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Japanese: リヴィングストン
English: Livingstone
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 4
Chapters: 23
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 30, 2009 to Feb 5, 2015
Genre: Supernatural Supernatural
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Morning
Authors: Kataoka, Jinsei (Art), Maekawa, Tomohiro (Story)

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Score: 7.391 (scored by 24262,426 users)
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Ranked: #41422
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Popularity: #2358
Members: 10,206
Favorites: 95

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Each person is born with a soul, its plan determining ninety percent of one's life. People who stray from their soul's fate, whether it be through an unfortunate accident or an unplanned murder, leave behind a shattered "psycholith"—a rock that is a manifestation of their soul. When these are left behind, they stain the environment, ultimately creating "negative points"—places that interfere with a soul's plan, causing a vicious cycle of misfortune.

The righteous Sakurai and apathetic Amano are a pair of specialists tasked with ensuring that souls follow their natural paths. To that end, as part of Psycholith Collection & Cleaning, they collect and dispose of shattered psycholiths and clean up stains. But there is another side to their job, one with moral ambiguity. They must also prevent psycholiths from shattering—even if that entails killing the soul's host.

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Livingstone was published in English by Kodansha Comics USA from November 3, 2015 to November 15, 2016. It has been published Spanish by Milky Way Ediciones since February 2016.

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Amano
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Sakurai
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Kae
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2 Recommended
2 Mixed Feelings
1 Not Recommended
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Oct 26, 2020
marcos813
Recommended
A must read, not only for the great story it tells but also for the short amount of chapters it has. So even if you dislike it, it's not a waste of time (Imagine reading a 400 chapter manga that you didn't like very much).

Story: The plot is as interesting as the characters that drive it. Really interesting concepts and world building (albeit, little world building considering this takes place in modern japan), with a understandable story that doesn't get ultra confusing. The main negative is the amount of chapters it has. It doesn't feel rushed or anything, but it has the potential to ...
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Dec 5, 2025
Tashdacat
Mixed Feelings
I really wanted to like this, especially as the concept and ideas presented are really interesting, and the pieces of worldbuilding we get as the series goes on really does a lot to bring you into the world they've created. It's a compelling and intriguing world full of questions, and we only really get to see some of the answers to those questions.

But the biggest problem with the series, and that which ultimately destroys it in my eyes, is that's it's too short. Each story is too short, each book is too short, the series as a whole is too short. It blasts through the ...
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May 10, 2021
felineFellini
Not Recommended
There is a unique idea here, it's just poorly managed and executed. Not only was the story rushed at the very end, but the beginning lacked depth. It felt like the writer would dip their toes into spiritual themes, but then pivot into empty resolutions. This manga is way too safe to pique my personal interest. I wish the story had a more coherent and extensive representation of what is going on instead of giving half-ass explanations. This really feels like poorly assembled cliff-notes. Writer needs to allow himself time/chapters to fully construct his vision.

The artwork is the best part of the manga, but doesn't ...
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