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Freesia  
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Description
Freesia is set in an alternative Japanese society that is at war, and has passed a law legalizing retaliatory killings. If somebody kills your loved one, you are legally sanctioned to kill, or hire someone to kill, the perpetrator. The manga is set around a character who works for a firm that specializes in these retaliatory killings.

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
フリージア

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Latest Release(s)
v.12 c.74-81 (end) by Gantz_Waitingroom (2307d ago)
v.11 c.67-73 by Gantz_Waitingroom (2599d ago)
v.10 c.60-66 by Gantz_Waitingroom (2635d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
12 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
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Forum
3 topics, 10 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.2 / 10.0 (460 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.1 / 10.0
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Last Updated
March 3rd 2016, 12:08pm PST

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Genre
Action  Adult  Drama  Psychological  Seinen 
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Author(s)
MATSUMOTO Jiro

Artist(s)
MATSUMOTO Jiro

Year
2003

Original Publisher
Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)
Ikki (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #568 increased(+120)
Monthly Pos #891 increased(+13)
3 Month Pos #1160 increased(+200)
6 Month Pos #1228 increased(+31)

List Stats
On 782 reading lists
On 1181 wish lists
On 915 completed lists
On 97 unfinished lists
On 307 custom lists

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Forum Posts
Freesia 803 days, 22 hours, 27 minutes ago
Rather confused 1828 days, 15 hours, 48 minutes ago
The End? 2466 days, 13 hours, 22 minutes ago

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 Another of Matsumoto's Greatest   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by piri
March 6th, 2016, 8:04pm
I can't deny anything from this author. I love his work. He reminds me of Douman Seiman or Asano Inio. This work sticks with his knack for tragedies. He writes Mental Instability as true to form as I have ever encountered in a manga. It is like a dream-state. Matsumoto's protagonists shows life goes on even when you have mental health issues. You are not a pariah. This protagonist uses his 'issue' as a positive. All of Matsumoto's works I've read captured that feeling to me. I'll get off my soapbox because that's probably not the author's intentions. Even so, it is as clear as day to me.

The story plays out beautifully, but I'll admit it's pretty graphic. Give it a try.
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 awesome   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by nocherian
September 14th, 2014, 3:45pm
i read this manga quickly, it reminded me of battle royale because each character had his own problems and lead them to make mistakes and get judged by the vengeance act. Its not really fair to compare the two mangas though because the Kano is insane and is just trying to understand the world he's living in. this manga was really memorable though, if you're mature enough to read it. It's also kinda like homonculus, the main character is just confused and trying to adjust but he has a lot of problems and the ending is ambigous but sad.
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 I liked it but   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by bull3thole
August 24th, 2014, 8:58am
I like the plot because it was different, along with the insane protagonist, but it eventually got confusing for me. There are many unnecessary pages in this manga like the debate over the killing law and the war. The discussion of the war is a waste of pages because the author kept on mentioning it and nothing came out of it. The discussions were really boring for me and I eventually started to skim them.

I didn't like the ending because it is ambiguous. I agree that this manga is for certain audiences, so you have to read it to find out your taste. Overall, it was good and I like the twist in this manga.
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 Makes you think   
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by GreedyLocust
August 13th, 2014, 6:55pm
Probably one of the best manga's that I've read. A little creepy with all the mind games but really plays on what is conceivable as reality.
Several plot twists in the story, and while the ending being slightly confusing, once I understood everything, I feel that the entire story was well executed.

its something that you must read in its entirely and understand it to truly appreciate
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 I do agree, this manga is PERFECT for certain audience, like me.   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by crissio
April 4th, 2014, 8:36pm
Hard to give the opinion on this manga because not only it had the original concept story (vengeance using proxy agent), but it also had a unique main character, and realistic story overall, but at the same time, it is not targeted to the mainstream audience in the way that the story being told was too "deep" to some of people that can be labelled as boring or non make any sense at all.

I do find this manga is very intriguing to read. A lot of psycho babble in this manga that actually does make sense if you think about it, and it's true when you apply that sort of thing in the real world.

This manga really doesn't hold any punches, it tells the story as it is...it doesn't shield a particular character from plot armor. Every character you see in this manga have some sort of flaw, and there's no such thing as a black and white / good vs evil setting , only grey area.

If you are not in the right mindset, and doesn't like to think things a lot, then probably you don't like this manga. But if you are like me... you have to read it.

Probably one of the best seinen manga I have ever read. Trully embodied what its like to be in "seinen" genre.

... Last updated on April 4th, 2014, 8:38pm
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 Adversities   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by smokeesid
June 13th, 2013, 10:55pm
Continual adversities, problems, indelible hindrances, negative emotions and the war within as these elements manifest in one form or the other to impede whatever you're willing to do. Some people face that war for the first time while striving hard to live as per their ideals while some succumb in it and die and the successful ones accept themselves and form a harmony.

It's a character driven manga with much emphasis in their portrayal in a scenario fraught with problems to portray those three aspect of life I have written above in a manner (with quaint artwork) that I have never seen in any other manga. They are good but this one is original in its own way

... Last updated on March 1st, 2015, 6:17am
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 ring ring..   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by irelia
January 13th, 2013, 1:44am
Well, the story and the character from the author works is all weird and somehow funny. But his works is good, and always makes me think about something after read it. And this Freesia, lol, Kano is crazy..
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 OMFG!!!!!!   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by Thangpro23
January 8th, 2013, 3:13am
Holy fucking shit .This is ,this is ...... epicccccccccccccc. One of the manga has the epic ending . I was kinda scare that the manga will end in confusion ,unsatisfied shit like other seinen manga i have read , guess what is not . The 2 last chaper are breathtaking so fucking awesome , The story over all is very interested and amusing , the character develope petty well as for me i like kano character develope most (Because his is a epic main char) . It aslo very dark and pretty deep , some chapter i have to read over and over to graps it meaning ( i think ?) .The nudity and gore may be make you feel a little uncomfortable at first but more you read it ,you will ignored it pretty fast and it also make the story more dark feeling in it . The art honestly was not my type of art , althought i may fit the story well give us more mind fucked feeling. Freesia over all was a very good manga and the ending was the thing i enjoy the most , make it even more epic ( Kano so fucking badass )
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 Intriguing, if a bit bland   
Rating: 5.0 / 10.0
by The New Flesh
May 16th, 2012, 11:36pm
Jiro Matsumoto is a smart author with a whole lot of intriguing ideas, but I just couldn't really get into this one. This may just be my brain not being able to wrap my mind around Matsumoto's superior intellect, but it seemed as if the manga just sort of floated on with nothing much to say. There's an interesting philosophical inquiry or psychological idea here or there, but nothing to really latch onto. I think one of the reasons for this is due to the lack of a "normal" character that the reader can identify with. Kano is out-of-this-world crazy, Mizoguchi is an objectively terrible person, we're never really able to see the events through Higuchi's eyes, and Yamada, the closest thing the manga has to an average human being, is bland and uninteresting. However, I'm sure dedicated readers (who don't mind the rough artwork) can find much depth here, especially if they're a fan of Matsumoto's other work. Unfortunately, Matsumoto didn't draw me into his characters and world enough to really make me care about what he's trying to say.

... Last updated on May 17th, 2012, 12:12am
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 Loved it   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Anaelyssa
May 3rd, 2012, 4:40am
Just finished re-reading it a second time.
I can honestly say that I did not notice nudity or gore... or more like, it was there I guess, but ... after Berserk pretty much any amount of nudity and gore seems average.

I liked Kano. Paradoxically, he seemed to be the most sane character in the manga (especially out of the main cast). He kept searching for himself and for the reason people do things.

It was also funny how people reacted to Kano.

I have respect for the coffee-house waitress.
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