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Origin

Alternative Titles

Japanese: ORIGIN
English: Origin
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 87
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 5, 2016 to Feb 9, 2019
Genres: Action Action, Award Winning Award Winning, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Authors: Boichi (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.601 (scored by 1073510,735 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #24262
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #550
Members: 36,021
Favorites: 448

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7.60
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Volumes: /10
Chapters: /87

Synopsis

Tokyo, 2048. Japan is now connected to the entire northern hemisphere by the Eurasian Railroad, and all manner of crime and vice pour into the megalopolis at its eastern terminus. Little do the people know that inhuman beings live among us, however—robots with high-level AI, who will kill to survive. Only one "man" can stop them—their prototype: ORIGIN.

(Source: Kodansha USA)

Background

Origin won the Grand Prize in the Manga Division at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2019.

The series was published in English by Kodansha USA from November 21, 2023, to May 20, 2025.

Characters

Origin
Main
Hirose, Mai
Main
Kitano, Ken
Supporting
Gon
Supporting
Michelle
Supporting
Fermi, Laura
Supporting
Son
Supporting
Masamune, Ken
Supporting
Yamada
Supporting
Da
Supporting

Reviews

Sep 14, 2025
You know what you’re getting into with Boichi every single time, and Origin is no different. You’re not here for a literary masterpiece; you’re here for the art. Boichi is, in my opinion, the best ARTIST working in the manga industry, right up there with legends like Kentaro Miura (and kinda hot take, he’s even better). His art is just… perfect. And yea he is a horny dude who came from drawing hentai so you’re gonna get a ton of ass shots, camel toes, and other fan service. At this point that’s just part of his charm. With his other work, Sun-Ken Rock, the story ...
May 12, 2022
°English Version°

After reading Boichi's Origin I am very satisfied knowing that it is the first thing I read by this author and I loved it. Although its 87 chapters feel short and it is true that it loses strength towards the end, it does not mean that it entertained me for a while and I enjoyed it very much.

It has an immediately engaging story, and to this is added Boichi's ability to vary or switch between serious/comic situations without feeling forced. Something that the author also achieves perfectly is the development of his protagonist, Tanaka (Origin).

Many of the secondary characters have very little or no ...
Jul 1, 2025
Mixed Feelings
I am really sad to rate this title as "(4) Bad" because I was insanely excited to read more and more at the beginning.
The formula of Origin being a socially awkward broke android that has brain capacity beyond human understanding really worked for me. I found the jokes really funny and the characters worked well for me in the first arc. I laughed quite a bit watching how the protagonist is avoiding socialization at all cost not because he is some weeb degen, but because he simply doesn't want to get discovered, and yet still attracting attention because he has not idea how to communicate. ...

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Recent Forum Discussion

Poll: Origin Chapter 87 Discussion
Misiakk - Mar 5, 2019
19 repliesby AtsukoJ »»
Nov 5, 5:34 PM
Anime Adaption?
SSJMason - May 24, 2023
7 repliesby SSJMason »»
Feb 10, 2024 11:30 AM
Gonna give this a decent score purely from the epilogue and the begining.
Neostorm-X - Jun 26, 2023
1 repliesby MichaelJackson »»
Oct 30, 2023 2:12 AM
Poll: Origin Chapter 72 Discussion
KingSlowDown - Sep 12, 2023
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Sep 13, 2023 8:04 AM
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