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“Four strangers trapped in an elevator play "truth," revealing their darkest secrets to pass time.”
Akumu no Elevator
悪夢のエレベーター
6.89
11,512 rank · 2,579 readers · 12 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Mystery
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Synopsis
Four strangers trapped in an elevator play "truth," revealing their darkest secrets to pass time.
Four different people are stuck in the elevator. Everyone of them have a different reason for being in the building. To pass the time three guys and a girl decide to play the game of "truth". Each of them tells their most terrible secrets.
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jul 2012 → Sep 2017
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Genius. Plot twists all over the place. The ending connects very well with earlier parts yet catches you by surprise. I had goosebumps on the last page. Would strongly recommend if you like...”
- 9 “I think the best thing to do is to go read this manga having only read the synopsis and enter this roller-coaster of a story. I don't want to get too deep into the details of 'Akumu no Elevator' or...”
- 9 “If you happen to be in the mood for a mystery or dark psychological horror with plot twists try Akuma no Elevator. This is a manga full of that and true dark humor. Actually, the reason I decided...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 60%
Long · 20%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 24m approx
- Published Jan 2009 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14096 catalog