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“Semi-autobiographical manga about Hanawa's prison experience after illegal gun collection hobby leads to arrest.”
Doing Time
刑務所の中
6.82
12,566 rank · 1,195 readers · 8 favorites
Memoir
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Semi-autobiographical manga about Hanawa's prison experience after illegal gun collection hobby leads to arrest.
This is a semi-autobiographical story of manga author Kazuichi Hanawa's time when he was taken in for a violation of bearing of arms. The main character really loves to collect guns, what can he to do about this? Nothing, really. He cant help it even if he is living in a country where its illegal to own any. All he can do is to continue his hobby and hope that nothing goes wrong. Well, it did go wrong and we follow his experience in prison. (Source: koufukuron.com)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 6
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 9.5 · others 6.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Mar 2016 → Aug 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Keimusho no Naka is an outstanding and astonishing work that excels through its immersive art and relatable, grounded everyday situations. I have no criticisms to offer, as the narrative...”
- 9 “This autobiographical manga offers a fantastic, authentic reflection of daily prison life, complemented by an art style that perfectly serves its purpose. While it lacks the traditional excitement,...”
- 6 “I appreciate the solid art style and the intriguing premise of exploring life behind bars. However, the narrative is severely lacking, as the story is bogged down by mundane details and an...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Doing Time begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Feb 1998 – Feb 2000
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3371 catalog