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“Akira and Youko resume civilian life post-Covid, but peace proves fleeting in this Fable sequel.”
The Fable: The Second Contact
ザ・ファブル The second contact
7.95
951 rank · 10,556 readers · 66 favorites
Seinen
Adult Cast
Organized Crime
Comedy
Suspense
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Synopsis
Akira and Youko resume civilian life post-Covid, but peace proves fleeting in this Fable sequel.
The story is set about one year after the ending to The Fable. Akira and Youko are forced to abort their latest mission due to the Covid-19 pandemic and return to Osaka to continue their quiet life as regular civilians, but the peace is not to last. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
86%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.56
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.56 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Aug 2022 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This is the sequel to The Fable. I won’t spoil the ending of the first part. But this manga picks up exactly from where the first part left. Do not read this before reading the first part. The...”
- 10 “while The Second Contract is not as good as the first part of The Fable, I still personally give it a 10. The Fable's first part ends quite nicely and I didn't think it would need a sequel, but...”
- 8 “If you're a fan of The Fable Part 1, this is a must-read. It seamlessly picks up the story and reunites all the amazing characters from the first part. Personally, I consider Part 1 a masterpiece,...”
Verbosity
Short · 11%
Medium · 56%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 86 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 11h 28m approx
- Published Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M60609 catalog