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“Blizzard-stranded hikers: one confesses murder, both survive, but trust shatters as the mountain's threat turns human.”
Confession
告白 -コンフェッション-
7.29
5,403 rank · 7,497 readers · 54 favorites
Seinen
Adult Cast
Psychological
Drama
Suspense
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Synopsis
Blizzard-stranded hikers: one confesses murder, both survive, but trust shatters as the mountain's threat turns human.
Two miles up in the unforgiving heights of Mt. Owari, hikers and friends Asai and Ishikura are hit by a blizzard and lose their way. Injured and sure of his imminent death, Ishikura confesses to killing a member of their university hiking club five years ago. However, Asai then stumbles upon shelter and carries them both to safety, only to realize that the confession has forever changed their relationship—and that the brutal elements may no longer be the most deadly threat around. (Source: Kodansha USA)
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.17
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.17 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.88
Running avg · Nov 2010 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Tension from start to finish is the summary of this work! From the very beginning, it captivated me, and the duel between the two feels very "real" to me. Their motivations and everything that a...”
- 7 “This manga is so good, eventhough I read a lot of short mangas, I always feel that no short manga can be something really special, even if the writer really tries 1-2 volumes is never enough, but...”
- 7 “Okay, so the Story was made by Fukomoto Noboyuki (Creator of Kaiji and Akagi) and art by Fukumoto, Nobuyuki ( artist of Fukumoto's other collaboration work Seizon -LifE-) So it basically starts off...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 38%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Apr 1998 – Sep 1998
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1387 catalog