“Failed mangaka uses time-travel "Revival" to save classmate Kayo, solving past murder to clear his framed present.”
Erased
僕だけがいない街
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Synopsis
Failed mangaka uses time-travel "Revival" to save classmate Kayo, solving past murder to clear his framed present.
Satoru Fujinuma is a 29-year-old who works part-time as a pizza deliveryman in order to make ends meet due to his unsuccessful career as a mangaka. But there is more to this struggling adult than meets the eye, as he possesses a mysterious ability which takes him back in time right before a life-threatening incident occurs. When "Revival," as he calls it, triggers, it will continue to send him back again and again until he is able to save the lives of the individuals involved. But Satoru's life is about to take a turn for the worse when a loved one is killed by an unknown man and he is framed for the crime. Desperate to get away so that he can assess his situation, he is inexplicably sent 18 years into the past—right before the disappearance and death of his classmate, Kayo Hinazuki, an event that has plagued him since childhood. Satoru, now an elementary school student, must get his wits together and save the young girl from an untimely demise by figuring out the identity of the person responsible. But just how is Kayo's murder connected to the present?
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Derived from 20 sampled reviews
What 20 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.27 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.70
Running avg · Dec 2015 → May 2025
- 9 “If you plan to watch the anime. You should read the manga first. I really prefer the manga over the anime. I think the anime compressed the story to the point that hey, what happen there, leaving...”
- 10 “Masterful writing and artwork truly a thing of beauty I'd been a fan of the anime for 7 years now I remember waiting after school for it to air but I never read the manga until now, it's great the...”
- 9 “A compelling thriller series with a fairly mature approach to the "revisiting your childhood" idea. Treads a lot of heavy topics, and engages you impressively well. Superb pacing, knows when to...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 49 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 32m approx
- Published Jun 2012 – Nov 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M19393 catalog