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“Dark-raised boy enters 19th-century English society, seeking companions while pursued by a consuming red fog.”
From the Red Fog
紅い霧の中から
6.91
11,050 rank · 16,211 readers · 341 favorites
Shounen
Gore
Historical
Psychological
Suspense
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Synopsis
Dark-raised boy enters 19th-century English society, seeking companions while pursued by a consuming red fog.
Born in darkness, a young boy steps into the light. Raised in a cellar steeped in solitude, his entrance into English society at the turn of the nineteenth century is anything but painless. From place to place he journeys, seeking companions who share his unusual interests. But always, always a red fog follows, consuming everything in its path... (Source: Yen Press)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 20 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 20 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 5
σ 2.36
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.36 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.2
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Score over time
↑ 0.95
Running avg · Oct 2020 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I love this manga so much def recommend to those who love psychological stories and books but there is gore , deaths and exucutions in the manga, the main protagonist is Rwanda a killer , This...”
- 8 “I can't express the amount of potential this manga has, although only 4 chapters have been released as of this review I'm writing it has grabbed my attention and won't let go. For those who have...”
- 9 “The 19th century England town setting and the art style are luring. It starts-off pretty solid, the mc had a vivid personality, unfaltering in any situation. The way he moves from place to place...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 25%
Long · 15%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 25 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 20m approx
- Published May 2020 – Jul 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M55018 catalog