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“Heat-stricken Chinami awakens in a mysterious riverside town whose pristine waters conceal dark secrets.”
Suiiki
水域
7.68
2,019 rank · 10,157 readers · 110 favorites
Seinen
Historical
Drama
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Heat-stricken Chinami awakens in a mysterious riverside town whose pristine waters conceal dark secrets.
In the midst of a blazing hot summer beset by water shortages, middle-school girl Chinami faints from heat exhaustion. Upon waking up, she finds herself in a mysterious town by a beautifully pristine river whose waters hide many secrets... (Source: Hox)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
8.4
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.73
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.73 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.43
Running avg · Jul 2011 → Jul 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Suiiki is a deeply moving, underrated masterpiece that perfectly balances a comforting, idealistic setting with a sorrowful, gut-wrenching narrative. There are no notable flaws to be found in this...”
- 8 “This manga is a beautiful, poignant story that masterfully explores themes of family, memory, and the difficulty of moving on. Despite its short 12-chapter length, it succeeds in creating deep...”
- 8 “Suiiki is a masterful exploration of the ephemeral nature of life and the weight of time, effectively pulling readers into a state of shared confusion and eventual clarity alongside the...”
Verbosity
Short · 14%
Medium · 71%
Long · 14%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Suiiki begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Nov 2009 – Oct 2010
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M10731 catalog