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Synonyms: Seison LifE, Seizon

Japanese: 生存―LifE

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 3

Chapters: 23

Status: Finished

Published: Aug 18, 1999 to Jul 19, 2000

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young Magazine Uppers

Authors: Kawaguchi, Kaiji (Art), Fukumoto, Nobuyuki (Story)

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Score: 7.54¹ (scored by 3,014 users)

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Ranked: #2735²

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Popularity: #2482

Members: 8,210

Favorites: 74

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Both manga are short series that are heavy on realism. They're very similar because both are about discovering what happened to 14/5-year-old (iirc) girls. Even the artwork of the two is quite similar; both artists being skilled at drawing adults, which gives the titles mature looks.

In Seizon, the lead is a man with cancer who, with only six months or so left to live, sets out to find the person who murdered his daughter many years before in order to atone for what he views to be his sins as a husband and father. He retraces the steps of his daughter in a desperate attempt to discover what lead her to be killed before his time runs out.

In 'The Quest for the Missing Girl' (the English title of Sousakusha), the daughter of the lead's deceased best friend goes missing and, in order to keep a promise to his friend and atone for what views as his sin, he leaves his mountain refuge in order to find her, investigating by retracing the steps she made before she went missing. He ends up searching for her by delving into the seedy world of child prostitution.

The Quest for the Missing Girl is far more straight-forward, without there being constant twists occurring in order for justice to prevail, where as Seizon has a more likeable lead. I feel The Quest for the Missing Girl could've used more 'down time' in order for increased character development and I think I would've preferred Seizon if the author had just got on with the story rather than dragging it out at times. The titles are pretty much equal in my mind.

Going on the small amount of people who've read it, you might believe that The Quest for the Missing Girl' isn't out in English. That's incorrect. It was released around a year ago, and I got my copy in the post today. I don't believe it’s on the net, though, and that's why so few have read it - because no-one pays money for anime/manga.

(I was going to try my hand at a review, but I feel too lazy, and my back is hurting after struggling to read an awkward to hold (it's big!) book under the light. This will have to do, I'm afraid.) read more

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Loose Senki: Old Boy addpermalink

In both mangas the protagonist is a grown man who is trying to solve a crime... to find a certain man who, in a way, ruined his life. And in both cases the answer is buried deep in they're memory's.
The art is similar too(or so I remember) 

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Dokgo addpermalink

With the society system not giving satisfying result, the protagonist takes it on himself to seek justice for their deceased family member. 

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Route End addpermalink

The two mangas are thrillers, where the protagonists get involved in the search of a criminal on the loose. 

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Fly, Daddy, Fly addpermalink

A father who goes to great lengths for the sake of his daughter 

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Jinbee addpermalink

Both are short series that deal with a complicated or even troubled father-daughter relationship. Although in Seizon's case the daughter is deceased and the father is learning about her while trying to solve her murder and in Jinbe's case the parent and child aren't related by blood, both have similarities in tone and presentation by taking the father's perspective and exploring his view of his daughter. 

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Mada, Ikiteru addpermalink

After unsuccesfull suicide, the protagonist the finds a new goal towards which to put their efforts rather then reattempting the suicide. With older protagonists and commentary towards the Japanese society and bureaucracy, these manga are meant for older audience. 

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