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“A model prisoner born in jail must confront a death row inmate to restore peace to Nobana-shi Prison.”
Nice Prison
NICE PRISON
4.38
22,385 rank · 1,041 readers · 0 favorites
Shounen
Gag Humor
Action
Comedy
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Synopsis
A model prisoner born in jail must confront a death row inmate to restore peace to Nobana-shi Prison.
Horo Mitsuboshi is a super model prisoner who was born and raised in the slammer. But in order to bring peace and niceness back to wild Nobana-shi Prison, he'll have to stand up to the super death row prisoner. Are you following this so far? (Source: MANGA Plus) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Fuzoroi no Bunshin-tachi Volume 2: Joke de Jorei
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
5.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 2
σ 2.59
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.59 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 2.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.25
Running avg · May 2025 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Nice Prison excels with its consistently absurd, random humor and a surprisingly logical, unpredictable narrative flow where jokes often evolve into essential plot elements. However, the characters...”
- 7 “Nice Prison succeeds as a hilarious, illogical gag manga that thrives on absurd, random scenarios like prisoners acting like cicadas or a convenience store appearing out of nowhere. While I enjoy...”
- 5 “The premise of a model prisoner navigating a bizarre, colossal prison initially sounds cool, and a few of the gags manage to be genuinely funny. Unfortunately, the series squanders its potential by...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 25%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 21 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 48m approx
- Published Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M82179 catalog