“29-year-old Eiko obsessively categorizes everything as "normal" or "abnormal," destroying relationships while questioning what normalcy truly means in this psychological suspense.”
(Abu)Normal
阿武ノーマル
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29-year-old Eiko obsessively categorizes everything as "normal" or "abnormal," destroying relationships while questioning what normalcy truly means in this psychological suspense.
Eiko Abu, 29 years old and single. She divides everything in the world into two categories: "normal" or "not normal." In her quest for normalcy, her obsession slowly destroys the relationships she had built. What is normal? What is abnormal? Logic is questioned and normalcy challenged in this psychological suspense. (Source: Kodansha)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 83 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 11h 04m approx
- Published Sep 2023 – Oct 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M73263 catalog