“Japan legalized drugs; addicts gain superpowers via Icarus, forming D Unit to battle rogue dopemen.”
Dopeman
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Japan legalized drugs; addicts gain superpowers via Icarus, forming D Unit to battle rogue dopemen.
"This is the Narcotics Control Department. Drop your weapons!" This is Japan where narcotics were legalized. It is here that some drug addicts have attained supernatural powers thanks to the new drug called Icarus. Those addicts, called dopemen, became a threat to common people. And the special investigation unit, aka "D Unit," organized to crack down on them also consists of dopemen. Thus begins a superhuman doping battle! (Source: Comikey Media)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 21 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 48m approx
- Published Mar 2022 – Apr 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M66571 catalog