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Shikeishuu 042  
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Description
Tajima Ryohei, aka Shikeisyu 042 is sentenced to death for murdering 7 men. However the government is planning on abolishing the death sentence for good. In order to accomplish this, Ryohei must prove that ex-criminals like him can live in society. During the 3 years he lives outside the prison, he will meet more than 1,000 people, clean restrooms, plant flowers and define the value of human life and kindness.

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
死刑囚042
Détenu 042
Death Row Inmate 042
Prisoner 042
Shikeishu 042
Shikeisyu 042

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Latest Release(s)
v.4 c.12a by jelloscans (144d ago)
v.4 c.11b by jelloscans (144d ago)
v.4 c.11a by jelloscans (144d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
5 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

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User Rating
Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (113 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.23 / 10.0
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Last Updated
April 17th 2011, 9:15pm PST

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Genre
Drama  Psychological  Seinen  Slice of Life 
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Author(s)
KOTEGAWA Yua

Artist(s)
KOTEGAWA Yua

Year
2002

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Weekly Young Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #1098 increased(+326)
Monthly Pos #3012 increased(+275)
3 Month Pos #4556 decreased(-14)
6 Month Pos #5312 decreased(-785)

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On 443 reading lists
On 349 wish lists
On 67 completed lists
On 22 unfinished lists
On 121 custom lists

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 inconsistent plot lines to base a story on....   
Rating: 1.0 / 10.0
by bleeb
January 1st, 2012, 6:25am
The first chapter is inconsistent! They try to implant a chip in the head of a "a cold bloody thirsty murderer without any human emotions", and this chip would trigger the brain to explode on the condition "if your brain gets over exited enough to kill someone".
A cold blooded murderer wouldn't have much emotion while killing or planning to kill someone, because it is a cold blooded murderer! The people that get exited are the people that kill in the heat of the moment. Has the mangaka read even the tiniest bit on human psychology before beginning with the plot lines? WTF?
I couldn't bear to read any further...
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 lol   
Rating: 8.7 / 10.0
by whitespade
December 23rd, 2011, 10:39pm
with reviewers still call the protagonist by 042 not ryohei. did you actually get anything from the manga? eventhough i know he only lived for three years i still want to know more about him! i hope at the very least he die protecting the person important to him.
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 worthwhile read.   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by 1love
February 3rd, 2011, 4:52pm
I really enjoyed reading this manga. The focus of it is not the controversial setting, but the process of how the main character gradually rediscover and reintegrate into the world around him, and how the world he comes into contact with comes to accept his existence - it made me really root for 042. Of course, there are parts to this manga that are quite idealistic, but overall the development was worth reading. The ending is to be expected; I am also glad that the author did not try to take it the opposite way.

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Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
by canucks
August 28th, 2009, 11:49pm
Not the best execution for a supposedly interesting and controversial topic. The author did not dare step beyond the most superficial philosophical dilemmas which results in a mediocre presentation of stale entertainment.
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 Similar to a movie?   
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
by Taska
February 14th, 2009, 1:55am
Has anyone seen Greenfingers? Its a similar premise to this manga in that criminals are taken out of prison and put into work in public areas.

It has a nice premise and great interactions between characters like the blind girl. Sometimes I find the antagonists in the story to be a little over exaggerated.
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 Drawn in   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by argmom
November 19th, 2008, 2:40pm
I love suspenseful drama, even if it isn't very realistic. Kind of dark and it's emotionally difficult to read at times, but I like the characters and how they portray "Oshinii" as being almost a child. It's nice to see how everyone develops and connects, although the story is slow moving at times.
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 interesting   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Vamripper
October 31st, 2008, 1:24pm
If i like a manga i read it, if not i don´t. I read this biggrin. This Manga isn´t something you have to read, but if you don´t you might miss something. Its really interesting, kind of reminds me of some other mangas, only without that Kung-Fu-Stuff. 10 Points
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 Amazing   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by Kagrath
October 30th, 2008, 5:23pm
A great manga. I've never felt so attached to a character. Number 042 is a great example that I think anyone could relate to in a small way. I'm usually not one for an action diluted slice-of-life, but I suggest this to anyone that reads seinen.
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 Give it a try   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by dreamscape
August 13th, 2008, 8:40pm
I usually don't read this kind of genre, but it sounded really interesting anyway, so I gave it a try. I'm glad I did. I'm really enjoying it, and I'm always eagerly watching for the next release. If it were licensed in English, I would also buy it, but fortunately there are groups that are scanlating it. Thank you! Reading the story has really made me think about some issues I hadn't seriously considered before. But it's not heavy-handed, the story is also really fun too.
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 worth a read   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by megane007
March 25th, 2007, 4:34pm
The settings is very conrtroversial, to me it's so unrealistic.
The story flow is a bit as expected, whether to be touched or not depends on how do you like the author. To be the mood flow is calm and a bit too flat. If more spice is added to it, the story will be more interesting. If you have read older works from this author, this one will probably not score very high as they are quite similar despite a different settings.
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