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“Asami investigates her friend's suicide linked to a deadly urban legend in the cursed videogame Portus.”
Portus
ポルタス
6.1
21,512 rank · 5,879 readers · 21 favorites
Seinen
Horror
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Asami investigates her friend's suicide linked to a deadly urban legend in the cursed videogame Portus.
17-year-old high school student Asami Kawakami's friend, Chiharu, has stopped answering her phone and never comes to school anymore. She would rather spend her time playing Portus, an old videogame. There is an urban legend that there is a secret level where a boy appears and asks if you want to go to the other side. If you say yes, you die. When Chiharu cuts her own throat, Asami and the art club teacher, Keigo Sawa, set out to find out the truth behind the legend and Chiharu's suicide. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
4.7
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
40%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4.5
mode 2
σ 2.29
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.29 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 2.7
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 3.33
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Portus features an extremely unique storyline filled with themes of revenge and despair, brought to life by detailed, disturbing artwork that effectively conveys the characters' fear. There are no...”
- 7 “Portus is an enjoyable, well-paced read that exceeds expectations with its detailed, cinematic art and effectively disturbing character expressions. There are no notable flaws to report, as the...”
- 5 “The art is interesting and the story presents a fairly complex narrative. However, the overly busy art style makes it difficult to focus, and the lack of engagement led me to abandon the book...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 17%
Long · 17%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Portus begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Jan 2006 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2869 catalog