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“Collection of 14 surreal, dark short stories by Yoshiharu Tsuge exploring human nature and society.”
Nejishiki
ねじ式
6.77
13,604 rank · 2,589 readers · 23 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Avant Garde
Drama
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Synopsis
Collection of 14 surreal, dark short stories by Yoshiharu Tsuge exploring human nature and society.
1. Nejishiki (Screw-Style) 2. Numa (The Swamp) 3. Chico (Chirpy) 4. Hatsutakegari (Mushroom Hunting) 5. Sanshouuo (The Salamander) 6. Touge no Inu (The Dog from Prayer Pass) 7. Uwasa no Bushi (The Phony Warrior) 8. Ondoru Koya (The Ondol Shack) 9. Gensenkan Shujin (Master of the Gensenkan Inn) 10. Chouhachi no Yado (Chohachi Inn) 11. Ooba Denki Mekki Kougyou-sho (Oba's Electroplate Factory) 12. Yoshiboo no Hanzai 13. Shounen 14. Aru Mumei Sakka
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 4
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Apr 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I'm not really sure if I can write a review for these short stories, since they are highly experimental works that can easily go over someone's head, including mine. I should also mention that,...”
- 4 “Mod Note: This review was initially posted for the one-shot, Chico, and was subsequently merged into Nejishiki. [Story] It doesn't have, or, it might be a day, and then weeks later. I didn't really...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 0%
Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Jun 1965 – Jul 1984
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M7025 catalog