“Boy and uncle flee totalitarian state with prized train ticket after purge kills parents.”
North Defector
脫北者
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Boy and uncle flee totalitarian state with prized train ticket after purge kills parents.
10-year boy Yun and his injured uncle are trying to escape from the totalitarian country called Nothern Nation after a purge that killed Yun's parents. Their only hope is a rare and priced "Train Ticket 0000" to the Free Nations, accessible only to the rich and powerful. The story portrays the totalitarian elements (e.g. China during Cultural Revolution) and the dark sides of the people magnified under such regimes.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 24m approx
- Published Oct 2012 – Oct 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M53768 catalog