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“Average teen Darren Shan joins Cirque du Freak, entering a dark world of vampires and supernatural creatures.”
Cirque du Freak
ダレン・シャン
7.85
1,268 rank · 7,774 readers · 334 favorites
Shounen
Vampire
Adventure
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Synopsis
Average teen Darren Shan joins Cirque du Freak, entering a dark world of vampires and supernatural creatures.
Darren Shan was an average kid until destiny brought him to the Cirque du Freak. Now Darren's been immersed into a shadowy world inhabited by vampires, werewolves, and strange creatures the likes of which he's never imagined, and his life will be changed forever! (Source: Yen Press)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
8.7
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 8
σ 1.11
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.11 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Jan 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This manga is great, don't get me wrong. The only thing I would say to anyone looking to get into this is that the books are 100 times better, and the manga should only be read once you have read...”
- 8 “I am writing this review while I am still reding the manga. Darren Shan (Cirque de Freak) is a manga version of the novel by Darren Shan. Darren Shan used his name for the main character even...”
- 10 “This story is from the book "Cirque du Freaks by Darren Shan" and no the real author is not the actual character in the story. For those who haven't read the saga of Darren Shan then this...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
Read Order & Related
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A Manga Publication
- Format 114 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 15h 12m approx
- Published Aug 2006 – Feb 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4806 catalog