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“Mangaka Nagai gets trapped in his own manga world, confronting his creations while seeking escape.”
Opus
OPUS
7.7
1,916 rank · 24,317 readers · 452 favorites
Seinen
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Mangaka Nagai gets trapped in his own manga world, confronting his creations while seeking escape.
Mangaka Chikara Nagai finds himself at a creative crossroads as he works on the final chapters of his serialized manga, Resonance. After receiving critical feedback from his editor, he struggles through another sleepless night to complete his manuscript. In a moment of exhaustion, something extraordinary occurs - Nagai is suddenly pulled into the very world he created. Now trapped within the pages of his own manga, Nagai must navigate the fantastical realm he once only imagined. He encounters his own characters brought to life, including the determined heroine Satoko Miura. Together, they embark on a journey through the story's landscape, where Nagai must confront the consequences of his creative choices and discover a way back to reality.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 4
σ 1.97
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.97 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Apr 2015 → Nov 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS AND SHOULD ONLY BE READ AFTER READING OPUS So, assuming you just ignored that warning, I'll say again that I will be spoiling the ending of Opus fully in order to...”
- 7 “An enjoyable premise with interesting characters. Even if the ending was lackluster. The series is about a mangaka that drew a series with the intention of killing one of the main characters by the...”
- 8 “Opus is a very unique manga, and holds a place in my heart for several reasons. Satoshi Kon sits on a pedestal as one of my favorite anime director's of all time, dazzling me with his gorgeous...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 67%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 19 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 32m approx
- Published Oct 1995 – Jun 1996
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14867 catalog