“In dystopian Japan, young citizens receive 24-hour death notices; a conflicted messenger questions the law's morality.”
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
イキガミ
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Synopsis
In dystopian Japan, young citizens receive 24-hour death notices; a conflicted messenger questions the law's morality.
In a dystopian nation, a public prosperity law like no other is in effect: The National Welfare Act, in which citizens between the ages of 18-24 are selected to die for their country. Twenty-four hours before a nanocapsule carries out their death, the chosen receive notifications called "Ikigami" from government messengers. The government gives only one ostensible reason for the act’s purpose—to spread the value of life. Kengo Fujimoto is a newly instated Ikigami messenger who is indecisive on his stance of the act. Curbing his hesitation to avoid the watchful eye of the national police, Kengo decides that delivering the Ikigami will help shape his opinion. Ikigami follows how people act knowing that their final hours are upon them. Whether committing acts of kindness or crimes of passion, the chosen's actions have profound impacts on those around them, and it will ultimately lead Kengo to his decision.
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Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
What 9 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.68 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.56
Running avg · Dec 2009 → Jan 2025
- 8 “no spoilers this is my first read for this mangaka mase Motoro and boy i did not expect it to be this good, i just kept reading i enjoyed it a lot. it was a surprise because i never heard of it...”
- 8 “Great Manga. Well written with a well thought story. If you like dark, esoteric stories you are going to love ikigami. It is set in a country where there is a law which dictates that 1 in a...”
- 7 “I used to have a friend described by another friend as "better in doses". He was okay, but volatile; basic neutral evil archetype. "Ikigami" is certainly in that category. If you thought the...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 60 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 00m approx
- Published Jan 2005 – Feb 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5948 catalog