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“Experimental manga follows Jun, Ishinomori's alter-ego, on surreal voyages.”
Jun: Shoutarou no Fantasy World
ジュン - 章太郎のファンタジーワールド
7.7
1,926 rank · 3,166 readers · 140 favorites
Psychological
Avant Garde
Drama
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Experimental manga follows Jun, Ishinomori's alter-ego, on surreal voyages.
A experimental manga series about a boy named Jun and his surreal voyages. The character is a alter-ego of Ishinomori himself. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
9.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 0.94
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Jul 2021 → Apr 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Jun Shoutarou no Fantasy World is my all-time favorite manga, masterfully exploring themes of growth, sadness, and isolation through a raw, authentic lens that feels deeply personal and ahead of...”
- 8 “This work stands as a brilliant, experimental masterpiece that pushes the boundaries of manga as an art form through its deeply symbolic and poetic narrative. While the esoteric nature of the...”
- 10 “Jun: Shoutarou no Fantasy World is a masterful display of the medium, featuring mindboggling panel work and profound, surreal explorations of complex themes like the cyclicity of life. While the...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 0%
Long · 33%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Jun: Shoutarou no Fantasy World begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 34 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 32m approx
- Published Dec 1966 – Jan 1971
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M22138 catalog