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“Collection of 11 short stories exploring everyday life, imagination, and melancholy in modern Japan.”
Sekai no Owari to Yoakemae
世界の終わりと夜明け前
7.64
2,279 rank · 21,736 readers · 209 favorites
Seinen
Drama
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Collection of 11 short stories exploring everyday life, imagination, and melancholy in modern Japan.
1. Yoakemae (Before Dawn) 2. Alfalfa 3-5. Nichiyou, Gogo, 6-jihan. (Sunday, Afternoon, 6:30.) 6. Chou Mousou A-ko no Nichijou to Yuuutsu (The Typical Day and Melancholy of Super-Imaginative A-ko) 7. Kyuujitsu no Sugoshikata (How to Spend a Day Off) 8. 17 9. Subarashii Sekai (What a Wonderful World) 10. Tokyo 11. Sekai no Owari (The End of the World)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
88%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 9
σ 1.58
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.58 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Apr 2012 → Nov 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This collection of one-shots is a masterpiece, featuring deeply emotional, relatable characters and a beautiful, immersive art style that keeps me completely hooked. There are no notable flaws to...”
- 9 “Before Dawn and the End of the World masterfully utilizes a series of connected vignettes to deliver an intimate, deeply resonant study of childhood optimism and the transition into the harsh...”
- 9 “These vignettes are beautifully depicted and deeply relatable, capturing the insecurities and life crises of normal people in a way that resonates profoundly. There are no notable flaws to address,...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 38%
Long · 38%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Sekai no Owari to Yoakemae begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Jun 2005 – Sep 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M10014 catalog