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“Guides escort souls from purgatory through personal gates into the afterlife.”
Tsurebito
ツレビト
7.22
6,313 rank · 2,051 readers · 11 favorites
Seinen
Drama
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Guides escort souls from purgatory through personal gates into the afterlife.
Tsurebito is about the people who escort you from purgatory into the world of the dead. After you die you must go through your personal gate into the world of the dead, and companions are the ones who lead you there. (Source: MU)
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
8.6
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.02
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.02 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.60
Running avg · Aug 2016 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Tsurebito is a beautiful story, and there's nothing quite like it. Its concept might not be original, but it was carried out superbly. I can't really think of any stories I've read that is similar...”
- 10 “If you like resolution in the stories that you read, then this will likely interest you. I have never read a story with such a mysterious beginning and open ended vibe that has been able to...”
- 9 “I’m really glad I didn’t read the MAL synopsis of Tsurebito beforehand, because I probably would’ve skipped it entirely. The summary makes it sound childish, cliche, and forgettable — and the manga...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 0%
Long · 40%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 23 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 04m approx
- Published Dec 2006 – Oct 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0688 catalog