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Downfall

“A manga creator's soul is crushed by the industry's ruthless focus on sales over art.”

Downfall

7.25
5,983 rank · 29,458 readers · 268 favorites
Seinen Drama
8 chapters · 1 volumes · 2017 · Manga
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Synopsis

A manga creator's soul is crushed by the industry's ruthless focus on sales over art.

Selling copies is the only thing that matters. So what if your first series just ended and you have no idea how to start the next one, your marriage is breaking up, your pure love of manga has been destroyed by the cruel reality of the industry and nothing seems to fill the sucking void inside you... (Source: VIZ Media)

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Community consensus

Derived from 16 sampled reviews

7.6 /10

What 16 readers settled on.

86% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 8 σ 1.80
1510
Agreement

Mostly aligned

σ 1.80 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

3.8 pts

Recommenders 8.3 · others 4.5

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Score over time

↑ 1.63

Running avg · Oct 2017 → Apr 2026

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Publication slate

A Manga Publication

  • Format 8 × 1 ch × vol
  • Total read 1h 04m approx
  • Published Mar 2017 – Jul 2017
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M42540 catalog

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