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“In a parasite-ravaged future, Rentarou and Enju fight Gastrea to save Tokyo from destruction.”
Black Bullet
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7.65
2,248 rank · 8,269 readers · 189 favorites
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Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
In a parasite-ravaged future, Rentarou and Enju fight Gastrea to save Tokyo from destruction.
A near future, where humans have been defeated by the viral parasites named Gastrea. They have been exiled into a small territory and live in despair, side by side with terror. In this world trapped in darkness— Rentarou, a boy living near Tokyo and member of the "Civil Security"—an organization specializing in fighting against the Gastrea—is used to accomplishing dangerous tasks. His partner is Enju, a precocious young girl. They fight thanks to their peculiar powers until one day, when they receive a special assignment from the government. This top secret mission is to prevent the destruction of Tokyo... Set in a near future, this thrilling heroic-action story... starts now! (Source: Baka-Tsuki)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Nov 2017 → Apr 2020
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “~ Spoiler-free review of the Black Bullet's novel ~ Story : I find the story interesting , it is evolving at a great pace. The main problem to me is that the author has stopped writing after the...”
- 10 “Where to start... First time writing a review so my sincerest apologies if its crappy. (Story) Well let`s start with the story i guess. So the story is about humanity in the near future that had...”
- 7 “I'll give you a short criticism right away, but you may check for more details a bit lower on the page. ------------------------------------------------ So, first off, I saw the anime adaptation...”
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 29 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 52m approx
- Published Jul 2011 – Apr 2014
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M20879 catalog