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“NNB agents investigate a missing family case involving a man who wants to name his son after himself.”
No\Name
NO＼NAME
6.59
16,584 rank · 2,954 readers · 10 favorites
Shounen
Detective
Action
Fantasy
Mystery
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
NNB agents investigate a missing family case involving a man who wants to name his son after himself.
In a world where peoples' names grant them superhuman powers... Two agents from the Nordic Naming Bureau (NNB), an agency specialized in investigating crimes committed by "Namers," handle the case of a man and his missing wife and son. Things take a turn, however, when the duo come face to face with the man, who wishes to give his son the same name as himself... (Source: MANGA Plus)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 5
σ 1.63
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.63 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 5.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jan 2025 → Feb 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The art is exceptional, the detective-mystery plot is a gripping page-turner, and the unique worldbuilding successfully avoids the tired tropes of typical government-run monster-hunting series....”
- 7 “The manga features a brilliantly unique power system tied to names, complemented by beautiful artwork and engaging fight choreography. Unfortunately, the series suffers from a premature...”
- 5 “The story is fairly good, complemented by awesome character designs and truly unique world-building centered on the concept that a person's name grants them superpowers. Unfortunately, the...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — No\Name begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 15 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 00m approx
- Published Jan 2024 – Feb 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M76852 catalog