“1000-year-old pure good and evil beings awaken to battle, destroying a peaceful city.”
Ultimo
機巧童子ULTIMO
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Synopsis
1000-year-old pure good and evil beings awaken to battle, destroying a peaceful city.
Two beings, one of pure good and one of pure evil, infused with all the knowledge and abilities of their creator, were set to awaken when the world was about to enter its final war. Shortly after his masterpieces were completed, the creator committed suicide, satisfied with the potential mayhem his creations will cause. Now, 1000 years later, a peaceful city is terrorized by a monster attack. The monster was created by the "pure evil" being named Vice, as a means to draw out his "pure good" counterpart, Ultimo. When the monster starts wrecking the city and attacking innocent bystanders, Ultimo appears to take out the monster. Finally, the two meet and their grand battle begins. Who will win? Who will lose? What do the police think about these new creatures destroying their city? (Source: MangaHelpers) Included one-shot: Volume 12: Karakuri Douji Ultimo:0 (pilot)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Aug 2009 → Jul 2017
- 7 “I came into this series not expecting much, but I was very surprised about the concepts that the manga is trying to achieve. If you are looking for something similar to Shaman King, then then this...”
- 9 “Oh wow! I am truly liking this story. It's true that it's very early in the game to review but I think it's getting better and better as I keep on reading this. Story: 9 - The story seems simple...”
- 9 “Okay, if the first page of colored spread does not got your blood pumping or your b0nar expanding, then something is definitely wrong with you. Meet Ultimo the 'Good' of Karakuri Douji, one of the...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 54 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 12m approx
- Published Feb 2009 – Oct 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5046 catalog