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“Boy with eye-color-changing power trains to be strong, stumbles upon crime scene in abandoned Tokyo building.”
Tokage no Ou
トカゲの王
6.29
20,150 rank · 7,175 readers · 17 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Drama
Horror
Supernatural
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Boy with eye-color-changing power trains to be strong, stumbles upon crime scene in abandoned Tokyo building.
Ikagawa Togake is a boy with a superpower. He has the the ability to change the color of his eyes whenever he closes and reopens the eyes. Kinda useless, right? Regardless, Ikagawa Tokage strives to strengthen his power in an effort to become the strongest and not have his power be nothing more than a parlor trick. With that desire in mind, he trains daily in an abandoned building in modern day Tokyo. But on one such day, he comes to what looks to be a scene of a crime and feels the culprit might still be nearby. Will he make it out of the abandoned building alive? Is there more to his power than meets the eye? (Source: Vexed-Scans and Deus-Ex Scans)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Aug 2013 → Oct 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This manga features an interesting premise, solid art, and compelling characters like Tokage and Sugamo. However, the narrative is incredibly messy, suffering from character bloat, poor pacing, and...”
- 7 “This series offers an engaging, fast-paced take on the "chuunibyou" trope, bolstered by effective POV shifts that provide meaningful development for both the protagonist and the supporting cast....”
- 4 “The manga features a calculated narrative structure and detailed shading in the artwork. However, the story is confusing and nonsensical, while the characters, particularly the self-centered...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 33%
Long · 67%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 15 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 00m approx
- Published Apr 2012 – Jun 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18927 catalog