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Arisa

Alternative Titles

Japanese: ARISA 〈アリサ〉
English: Arisa
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 12
Chapters: 48
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 29, 2008 to Aug 3, 2012
Genres: Drama Drama, Mystery Mystery
Themes: Psychological Psychological, School School
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Nakayoshi
Authors: Ando, Natsumi (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.541 (scored by 85208,520 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #26522
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1093
Members: 18,063
Favorites: 373

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Jan 24, 2017
Mixed Feelings
Have you ever read a shoujo manga and thought "We should put these characters in a psychological thriller"? If so, Natsumi Andou has got your back.

First things first: This is not a romance. This is a story about a girl who loves her sister more than anything and also a thriller. It gets a little macabre. Not gory, but pretty horrible at times.

It's a thriller first and foremost, and that's where it excels. Characterization can be weird and arbitrary in the way people suddenly act illogically in a way that's convenient to the plot, and the author's prone to a lot of half-assed, unearned swipes ...
Sep 1, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Ando Natsumi did her best, slowly unraveling the mystery behind this story, although some parts were laughable in comparison with other mangas who share the same genre. Her cutesy art style does not fit with the atmosphere she is trying so hard to deliver. Also, the stakes and conflicts in the first and middle parts were neglected which weakened the impact of the "many" pay-off scenes. While the mood build-up and the ambiance were a bit of a disappointment, the characters were decent enough for me to finish the manga.

Now, this is a // warning! // the ending is quite problematic. It left such a ...