“SCM devices enable forced slavery through winner-take-all games in modern Japan, ensnaring all types of people.”
Doreiku
奴隷区僕と23人の奴隷
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Synopsis
SCM devices enable forced slavery through winner-take-all games in modern Japan, ensnaring all types of people.
Slavery—a notorious system where a master asserts absolute dominance over their slave—has had no place in modern Japan. However, this all changes when a device called the Slave Control Method (SCM) spreads among some people. This nefarious device allows its users to make a slave of those it is used upon, making it possible for one to deliver their sweetest revenge or fulfill their immoral desires. But there is a catch: two owners must challenge each other to a game, with the winner gaining absolute control over the loser. Two such users are casual part-timer Eiya Arakawa and the carefree Yuuga Oota. After a confrontation between them, Oota convinces Arakawa to become his "insurance," so she can regain control over him in case he loses to another SCM owner. In this game there are no rules, all underhanded methods are at the disposal of SCM users. No one from office workers to popular club hosts are safe, as they may all end up as slaves regardless...
What people say
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Mar 2018 → Mar 2026
- 3 “Skip to the bottom for a tldr. Art: not the most gorgeous illustrations I've seen, but really well matched to the dark themes involved in the story. 0 unnecessary ecchi despite the cover. Really...”
- 3 “TLDR here: A plot-driven, ecchi, trash manga with an initially fun premise in a battle of wits to make other people their slaves with a special mouthguard called an SCM that falls deeper into the...”
- 6 “I watched + read Dorei-ku years ago when it first released. Honestly for some reason I rated it higher than I ever would, maybe because I was in my edgy phase and I liked everything dark and edgy....”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 45 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 00m approx
- Published Dec 2012 – Oct 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M23489 catalog