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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
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.00
Running avg · Apr 2019 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The series starts off absolutely amazingly and provides a fun, quick reading experience that isn't intimidating in length. However, the character development remains surface-level, and the...”
- 9 “This manga is an incredibly original horror experience featuring beautifully grotesque art, nerve-racking settings, and excellent pacing that keeps the suspense high. There are no significant flaws...”
- 6 “This story features an engaging narrative with sympathetic characters and beautifully rendered, gory artwork. However, the experience is hindered by significant pacing issues in the later chapters...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Pygmalion begins and ends here.
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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