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“Church hunts Asklepios; soldier Luca, aided by mysterious kids, pursues the demon for personal reasons.”
Asklepios
アスクレピオス
7.15
7,388 rank · 2,922 readers · 12 favorites
Shounen
Historical
Medical
Action
Adventure
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Church hunts Asklepios; soldier Luca, aided by mysterious kids, pursues the demon for personal reasons.
An order has been sent out to hunt down the existence of an Asklepios, a Greek demon god of medicine, whom the Church believes is practicing unorthodox methods. A member of armed force group assigned to this mission by the name of Luca encounters two kids who saved him from an injury he faced during a brawl. Who are these kids and can they help out Luca with his personal reason for doing this assignment? (Source: MU) Included one-shots: Volume 3: Asklepios (pilot), Dispenser
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Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.00
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σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
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Running avg · Feb 2009 → Feb 2009
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This is a period medical manga. I have no idea how much of it is based in the real world or what is even possible. But despite that, it's fun to read. the story was great, to say the least, I'm...”
- 7 “Every once in a while I find myself surprised by a manga or anime, simply because of the sheer audacity of it's plot. This doesn't mean that the series is excellent though. It simply means that the...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 21 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 48m approx
- Published Sep 2008 – Feb 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5846 catalog