When I heard this was written by Nisoisin, the creator of the Monogatari series, I was pretty excited to read this.
I read the first 6 chapters that were translated so far, and boy, did they deliver.
Story: 9
In my opinion, the story is really interesting. So basically, this boy with twisted view on society thinks that the world lacks individuality, and he wishes to be unique and remembered by many for the rest of his life. Luckily, his wish may come true, because he is the first to be diagnosed with an incurable disease that kills all victims at the age of 12, and the boy
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Ill Boy, Ill Girl Japanese: 症年症女 InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 16
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 4, 2016 to Apr 4, 2017
Theme:
Psychological
Demographic:
Shounen
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Jan 5, 2020
I read this a few months ago, looking for a more dark or graphic manga to read. The story is very original, and the manga did a great job at exploring themes like the value of a human life, when is it okay to kill someone, etc. I also feel like the manga does a good job at portraying the main character’s apathy and his twisted view of originality, and how he views people who he thinks aren’t unique. The mangaka also does a good job at drawing the gorey scenes and the illness and nightmares the main character has that can only be compared
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Mar 4, 2022
Spoilers below.
The premise was very unique; a disease in which you can't see individuality. A boy who is thought to be the only person in the world with this disease rejoices, as he finally gets the chance to be seen as special- until another girl shows up with the same disease. And so the boy decides the most reasonable thing to do is not console her, but to kill her off before she dies of said disease. The bloodbath commences. I really enjoyed this manga, it provides surprisingly great commentary on what it means to be an individual; that you should embrace your characteristics regardless ... 
Nov 28, 2023
tl;dr: A very unique manga centered around a boy obsessed with having individuality.
From the duo that brought you Medaka Box comes yet another very unique work. This one is centered around individuality and the lack thereof. As such, one of the core aspects of this manga is that it does not have proper nouns. The hero is simple referred to as ‘boy’ and the heroine is simple referred to as ‘girl’. Though there is a bit of a twist as you would expect with NISIOISIN in that the boy is written as 症年 instead of 少年 and the girl is written as 症女 instead of ... 
Aug 18, 2021
god what do i have to say about this manga. my ex best friend got me into it and, ironically enough, its about a narcissistic child whos jealous of another child who happens to be just like him (which also seems to be the reason he stopped being my friend!)
anyways its a great story, if not a bit pretentious with its explanation of morals and individuality sometimes. the art, especially the gore scenes, are incredibly striking and the author has an amazing grasp on how to portray emotion via expression. through all of the characters and plot it brings up some really interesting points on ... |
