Needless

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Japanese: ニードレス

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 16

Chapters: 114

Status: Finished

Published: Oct 18, 2003 to Jun 19, 2013

Genres: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Ecchi

Theme: Super Power

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Ultra Jump

Authors: Imai, Kami (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.65¹ (scored by 3,625 users)

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Ranked: #2040²

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Popularity: #2116

Members: 9,452

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Year 2130 -- after the third world war, large contaminated areas known as "Blackspots" formed all over Japan. Large Walls were used to quarantine off these "Blackspots". In time, signs of inhabitance appeared within these wastelands. Among the survivors who had been abandoned inside the Blackspots, labeled as "those who were unneeded", came forth possessors of uncanny abilities -- Fire, wind, brute strength...they were defined by their supernatural abilities. Others, fearful of their powers, expelled them and named them --- Needless!

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Side story:	Needless Zero
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Blade, Adam

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Neuschwanstein, Eve

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Schild, Cruz

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Saten

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Kuchinashi

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Setsuna

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Solva

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Mio

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Arclight, Adam

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Sep 23, 2022

KeflaSimp69

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Needless is a manga where humanity is about to be distinguished by humans with Super Powers called Needless. Most of them are evil working under Adam Arclight who is basically a god.
Speaking of gods, the powers of the Needless are basically abilities from the Second who is basically Jesus. And a few characters are closest to him in ability because they were cloned by him as means to be used as weapons.
Basically the goal of the good guys which include one of the clones Adam Blade to defeat Adam Arclight and save the world.

Super powers in this series are standard but the characters use it ... in clever ways which make them unique. And fights involve characters to figure out how to counter said power and how various abilities are connected to 1. Unless they are clones of Jesus which basically allow him to use multiple abilities and copy those of their opponents. But even the broken main character has to figure out how to overcome the members of Simeon's Pretty Girl Squad which consist mainly of cute girls that experienced military training despite their looks.
Basically the fights are badass spectacle and strategic.

Characters are also amazing.

Blade might be a controversial character since he is into young girls... he suppose to be a priests and the show makes fun of priest stereo types. While that creates a lot of creepy but comical moments, it also serves as a weakness when fighting the far more experienced Simeon's Pretty Girl Squad.

Arclight is your average villain and has a mightier copy power to Blade. His goal is to become a real god pretty much.

Eva Neuschwanstein is Blade's closest friend has the ability Doppelganger that allows her to transform into different people. She is also insanely powerful with cool moves like a turning her arm into a drill. She is bad with names so she nicknames everyone. She needs a lot of calories to fight at full power which is why she drinks some weird soda with 5000 calories.

Schild Cruz is a child without Super Powers but he makes up for it with his analytic abilities which serve as crucial means to beat any Needless they encounter. He is often victim of comic relief jokes and punishment.

There are other amazing characters too with my favorite being Setsuna who has the Fragment (basically what the abilities of Needless are called) Speed who is basically the leader of the main Pretty Girl Squad the protagonists encounter. But there is also a mysterious character named Saten who's intentions aren't clear and some green haired masked woman.

The show is amazing but often it doesn't take itself serous. The tone shift can be bothersome and some images can be considered deviant. The artstyle is unique to the manga and it has a lot of badass female characters in it.
Highly recommend giving it a read.

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May 3, 2022

theleiren

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If you watched the anime first, READ THE MANGA! You will be surprised to see what they changed. The show does not do it justice.

I'll say one thing first, you have to be able to stomach little girls being weirdly/ridiculously sexualized. I know it sounds awful with my opener being something like this, but bear with me. This is one awesome manga. The world building is very strong, and the power system is unbelievably enjoyable. You really get the sense that this is a genuine world with real people who have their own feelings and emotions. The powers, fragments, have an interesting origin and the ...

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Feb 17, 2018

PharuanUndearth

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There's way too much to say about needless, it's very good series it's very funny it's entertaining amusing and has tons of twists and turns that I would never have seen coming that is one of the reasons why this is so funny the sure absurdness that happens from time to time is just insane.

~SPOILERS~

What can I say the art style is pretty basic, I mean it's nothing special, and the story is kind of basic as well but the characters and their development are paramount. It is amazing how well these characters not only interact with each other but with outside parties, it's the ...

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Manga 'Needless' Ends After 10 Years of Serialization

The manga "Needless" had its last chapter published in the latest issue of Ultra Jump (July 2013) released on June 19th. The manga was written by Kami Imai and start...read more

Jun 20, 2013 3:18 AM by symbv | Discuss (26 comments)

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