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“Kitoh's short stories depict tragic lives in a decaying city where structural and emotional ruin mirror each other.”
Hallucination from the Womb
殻都市の夢
7.01
9,632 rank · 2,209 readers · 11 favorites
Psychological
Drama
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Kitoh's short stories depict tragic lives in a decaying city where structural and emotional ruin mirror each other.
In his second collection of short stories, Mohiro Kitoh recounts the tragic fates of people living in a half-futuristic, half-fantasy city whose inexorable structural decay seems to be mirrored in its citizens hearts. (Source: Kotonoha)
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7.7
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What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.94
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σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
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Score over time
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Nov 2009 → May 2016
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The loneliness and longing of humans is often portrayed and caused through society. In Kakutoshi no Yume the desolation of the people is caused by the city's decay, while at the same time...”
- 7 “With a title like Hallucination from the Womb, you know you are in for a strange experience. Like a siren from ancient myths, it will grab your attention, and then probably drown your brain-cells...”
- 9 “It is difficult to understand what we want in this world, and in turn, what this world wants from us. We never realize that sometimes, our own insecurities can sometimes influence the world we...”
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Medium · 100%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Sep 2003 – Sep 2005
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2702 catalog