“Abandoned girl escapes inescapable Prison City, loses brother, returns 11 years later as skilled fighter to find him.”
Soloist in a Cage
檻ノ中のソリスト
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Synopsis
Abandoned girl escapes inescapable Prison City, loses brother, returns 11 years later as skilled fighter to find him.
The Prison City, housing over five hundred thousand people, is inescapable. Constantly surveilled by thousands of robot guards, the inhabitants have little chance of jailbreak. Chloe, a seven-year-old girl, has lived in this dreary city her whole life. Abandoned by her parents, she passes her days with her baby brother, Rock. Since the streets are sprawling with dangerous criminals, she has never left the house and finds her purpose in life by taking care of her brother. One night, after realizing that her neighbors are attempting to escape, Chloe secretly pursues them while carrying Rock. However, when things go south during their escape, she becomes separated from her brother. Faced with harsh reality, she reluctantly escapes without him, holding onto the hope that he will survive until the day she can return. Eleven years later, upon polishing her combat abilities, Chloe returns to the Prison City with fierce determination to search for the brother she promised to protect long ago.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.32 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.58
Running avg · Apr 2021 → Jul 2025
- 10 “This manga is one of the best things that I have read within the last few years. My only gripe with it, is the fact that it only lasts 20 chapters and therefore doesn't leave a lot of room for...”
- 7 “I went into this manga completely blind. I just read the synopsis and thought it was interesting. It starts off really strong I think. It has beautiful art with an interesting premise. I did enjoy...”
- 8 “Simple but very well made. Soloist doesn't seem to aim to be a grand and complex series but that's quite alright. The plot progresses fast but naturally, without feeling rushed. The characters, bad...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Sep 2018 – Jun 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M49672 catalog