“Post-apocalyptic 2039: Jin returns to dystopian Tokyo seeking friend Ryoma amid Japan's global dominance.”
Damned
ダムド
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Synopsis
Post-apocalyptic 2039: Jin returns to dystopian Tokyo seeking friend Ryoma amid Japan's global dominance.
At the turn of the previous century, the earth quaked. The earth's crust began to shift for the fourth time, centering around the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The entire world's land mass was reduced to 3/5 of the planet, and the human population was reduced by a third. Put simply...the earth had gotten old. In 2039, there was only one country that continued to prosper, glaring around at the rest of the dying planet: Japan. Todoroki Jin returns to Tokyo, the city where he was born, in hopes of finding his friend Ryoma. Little does Jin know about how Tokyo's changed since his last visit... (Source: Illuminati-Manga)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.67
Running avg · May 2020 → Oct 2023
- 7 “I thought this is going to be another story inspired and copied from fist of the north star, it is. However I was surprised at the end of the manga with changes of the characters and the evolution...”
- 9 “I'll be honest. The thing that makes this a Masterpiece is the Art that is this manga made back in 1992. If you seperate all the exploding heads and body's cleaved in half, it's not bad, but those...”
- 9 “Art is really great, the Action is really great, and the MC is very likable. It's got good atmophere too, and it's gory in a really fun, over the top way that reminds me of something like Robocop...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 26 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 28m approx
- Published Jan 1992 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M19413 catalog