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“Tokyo disaster survivor Harumi enters violent world, meets Mana, girl transformed into ancient sword.”
XBlade
クロスブレイド
7.16
7,028 rank · 5,770 readers · 31 favorites
Shounen
Mythology
Action
Fantasy
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Tokyo disaster survivor Harumi enters violent world, meets Mana, girl transformed into ancient sword.
Four years ago, a large scale disaster in Tokyo claimed two million lives. The remaining thirteen districts of the city were isolated into the Tokyo Barricade Zone. Morisaki Harumi, an unruly kid with great fighting strength, is his family's sole survivor from the incident. One day, in a traffic accident, Haru gets pulled into a world of violence and meets Mana, the girl who turned herself into an ancient sword. (Source: Mangaupdates)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 6
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Mar 2009 → Dec 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Xblade features fantastic art, a well-paced narrative that prioritizes storytelling over constant combat, and impactful, realistic action sequences. While the core premise and character...”
- 6 “The manga features some interesting concepts and decent action art that show promise when viewed in small, isolated segments. However, the experience is marred by a messy, structureless narrative,...”
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Medium · 100%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 49 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 32m approx
- Published Nov 2006 – Dec 2010
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3841 catalog