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Tokyo Babylon (Manga)

Tokyo Babylon

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Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 17
Status: Finished
Published: 1990 to 1993
Authors: CLAMP (Story & Art)
Serialization: Wings

Statistics

Score: 8.311 (scored by 907 users)
Ranked: #1452
Popularity: #133
Members: 1,432
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top manga page.

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Synopsis

Subaru Sumeragi is a 16 year old, cheerful and extremely caring Onmyou medium (the head of his family, the Sumeragi clan) who confronts and helps take care of ghosts and spirits with the help of his twin sister, Hokuto, and his gentleman friend, Seishiro. Subaru does his best to help anyone he meets, but the entire atmosphere of the polluted city of Tokyo in the 90s, brings about a feeling of desperation that threatens to drag Subaru's spirit down. (Source:ANN)

Related Manga

Sequel: X
Adaptation: Tokyo Babylon

Characters

 Kazami
 Seishirou
 Subaru
 Hokuto

User Recommendations

The same creators, and the storyline is similar. in both manga there are ghosts and spirint involed.
reportRecommended by Nagatsuki
Both of these dark shoujo series from well-known mangaka begin very episodic, starring a teen boy with a special skill as he goes about his business and helps people. The underlying plots in both, however, are tragic, and their heroes will not be able to go through betrayal and finding their true selves unscathed.
reportRecommended by Anomalous

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Overall 10
Story 10
Art 9
Character 9
Enjoyment 10
Oct 21, 2007? chapters
I came upon the manga Tokyo Babylon in quite and odd manner, I found all seven volumes at a used bookstore for two dollars each. I had never heard of the series but fourteen dollars for seven manga was too cheap to pass up. I originally intended to later resell the seven manga for a higher price but the day after I bought them I was bored and decided to read the first volume. I don't think I moved until I had finished those seven volumes; I was enthralled with the characters, story, and just all... read more
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Recent Forum Discussion

Where can I read this online?
SennaSkywalker
2 replies by danobou »»
10-16-08, 9:21 PM

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