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“Tezuka Osamu's "The Crater": episodic suspense/horror tales, each with striking imagery and moral twists.”
The Crater
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7.04
8,971 rank · 2,171 readers · 6 favorites
Shounen
Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Tezuka Osamu's "The Crater": episodic suspense/horror tales, each with striking imagery and moral twists.
"The Crater" is a series of short complete stories ranging in genre from suspense to mystery and horror. In the second episode entitled "The Octagonal Mansion," a boy who is undecided over what to do with his life happens to go to an octagonal mansion, where he can start his life all over again. The 8th episode, "The Bell Rings" features three people who are haunted by tinkling bells that won't let them forget their past sins. Some stories end happily, while others don't. But all of them have the unforgettable imagery typical of Tezuka Osamu's short stories. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)
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7.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.47
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σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Jan 2012 → Mar 2020
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Story: 6 most of them are good stories, but they just all go way too fast. It misses the drama. Art: 4 Very outdated, but it is very old. I just hate how people walk in the beginning of the series....”
- 7 “The Crater is not just one story, but a collection of 17 different stories (with the last one being called "The Crater") of supernatural mystery. I've read in some articles that it was made during...”
- 8 “The Crater is a collection of 17 short stories by manga genius Osamu Tezuka that delve into the recurring tribulations of boy hero Okuchin, as he is moved from one dark scenario into another. With...”
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Jul 1969 – Mar 1970
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M10104 catalog