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“Ex-matagi becomes legendary FPS sniper, blending traditional hunting skills with e-sports in rural Japan.”
Matagi Gunner
マタギガンナー
6.8
13,127 rank · 1,084 readers · 0 favorites
Seinen
Video Game
Action
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Synopsis
Ex-matagi becomes legendary FPS sniper, blending traditional hunting skills with e-sports in rural Japan.
Former matagi, Hitonari Yamano, lives a lonely life in the countryside. He once put down his gun, but what he found in his hands was a "FPS" battle royal game! A unique sniper game was created by combining the latest e-sports with the traditional skills of the matagi. An unprecedented legend of the greatest sniper ever created begins in rural Japan! (Source: Kodansha, translated)
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6.5
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median 6.5
mode 6
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Guys who are fed up with the bland shounen manga should try reading this. Art is quite good and the pacing is just right. As for the characters, well, the story is alternating between "real life"...”
- 6 “This is a simple story of an old man living alone in countryside Japan, named Hitomari Yamano. He was a Matagi (mountain hunter), who used to primarily hunt bears. Now he is old, his children live...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 100 × 11 ch × vol
- Total read 13h 20m approx
- Published May 2022 – May 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M68682 catalog