“In 2038 Tokyo, memory-loss victims called "KIDz" live underground; Noa discovers shocking truths about his identity when taken hostage.”
Amnesiac Kid'z
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Synopsis
In 2038 Tokyo, memory-loss victims called "KIDz" live underground; Noa discovers shocking truths about his identity when taken hostage.
In the year 2038, a white light descended on the center of Tokyo and stole the memories of over one million people. The cause of this horrible incident was not determined, and no cure was to be found. The government formed a separate city beneath Tokyo to house and care for the victims of the incident and branded them as "KIDz." Regardless of their age, they truly are like children, and they must be retaught everything they once knew. Noa Ikurumi, who lives in this isolated society, is just taking one day at a time and dreaming of finally being allowed to go back out into the world. But Noa's life will once again change drastically on the day that he is taken hostage by a terrorist with some surprising information about his identity...
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.18 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.43
Running avg · Apr 2011 → Oct 2018
- 9 “If you are looking for a new manga to read, try this out. You won't regret it. The plot line was unique: A bomb had caused 1 million people to forget their memories. Thus, they were demeaned. Add...”
- 7 “Don't let my score fool you, there's a very good reason this thing didn't get the 9 overall that it should have. The mangaka rushed the damned story. Overall though I think it deserves a read if...”
- 7 “This manga reminded me a lot of Code Geass. It has a guy in high school that's seemingly normal using wits to try to overthrow the government essentially, with someone who is portrayed as being on...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Apr 2009 – Dec 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M12983 catalog