“Amnesiac teen criminals must graduate and identify a puppet made from their stolen body parts to escape.”
Dolls Code
ドールズコード
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Synopsis
Amnesiac teen criminals must graduate and identify a puppet made from their stolen body parts to escape.
Rumor has it that teenagers who have committed a terrible misdeed in their life will go missing. These young criminals are taken away and never heard from again. When Yuuki Oku awakens, he has no memories and is being driven to a remote school in a car. After arriving, he is led into a classroom. Only six other people are inside. To his horror, he learns that everyone in the room is a criminal, including himself. As students of the class, each and every one of them is incomplete. Whether it's a limb, a heart, an entire head, or—in Yuuki's case—memories, they have all had something vital removed. Though there are seven people in the class, they are told that one of them is not human, but a puppet constructed from their stolen body parts. To escape, Yuuki must first earn the right to graduate in a week's time. But even if he does, he must also identify which of his classmates is the puppet and take back what was once his.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.67 · some divergence
4.3 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 3.0
↓ 1.29
Running avg · Dec 2015 → Feb 2024
- 7 “The mangaka successfully develops the characters within a short 10-chapter run, creating a deeply emotional experience that makes this one of my favorite series. While the story is quite...”
- 8 “The characters are incredibly cute and emotional, making their struggles deeply engaging and the overall story both insightful and epic. While some of the plot twists feel somewhat predictable, the...”
- 7 “This manga serves as a compelling, quick read that effectively blends mystery, supernatural, and horror themes with attractive character designs. However, the complex plot feels severely...”
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Dolls Code begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Feb 2013 – Nov 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M24533 catalog