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“Tokyo is trapped in an orb by alien MU; TERRA fights to free the isolated city.”
RahXephon
ラーゼフォン
6.34
19,856 rank · 2,311 readers · 16 favorites
Seinen
Mecha
Action
Drama
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Tokyo is trapped in an orb by alien MU; TERRA fights to free the isolated city.
A mysterious orb envelops the city of Tokyo. All forms of communication are severed, leaving the inhabitants of the newly dubbed "Tokyo Jupiter" ignorant to their fate. Along with the United Nations, a special organization known as TERRA is formed: their mission is to liberate Tokyo from the otherwordly MU -- those responsible for Tokyo's capture. (Source: Viz Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
4.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
33%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 7
σ 2.28
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.28 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 2.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 2.75
Running avg · Mar 2017 → Jun 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This manga is really short, I feel like it could have used maybe two more volumes to help with the plot. It seems to jump along pretty quickly and it takes aways from some of the kick that certain...”
- 7 “Very different tone and direction compared to the Anime & Movie, if you're expecting the same depth and artistic flavour that the original anime has you will be disappointed. However, this Manga is...”
- 2 “I found this manga utterly incomprehensible, to the point where it became impossible to care because I just didn't understand what was happening. There were plenty of beautifully-drawn shots of...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 25%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Sep 2001 – Nov 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0210 catalog