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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)
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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
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Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Jul 2021 → Apr 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “jun shoutarou no fantasy world is easily my favourite manga of all time the motifs of physical and emotional growth and philosophies of sadness and isolation are beautifully conveyed through a...”
- 8 “Your first image of Shotaro Ishinomori, author of Cyborg 009, Super Sentai, and Kamen Rider, probably isn't that of an experimental writer. However, this was the time of Gekiga, and Ishinomori...”
- 10 “Deleted my older MAL profile Kaushik17 Shotaro Ishinomori is a mangaka known to few, but whose influence on manga and other forms of media is undeniable. Starting his career as an assistant of...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 0%
Long · 33%
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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