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“In war-torn Japan, legalized revenge killings are handled by specialized firms, including one protagonist's employer.”
Freesia
フリージア
7.68
2,025 rank · 36,218 readers · 997 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Action
Drama
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Synopsis
In war-torn Japan, legalized revenge killings are handled by specialized firms, including one protagonist's employer.
Freesia is set in an alternative Japanese society that is at war, and has passed a law legalizing retaliatory killings. If somebody kills your loved one, you are legally sanctioned to kill, or hire someone to kill, the victimizer. The manga is set around a character who works for a firm that specializes in these retaliatory killings. (Source: OneManga)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 23 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 23 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.22
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.22 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.26
Running avg · Oct 2007 → Nov 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The character depth, particularly among the supporting cast, is exceptional and stands head and shoulders above the series I am comparing it to. While the art style is admittedly rough around the...”
- 10 “This manga is a gripping, gruesome masterpiece that delivers an intense psychological experience and a brilliant, mind-bending narrative. There are no notable flaws to report, as the story...”
- 7 “Freesia stands as a critically acclaimed series that successfully earned a live-action adaptation in 2007. While the narrative is compelling, there are no notable criticisms regarding its execution...”
Verbosity
Short · 22%
Medium · 39%
Long · 39%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Freesia begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 84 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 11h 12m approx
- Published Sep 2001 – Aug 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1040 catalog