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“Teens with transforming weapon-arms battle conspiracies and super-powered foes in a sci-fi thriller.”
Project ARMS
ARMS
7.33
4,785 rank · 3,916 readers · 61 favorites
Shounen
Super Power
Action
Award Winning
Drama
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Teens with transforming weapon-arms battle conspiracies and super-powered foes in a sci-fi thriller.
From Ryoji Minagawa and Kyoichi Nanatsuki comes a world of nano-machines, cybernetic assassins, powerful telekinetic opponents, and secret organization dedicated to bringing forth the next evolution of humankind. Containing all the best elements of sci-fi, spy fiction, and conspiracy theory stories, Project Arms is about kids whose arms transform into grotesquely deformed super weapons. (Source: Viz)
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7.5
/10
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Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
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Running avg · Apr 2019 → Jun 2023
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I'd been eyeing this manga for a while. I'm starting to explore slightly dated manga, and I think I've found a good entry point. "Arms" is a captivating manga that has won over long-time fans of...”
- 8 “As someone who has seen the anime 1st before it's manga. It's an interesting read to see how the source material turned out. As well as more well presented and rich it was. Story: The initial set...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 241 × 22 ch × vol
- Total read 32h 08m approx
- Published Jan 1997 – Jan 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1354 catalog