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Melancholia

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Japanese: メランコリア


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 26
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 19, 2017 to Jan 19, 2019
Genre: Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Ultra Jump
Authors: Dowman, Sayman (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.801 (scored by 20482,048 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #13012
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Popularity: #3511
Members: 5,611
Favorites: 123
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Volumes: /2
Chapters: /26

Synopsis

This is a melancholic omnibus drawn by the master of short stories, Dowman Sayman. As the end of the world draws near, what are people thinking?! Is it only filled with fun? Are there merely moments of repose? What about pure bliss? Living is a dull "melancholy" that is both bitter and sweet... As you read this clever story gimmick unfold, feel it slowly penetrate into your heart!!

(Source: Shueisha, translated)

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Characters

Satomi
Main
Elena
Supporting
Nakano, Father
Supporting
Senri
Supporting
Kusano, Hiroki
Supporting
Yukishiro, Yukihiro
Supporting
Oui, Katsushika
Supporting
Asami
Supporting
Kusano, Sister
Supporting
Nasty Girl
Supporting

Reviews

May 27, 2020
I am surprised that there have been no reviews yet, especially from the fans of Dowman Sayman. I think this manga is one of the best of Dowman Sayman's works, on the level of Voynich Hotel.

This review may contain minor spoilers, but I won't reveal anything major.

You might have heard of an English movie called 'Melancholia', which came out in 2011. In a nutshell, is the story of two sisters and their lives when they discover that Earth is going to collide with a massive planet called Melancholia. Replace the sisters with a huge cast of characters, and swap 'planet' with 'comet', and you get ...
Jan 20, 2022
This is my favorite manga of all time but I'm not really sure what makes it so great so this review might not be very helpful

Story 10/10
The manga is an anthology so it has a lot of separate short stories. Individually the stories hold well on their own. Each story explores a completely distinct concept in the realm of speculative fiction, whether its vampires or aliens or an organization of assassins. They eventually tie together into one overarching theme (I will not write it bcuz its a spoiler). Although the topics explored in each story can be serious, each story usually ends with some sort ...
Aug 3, 2023
If we pretend other manga are like beautiful paintings, this one is like a puzzle, which you assemble piece by piece until you get the full picture. Jus like a normal puzzle, you may have some bigger gratification depending on how good is the final product(which in this case is pretty good) but most of your enjoyement will probably come in realizing how one part connects with another, and believe me, this work does this amazingly. I found myself rereading entire chapters just to be sure I catched all the references. This enjoyement only increases thanks to the characters and dialogues, which are very well ...

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Poll: Melancholia Chapter 1 Discussion
xull - Jan 24, 2017
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May 8, 2:28 PM
Poll: Melancholia Chapter 2 Discussion
xull - Jan 24, 2017
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Feb 23, 3:16 AM
Poll: Melancholia Chapter 26 Discussion
Stark700 - Apr 6, 2019
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Dec 5, 2021 3:01 PM
Poll: Melancholia Chapter 10 Discussion
removed-user - Aug 30, 2021
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Aug 30, 2021 12:21 AM
This is very underrated
aspectre - Mar 14, 2021
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Aug 21, 2021 7:08 PM