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Origin

Alternative Titles

Japanese: ORIGIN
English: Origin
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Information

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: 7.611 (scored by 1027610,276 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #22682
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #552
Members: 34,190
Favorites: 435

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Volumes: /10
Chapters: /87
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ORIGIN
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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 has been published in English by Kodansha USA since November 21, 2023.

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

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 ...
Feb 9, 2021
tl;dr: A manga with interesting concepts and well implemented sci-fi that falls apart horribly as it reaches its end.

This manga has a lot of interesting aspects that work quite well together. Firstly, the basic premise of a robot protagonist doing his best to blend in unnoticed with humans while having to deal with various problems that only robots have like charging and maintenance is incredibly interesting. The writing also does a good amount of showing the internal thoughts of the protagonist, which are very logical and contrast in a generally amusing manner from all the humans around him who are often quite emotional, but at ...
Jan 4, 2025
Mixed Feelings
Plot: 5/10
Main Character: 8/10
Female Side Characters: 5/10
Male Side Characters: 3/10
Antagonist: 3/10
Art: 10/10
Fights: 10/10
Enjoyment: 8/10

Overall: 6.75/10
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Recent Forum Discussion

Poll: Origin Chapter 87 Discussion
Misiakk - Mar 5, 2019
17 repliesby HowlerOne »»
Aug 16, 2024 11:34 AM
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
Poll: Origin Chapter 62 Discussion
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