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“Psychic old man controls apartment block until young girl with powers challenges him to mental battle.”
Domu: A Child's Dream
童夢
7.33
4,967 rank · 13,545 readers · 127 favorites
Seinen
Award Winning
Horror
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Psychic old man controls apartment block until young girl with powers challenges him to mental battle.
A twisted old man, gifted with extrasensory powers, silently holds sway over an entire block of apartments. The occupants are puppets for him to control. Life is his to give...and to take. But suddenly there is a new voice in his head, and before he knows it, a young girl with her own battery of psychic abilities has arrived to challenge him! Soon, the sprawling complex becomes a battleground between two minds possessing incredible, unimaginable power. (Source: Dark Horse)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 10
σ 1.81
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.81 · split reception
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.14
Running avg · Dec 2008 → Nov 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The manga was well-liked by a great number of people. That it was both enjoyable and disturbing at the same time piqued my interest, which I found interesting. When you see adults do terrible...”
- 7 “From the same creator of Akira, if you are a fan of that manga I would recommend this; it's a quick read and has a lot of similar elements. Fans of Stranger Things might also enjoy this. This manga...”
- 8 “Doumu is a gripping horror story about an apartment complex that’s being terrorized by a mysterious serial killer with supernatural abilities that’s left the authorities dumbfounded. If you’re used...”
Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 29%
Long · 29%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 4 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 32m approx
- Published Jan 1980 – Jul 1981
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1116 catalog