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“Unmotivated middle-schooler Saike gains immense psychic powers after rescuing childhood friend Mikan from danger.”
Psyche Matashitemo
サイケまたしても
7.43
3,917 rank · 8,985 readers · 60 favorites
Shounen
Super Power
Action
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Synopsis
Unmotivated middle-schooler Saike gains immense psychic powers after rescuing childhood friend Mikan from danger.
The manga revolves around Saike, a male middle school student without dreams or motivation. Within his normal everyday life, the only one who dotes on him is his female childhood friend, Mikan. However, one day, after seeing Mikan in extreme danger, he gains psychic powers that surpass human knowledge. (Source: ANN) Included one-shot: Volume 3: Negatibrain
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
8.6
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.58
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.58 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.38
Running avg · Oct 2015 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Saike Matashitemo is a masterpiece that features exceptional character development and smart, inventive fight scenes that rival the best in the genre. The series successfully avoids the trap of...”
- 10 “Saike Once Again is an absolutely awesome series featuring a consistently engaging story, a unique cast of well-written characters, and exceptional art that makes fight scenes perfectly clear....”
- 9 “This manga is truly special, featuring a compelling story that transitions perfectly from funny to serious, alongside fantastic character work and appealing art. While there are minor mistakes in...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 38%
Long · 25%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Psyche Matashitemo begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 142 × 15 ch × vol
- Total read 18h 56m approx
- Published Jul 2014 – Dec 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M29835 catalog