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“Makoto loves childhood friend Ai but haunted by mysterious station dreams, launching chilling love-survival suspense.”
Rengoku no Toshi
恋獄の都市
6.5
17,951 rank · 11,907 readers · 54 favorites
Shounen
Psychological
Drama
Suspense
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Synopsis
Makoto loves childhood friend Ai but haunted by mysterious station dreams, launching chilling love-survival suspense.
Makoto is in love with his childhood friend Ai. However, every night he is plagued with a strange dream where there is a station he does not know. The curtain to a chilling suspense story of love and survival opens. (Source: Shueisha, translated)
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.21
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.21 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.17
Running avg · Feb 2020 → Feb 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The concept of a world being observed by mysterious entities is truly compelling and offers a unique, thought-provoking premise. I have no criticisms to offer, as the story kept me fully engaged...”
- 8 “The story is masterfully crafted, successfully compressing a unique blend of romance, mystery, and psychological elements into 47 chapters without ever feeling rushed. While the art is solid for a...”
- 8 “The manga begins with a compelling, mystery-filled premise and high-quality art that makes for an engaging start. However, the experience is marred by a significant decline in artistic quality,...”
Verbosity
Short · 17%
Medium · 67%
Long · 17%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Rengoku no Toshi begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 47 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 16m approx
- Published Aug 2019 – Aug 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M51488 catalog