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Old Boy
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Description
Ten years ago, they took him. He doesn't know who. For ten years he has been confined in a private prison. He doesn't know why. For ten years his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of his jailers. In time, he lost himself. He changed...transformed himself into something else...something hard...something lethal.
Suddenly, one day his incarceration ends, again without explanation. He is sedated, stuffed inside a trunk, and dumped in a park. When he awakes, he is free to reclaim what's left of his life...and what's left is revenge.
Manga that inspired hit Korean movie Old Boy!
Type
Manga
Related Series
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Associated Names
オールドボーイ
Oldboy
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
Status in Country of Origin
8 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Reviews
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User Rating
Average: 7.6 / 10.0 (92 votes) Bayesian Average: 7.59 / 10.0
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32% (29 votes) |
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22% (20 votes) |
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11% (10 votes) |
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5% (5 votes) |
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1% (1 votes) |
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Last Updated
December 17th 2009, 8:38am PST
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Year
1996
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Dark Horse (8 Volumes - Completed)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 818  (+153) Monthly Pos # 1757 (+290) 3 Month Pos # 2859 (+167) 6 Month Pos # 3349 (+383)
List Stats
On 83 reading lists On 132 wish lists On 204 completed lists On 9 unfinished lists On 18 custom lists
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| Piece of Junk by volandkit on April 14th, 2008, 1:21am |
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| I read it in just two days. Is it interesting? Yes, indeed. If I would rate individual chapters or volumes... But overall it sucks. After I finished it, nothing left to look up to. It is so disappointing... A piece of advice for those lucky guys who didn't finish it yet. Don't finish it, just stop near the end and go watch the movie... |
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| 9 for story 1 for ending by mugi on October 1st, 2007, 7:58pm |
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I wouldn't recommend this because the ending made me feel like I just wasted my time. The author should have used a few of those vols to explain all the loose ends instead of dragging the story. In this case the movie is much better and accomplished what the manga couldn't.
Rating: 5 / 10.0 |
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| Simply Amazing! by DuLexSidLex on July 31st, 2007, 9:48am |
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SPOILERSSSSSSSSS
Hmmm...I like the twist of the story, however, the ending was a cliffhanger. It would be nice to have a sequel, considering that the PASSWORD was left unsolved. |
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| dissapointing by whatwhat97 on June 1st, 2007, 1:32pm |
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Started reading this series after I saw the Korean re-make of this manga. Though the manga starts off strong, it peaks at volume 3. The movie was way better, and did a much better job at tying up all the loose ends. The manga ending was very, very dissapointing. Very, very, very.
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| ... by canucks on May 19th, 2007, 11:03am |
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To Laclongguan: Damn you beat me to the comparison - Yea the beginning is terribly similar to Monte Cristo - which is why it attracted me enough to skip some meals. As the story progresses, however, it never fails to dissapoint. The ending is, in a way anti-climatic. Very disappointing end to a series which started with such momentum.
You would be suggested that this is a mature reading, but... some of its notions and plot twists were so juvenile that it makes you want to just stop reading, and breathing while you're at it.
Rating: 6.5 / 10.0
... Last updated on May 19th, 2007, 11:05am |
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| worth it by jonsi on May 8th, 2007, 4:05pm |
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good manga....but it is somewhat more mature than the last post suggests.
Rating: 9 / 10.0 |
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| Intense by Laclongquan on October 2nd, 2006, 6:14am |
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I read this manga and realize: IT's a bit like Count Monte Cristo, by A. Dumas (?). It's like the main character return to revenge right away instead of travelling in Mideast.
24 chap with one sex scene (mild). Good art. Intense main hero. Should have got a 10 but I wait till later to see how this turn out.
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0 |
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| Awesome by yoguy on September 25th, 2006, 12:55pm |
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I watch the movie of this manga and it was awesome. Its not for everyone though...
Rating: 9 / 10.0 |
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