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“In 2125, Kidou battles humans-turned-insects caused by the Cagaster illness 30 years after its outbreak.”
Cagaster
虫籠のカガステル
6.76
13,756 rank · 3,985 readers · 44 favorites
Action
Drama
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
In 2125, Kidou battles humans-turned-insects caused by the Cagaster illness 30 years after its outbreak.
In a near future, an illness called "Cagaster" made its appearance. It turns humans into insects. The story begins 30 years after the onset of the illness, in 2125. It follows the adventures of Kidou, a boy who fights insects.
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.94
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · May 2022 → Nov 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “We need to talk about this manga, I started reading manga not a long time ago, so this was my first, for me it has a special feeling. The last arc of the manga was nuts, I like when the final arc...”
- 8 “If I have to describe Cagaster in short I'd say: It's kinda setup like a generic action movie, short and straightforward but enjoyable at least with some intriguing stuff happening throughout the...”
- 6 “tl;dr: A pretty interesting world and some interesting story concepts, but not very well written. Cagaster takes place in a world thrown into a post apocalyptic scenario due to the arrival of being...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 32 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 16m approx
- Published Sep 2005 – May 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M29882 catalog