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“Madotsuki explores 12 mysterious dream doors nightly to uncover the cause of her haunting recurring dreams.”
Yume Nikki
ゆめにっき
5.8
21,963 rank · 6,684 readers · 86 favorites
Psychological
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Madotsuki explores 12 mysterious dream doors nightly to uncover the cause of her haunting recurring dreams.
Haunted by a recurring dream, young Madotsuki travels to another world every night. In this place, she faces a room containing 12 doors. Armed with curiosity and determination, Madotsuki sidelines her worries and voyages through these worlds, searching for the cause of their existence. With each door hiding a unique theme, scenery, and dynamic, Madotsuki learns that the dream worlds are cunning and life-threatening. Will she resolve the mystery behind the 12 doors, or will she become bound to the dreamscape?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
5.1
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
60%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 2.29
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.29 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 2.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.14
Running avg · Sep 2013 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I'm going to preface this by saying I love the game this is based on, it's one of my favourite games I've ever played, and I enjoyed this manga too. This definitely is not a 1-to-1 adaptation, it's...”
- 7 “So when reading many complaints people have against this manga, it's important to understand that all versions of Yume Nikki are different stories. The same dream worlds are contextualized...”
- 7 “Ah, another manga adaptation from game.. As fan of RPGMaker game, i was excited to know that Yume Nikki has it own manga.. The story itself is about a girl who always dream about same things, and...”
Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 29%
Long · 29%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 9 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 12m approx
- Published May 2013 – Mar 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M21966 catalog