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“Amnesiac man, "Stork," and boy Tito journey through dystopia, hunted by shadowy past.”
Stigma
stigma
7.45
3,679 rank · 2,641 readers · 26 favorites
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Mystery
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Amnesiac man, "Stork," and boy Tito journey through dystopia, hunted by shadowy past.
A man wakes up alone. He has no memory, his only clues to the past are a suitcase full of money and a small wooden cross around his neck. Restless, he travels the dystopian world under a gray sky, searching. One day, he meets the boy Tito. The boy gives the man a new name: "Stork" and tells him that he is searching for a bird. Together, they travel further and, unnoticed, the dangerous shadow of Stork's past draws closer...
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Feb 2011 → Jan 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Stigma was yet another example of how narration can make or break a manga. The combination of literature and art made a unique canvas that both the author and the reader can expand on. I don't...”
- 8 “If you're ever in the mood to try something new and different, I'd dare you to try this. The reason? Stigma is an art book. With a story. It's like a midday dream or river of thoughts. It's also a...”
- 10 “This is not a manga that you read for your fix of quick paced, hot blooded action. This is a manga that you read for it's outstanding artistic, and literary merit. This manga is stunning. But that...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Jan 1999 – Jan 2000
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1226 catalog