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“Sixth-grader Misaki trains speed-angel Hikaru to compete in the global tournament game Angelic Layer.”
Angelic Layer
ANGELIC LAYER
7.14
7,647 rank · 16,240 readers · 167 favorites
Shounen
Strategy Game
Action
Comedy
Drama
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Sixth-grader Misaki trains speed-angel Hikaru to compete in the global tournament game Angelic Layer.
In the future, the most popular game in the world is Angelic Layer. Contestants must raise and train their own 'Angels' (or fighting dolls) to compete in tournaments. Enter Misaki Suzuhara, sixth grade Angelic Layer prodigy. With her speed-type angel, Hikaru, many people think Misaki stands a chance at winning the championship. She'll have a lot of help along the way, but the road to victory will be not be an easy route, especially for someone as young as Misaki. (Source: Tokyopop)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.2
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 4
σ 1.72
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.72 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.80
Running avg · Aug 2008 → Jan 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “If you are expecting many plot twists and drama, you are wrong here. It's a combination of shojo and shonen, the fighting and relationships are amazing (for that what it is.) If you like reading...”
- 7 “in-one-sentence : lovely sci-fi manga with imaginative touch . The Review Story : very simple one without any tense and holocaust ,a super safe G-Rated manga and it's a quality one . But , it's...”
- 5 “Beware, the following review may contain /spoilers/. As far as CLAMP’s manga go, Angelic Layer is pretty average. And that’s all there is to it. /Average/. For our basic premise, we have Suzuhara...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 20%
Long · 40%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 28 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 44m approx
- Published Dec 1998 – Sep 2001
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0078 catalog