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Black-Box
BLACK-BOX
6.94
10,622 rank · 2,839 readers · 11 favorites
Seinen
Combat Sports
Drama
Sports
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7.3
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100%
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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 · Mar 2022 → Aug 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “A boxing manga by Tsutomu Takahashi. The manga itself isn't too long and it primarily focuses on the two lead protagonists whom are rivals. Their relationship is the most captivating part of it...”
- 8 “The years passed, and Tsutomu Takahashi has improved like a good wine. He is an author used to offer us mangas of very high level, either in the drawing or in the storytelling, no matter the target...”
- 7 “I want to get this out of the way and say that this is both my first review and story that I've read of Tsutomu Takahashi. I only got to know a bit about him through Naoki Uraswa's Manben series....”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 42 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 36m approx
- Published Jun 2015 – Mar 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M35166 catalog