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“Collection of surreal, interconnected short stories exploring urban life, memory, and identity through absurdist and experimental narratives.”
Kasutoro Shiki
かすとろ式
6.66
15,431 rank · 4,190 readers · 46 favorites
Horror
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Synopsis
Collection of surreal, interconnected short stories exploring urban life, memory, and identity through absurdist and experimental narratives.
1. Koukou Kansen Shoukougun (Oral Cavity Infectious Syndrome) 2. Gotouchi Kankou Annai 3. Ekimae Uramichi 4. Ekimae Souzou (Genesis) 5. Ekimae Secchaku (Superglue) 6. Ekimae Akutagawa 7. Todo no Tsumori 8. Bunretsu Zoushoku (Multiplication) 9. Kokumin no Sousei (Abstraction) 10. Blow-up 11. Youjin Muyou 12. Tsuioku no Kanata (The Memories of Others) 13. Lord of the Ringu 14. Guruguru Shikou
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
σ 1.22
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.22 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Sep 2010 → Dec 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “A very troubling and bewildering manga. It wasn't bad, the creative flow of it really shined through~ At it's first read-through it's pretty hard to understand, that or it was meant for the very...”
- 8 “KAGO is a force to be reckoned with. Prepare yourself for protuberantly perverse depictions which convey over the top satirical mockeries of various themes. Exploration of panels seems to be the...”
- 10 “I have NEVER read or seen a manga like this. You can comprehend the beginning pretty well but as you move along, in my opinion, it's a very bizarre story of cause and effect. By page 13, we see an...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 0%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Dec 2004 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14895 catalog