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“Pessimist Kujou Shin is unwillingly thrust into a battle to lead world-controlling secret organization Verde.”
En Passant
アンパッサン
6.96
10,292 rank · 5,222 readers · 26 favorites
Shounen
School
Action
Comedy
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Pessimist Kujou Shin is unwillingly thrust into a battle to lead world-controlling secret organization Verde.
Verde, a powerful and secret organization that controls the world has a new leader. The only thing that stands in its way is an unlikely character, Kujou Shin, the king of pessimists. He has no attachments to anything or anyone and feels no hesitation at dying. He is unwillingly dragged into a fight for the most powerful position in the world, the leader of Verde. What will be his fate? (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.4
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.80
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.80 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.40
Running avg · Jun 2011 → Dec 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This short manga offers an enjoyable experience, successfully blending high school life with supernatural battles and plenty of humor. While the finale is quite simple and lacks major plot twists,...”
- 7 “This manga offers a refreshing experience driven by a uniquely pessimistic protagonist and an inherently interesting plot premise. However, the narrative suffers from underdeveloped side...”
- 7 “The art is simply lovely and satisfying, and the characters—especially the consistently pessimistic Shin—possess a unique aura that makes the manga worth reading. However, the story feels...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 40%
Long · 20%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — En Passant begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Nov 2009 – Jul 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M11141 catalog