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“After their mother's death, Ryota cares for toddler brother Chika, leading to resentment and murderous thoughts.”
Ryota Killed His Brother
良太は弟を殺した
5.83
21,935 rank · 2,023 readers · 2 favorites
Shounen
Childcare
Gore
Drama
Horror
Supernatural
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Synopsis
After their mother's death, Ryota cares for toddler brother Chika, leading to resentment and murderous thoughts.
When their mother dies, junior high school student Ryota takes care of his toddler brother Chika and their home. Overwhelmed by all the work, he begins neglecting himself. Without any time to himself, Ryota comes to resent his little brother and soon the resentment turns into murderous thoughts. Little by little the pressures of childrearing make Ryota lose his mind. But is Ryota truly the issue? Or… (Source: MANGA Plus)
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
4.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
33%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4.5
mode 2
σ 1.80
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Nov 2024 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “// This review was published on the debut release chapter // How often have you thought about removing someone from your life—killing them, even—over their annoying and bothersome presences?...”
- 5 “Ryota Killed His Brother certainly has a rather interesting premise .Ryouta straight up murders his younger brother in the first chapter but don't let the title fool you. It's a horror story and...”
- 4 “And here's a rare not recommended review from me. Typically I don't make it to the end of something that I'm going to rate four stars and not recommend people to read or watch, but this was rare...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 4 vol ch × vol
- Published Nov 2024 – Jan 2026
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M79318 catalog