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“Luxury cruise ship rescues two survivors; one becomes a mysterious killer slaughtering passengers and crew.”
Blue Heaven
Blue Heaven
6.69
14,884 rank · 15,571 readers · 79 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Action
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Synopsis
Luxury cruise ship rescues two survivors; one becomes a mysterious killer slaughtering passengers and crew.
The world’s largest luxury ship 'Blue Heaven' saves a wrecked ship out at sea. At the captain’s command, the ship is searched, and 2 male survivors are rescued. On the ship, there are signs of horrible bloodshed. One of the rescued men, of unknown nationality, loses himself among the ship’s passengers and starts randomly slaughtering the patrons and staff. What is his motive?! (Source: Hawks & Omanga) Included one-shots: Volume 3: 69, Route 69
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Derived from 6 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.00
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jun 2010 → Dec 2020
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Blue Heaven is a wonderful, underrated short manga that excels through its simple yet profound thematic delivery. While it may not reach the heights of a "genius" masterpiece, its straightforward...”
- 9 “Blue Heaven is a fantastic dark psychological thriller that excels with its concise 24-chapter length, well-developed themes, and a refreshing departure from the watered-down plots of mainstream...”
- 7 “The art in this manga is phenomenal, featuring stunning, impressive scenes that effectively use the *Blue Heaven* as a visual metaphor, while the crew and protagonist provide a solid foundation for...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 17%
Long · 50%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Blue Heaven begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 27 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 36m approx
- Published Jun 2002 – Dec 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1337 catalog