Di[e]ce

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Synonyms: di(e)ce, Diece

Japanese: di[e]ce-ダイス-

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 6

Chapters: 43

Status: Finished

Published: Jan 27, 2007 to Sep 28, 2010

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural

Themes: High Stakes Game, School, Strategy Game

Demographic: Josei

Serialization: Comic ZERO-SUM

Authors: Saki, Otoh (Story), Yamamoto, Kana (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.28¹ (scored by 1,702 users)

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Ranked: #5088²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #3682

Members: 5,598

Favorites: 61

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Two inseparable friends. One school. No escape, except you beat the game. Two fates are sealed.

This is a short description of the beginning of Kami-sama no Iutoori Ni and di[e]ce. Even I wouldn't be able to tell which one was meant exactly if I wasn't the author of this.
I couldn't help but notice that the protagonists of these manga are good-looking and 
have some similarities in behaviour.

Kami-sama no Iutoori Ni is something for hardcore survival fans. If you liked di[e]ce, you won't regret reading Kami-sama. 

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ənígmə addpermalink

The Westminster chime has rung, but nobody will be taking a break, eating lunch.
No, they are now trapped in school - and death is waiting around the corner!
With ənígmə focusing on its players' special abilities during fast-paced, lethal games, and Di[e]ce stressing the longer-term war, with a chess-based setting, between two groups, neither of these two worlds will be merciful to their players.
No.
Being passive will only prove fatal. 

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Aphorism addpermalink

Both are about school kids who are thrust into a kill-or-be-killed game.  Have similar art style. 

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Owari no Seraph addpermalink

In both manga friends fight against each other and want to save the other one.  Both has the same feeling in the story: people die and the main characters try to survive. Both has beautiful character designs. 

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kaiyorihito/kaiyorishiki addpermalink

These works contain sharp art and lots of action and senseless school violence.  While Kazuki revels in the violence as if it were a game, Aritsune is noticeably smarter and acts mainly out of duty.  Each boy shares a bond with a close friend that acts as their more mature counterpart. 

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En Passant addpermalink

Both manga centers on a fighting game that is based on Chess. The main protagonist and antagonist has a relation to each other. Their teammates are also seen as chess pieces that help the main characters through out the game. 

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Switch addpermalink

The only similarities you will find are: 
1) They are written by the same author, Saki Otoh. 
2) It is chock-full of pretty boys. 
3) It is action-packed.
The setting and characters, however, have a very large gap between them. Unlike "Switch" which is based on the real Matori in Japan, "di[e]ce" points more towards the fantastic horror/mystery genre. People may draw similarities between Kai and Kazuki, and Hal and Haruki, but their personalities and interaction with one another are far different. 
In "di[e]ce," the main character Kazuki gets caught in a life-threatening game in which he must fight the best friend he loves, Haruki, to win. Although they have grown up together as best friends, their relationship is immediately ripped apart on their 16th birthday, plunging into a game filled with generous heapings of blood, violence, and angst, that continues on to the second volume. Fortunately, Kazuki provides little smatterings of comedy throughout before anyone ever tires of that. 
As a person who has read the two manga volumes of "di[e]ce" as well as the twelve volumes of "Switch" that have been published at the time I am writing this recommendation (not to mention that I am a loyal Naked Ape/Acute Girls fan), I don't think many people who try either series will be disappointed. Each of them may be an acquired taste, but "Switch" is already unarguably great with its art, plot twists, and characterization, and "di[e]ce" has the potential to be great, which is why I would like you to try both.
The art for "di[e]ce" is drawn by Kana Yamamoto, who I'm personally not familiar with, so you'll have to excuse me for not providing other examples of her work. All I can say is that it is very pretty (in an almost conventional sort of way; while the art is very clean, I can't say that it stands out), and does an excellent job of conveying both motion and emotion. The art for "Switch" is drawn by Tomomi Nakamura, who draws in a unique style that is easily recognizable and seems to improve with every volume. read more 

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