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An interesting non-standard manga series is Ikigami by Motoro Mase. The series takes place in an alternate reality Japan with a totalitarian government. The "National Prosperity Law" has every child inoculated in the first grade with a small percentage randomly getting a nano capsule injected as well. Between the ages of 18-24 anyone with the capsule has a random chance of it activating, killing them. The idea being that the chance of death will cause people to better appreciate life. A person selected gets a notice (the titular Ikigami) 24 hours before the capsule is set to go off. The main character is Kengo Fujimoto, an Ikigami delivery man and the series follows him as he goes on his rounds. There isn't really much of an overarching plot, instead it focuses on the various people who receive the Ikigamis and how they react to the situation.
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Nipponophile posted:Has there ever been a genuinely good one? Honest question. I certainly can't think of any offhand. The Japanese live action Death Note movies aren't bad and also has a much better conclusion than the manga/anime. It ends with a Light/L confrontation and skips the second half of the series. As an aside, Ajin suffers from a problem where the bad guy is so much more interesting than the hero. Mainly because he's really good at exploiting all the things they can do with the regeneration powers which leads to fun action scenes. While the "main" character is kind of a poo poo.
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Kokoro Wish posted:They've probably already been mentioned, but do read both Monster and Pluto. Speaking of those, is there a reason that Viz isn't releasing any Urasawa stuff digitally? Like they're still putting out new editions of 20th Century Boys but only physically.
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Heads up, the Shonen Jump subscription service just added One Punch Man to its catalog.
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As if anyone needed more reason to sign up for the Shonen Jump service they've just recently added parts 1-3 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
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