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“Local mascots at a festival reveal themselves as flesh-eating monsters. Three friends must survive and fight for humanity as chaos spreads nationwide.”
Pygmalion
PYGMALION-ピグマリオン-
6.19
20,854 rank · 11,227 readers · 64 favorites
Action
Fantasy
Horror
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Synopsis
Local mascots at a festival reveal themselves as flesh-eating monsters. Three friends must survive and fight for humanity as chaos spreads nationwide.
At the National Local Mascot Festival, children all across Japan can meet their favorite local mascots. But as the festival gets underway, it becomes clear that what's inside these costumes aren't people—they're something much darker, with a taste for human flesh. Amid the chaos spreading through the entire country, Keigo Ayahara, his little brother Makoto, and his friend Ako must now fight for their survival and their humanity. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.83
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.83 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↑ 0.00
Running avg · Apr 2019 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This starts off absolutes amazingly, but then it peters off into a sappy, boring ending. Still, I'd say it's worth a read for the first 2 volumes alone. It's fun and doesn't have an intimidating...”
- 9 “I would like to start off by saying this manga is one of the most original works of horror I've ever encountered. I expected it to have at least a 7.5 rating. I know most are not fans of horror,...”
- 6 “A good story, does some interesting things, suffers from pacing issues in storytelling (especially toward the later chapters). It started out really interesting, with a lot of good plot hooks, and...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 19 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 32m approx
- Published Oct 2015 – Jun 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M36595 catalog