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“Future nursing specialist Yukie Sakai cares for unique patients like ex-hero Reddleman and AI-run nursing home president.”
Dementia 21
ディメンシャ 21
7.36
4,601 rank · 7,016 readers · 71 favorites
Avant Garde
Horror
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Synopsis
Future nursing specialist Yukie Sakai cares for unique patients like ex-hero Reddleman and AI-run nursing home president.
What will nursing be like in the future? Yukie Sakai, a home care giver, is a specialist for nursing patients under the serious condition. The patients are, for example, "Reddleman," the hero who used to protect peace on earth, and the president of an advanced nursing home in which everything is controlled by machines, and...! (Source: BookLOUD) Included one-shots: Volume 1: Tantei SumoKING (Detective SumoKING), India de Ransuu Volume 2: Separate
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8.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
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 · Jun 2019 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Dementia 21 is a very surreal manga about a home help aide who helps out elderly people with no clue about how bizarre things can get. The artwork is very detailed and is something that I...”
- 8 “Dementia 21 is a series of short stories about the day-to-day work of a home caregiver. Based on the description alone, it might sound boring and mundane, but Shintaro Kago’s creativity completely...”
- 9 “This is a review based off Fantagraphics release which has published the first 17 chapters. Absurdist and surrealist comedy and horror with sociopolitical commentaries. Shintaro Kago's art is...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 37 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 56m approx
- Published Jan 2011 – Oct 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M42468 catalog