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“Don Quixote-inspired critique of modern Japan's heartless individualism through an old man's childish yet truthful perspective.”
"Haikai Roujin" Don Quixote
"徘徊老人"ドン・キホーテ
6.47
18,373 rank · 536 readers · 4 favorites
Action
Drama
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Don Quixote-inspired critique of modern Japan's heartless individualism through an old man's childish yet truthful perspective.
Inspired by Cervantes' Don Quixote, the author criticizes heartless individualism and indifference in modern Japan, as seen through the eyes of an old man, who, although childish with age, sees the truth of things.
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Feb 2023 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The art is exceptional, utilizing a realistic style that often blurs the line between drawing and photography, while the story provides a compelling critique of modern Japanese individualism....”
- 7 “This manga is a brilliant reinterpretation that captures the essence of Cervantes’s classic while delivering a powerful social critique of contemporary capitalist society. While the unconventional,...”
- 4 “This manga is entirely preachy and shallow, offering only the most superficial criticism of society. The overarching story feels irrelevant and adds no real value, providing an experience no better...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 0%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 9 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 12m approx
- Published Mar 2000 – Mar 2001
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M39895 catalog