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“Superhuman Killy scours a cyber-labyrinth for Net Terminal Gene to save humanity from extinction.”
Blame!
BLAME!
8.31
388 rank · 183,389 readers · 10,150 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Action
Drama
Horror
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Superhuman Killy scours a cyber-labyrinth for Net Terminal Gene to save humanity from extinction.
In an enormous steel labyrinth riddled with horrifying creatures, humanity is forced to isolate itself in small enclaves while living in constant fear of its annihilation. In this dystopia, only a strange young man known as Killy is brave enough to traverse its unforgiving territories. Possessing superhuman strength and a rare Graviton Beam Emitter, Killy fights off bloodthirsty beasts and other fiendish forces in his desperate search for a human with the Net Terminal Gene—genetic information that holds the potential to restore the corrupt world. The dark world of Blame! follows Killy as he meets new people, sheds more blood, and draws closer to finding the Net Terminal Gene. Through these exploits, the true nature of the world is slowly pieced together.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 72 sampled reviews
8.1
/10
What 72 readers settled on.
88%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 2.17
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.17 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.2 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.92
Running avg · Sep 2007 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I seriously love this manga artist and I have no idea why! So obviously I liked the art? The story in this one took a while for me to pick up on, but once I did it was hard to stop reading. There...”
- 10 “this is by far my favourite manga of all time just something about the world the characters the mystery's it all culminates into a masterpiece of art and story that I will forever love the art is...”
- 9 “Wow, what an amazing manga! The artwork is beautiful and very detailed. The setting and plot of the manga are very unique and futuristic. I find that even though this is a serious manga, I tend to...”
Verbosity
Short · 31%
Medium · 44%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 66 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 48m approx
- Published Jan 1997 – Jul 2003
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0146 catalog