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“Three teens survive a horrific train crash, battling hunger, grief, and creeping madness in the wreckage.”
Dragon Head
ドラゴンヘッド
7.15
7,356 rank · 29,179 readers · 425 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Survival
Action
Award Winning
Drama
Horror
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Synopsis
Three teens survive a horrific train crash, battling hunger, grief, and creeping madness in the wreckage.
Three teenagers—Teru Aoki, Nobuo Takahashi, and Ako Seto—discover that they are the lone survivors of a gruesome train accident that proved fatal to their fellow classmates and teachers. In an attempt to make their way out of the dreadful wreckage, they band together to grapple with hunger, loneliness, and the overwhelming sense of loss. However, as something sinister lurks in the shadows, the trio must fight off their worst impulses and the temptation to succumb to madness in these cruel times of despair.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 18 readers settled on.
93%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 9
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.39
Running avg · Dec 2008 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Okay, if you are a fan of goofy shoujo manga, think twice b4 watching this. It's not something for the faint hearted. -- a night mare coming to life. Ever heard of 2012? yes? well this manga is a...”
- 7 “Purposeful and eerie post-apocalyptic manga with some insightful musing on fear and the human condition. The pacing for the ending could have been less abrupt. I don't mind that we only learn as...”
- 7 “The first three volumes are truly spectacular! Creating the necessary tension, you really get into the protagonists' shoes, understanding their fears and madness, not being able to tell what is...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 50%
Long · 17%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 89 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 11h 52m approx
- Published Sep 1994 – Dec 1999
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0223 catalog