“Rural Japanese boy befriends deadly monsters, entering a horrific death match with other children and their monstrous companions.”
Tomodachi x Monster
トモダチ×モンスター
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Rural Japanese boy befriends deadly monsters, entering a horrific death match with other children and their monstrous companions.
In a small mountainous village in rural Japan, strange creatures lurk. It's here that young Wataru hears a voice calling out to him. Wandering from his school, he soon discovers a new "friend" that will transform his life forever―or drastically shorten it. Wataru learns of a hidden world of monsters who seek to befriend young children, and together with them enter a horrifying death match. Watch what really happens when kids with no conscience get hold of monstrous friends to do their bidding. (Source: Seven Seas)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 23 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 04m approx
- Published Jun 2014 – May 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M29110 catalog