art, and an interesting concept at first, even though I didn't really grasp it. It is meant to be some kind of philosophical story, but on...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published May 2024 – May 2024
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M75400 catalog