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Description
From Dark Horse:
OPUS contains the mastery of both realism and surrealism that would make Kon famous in Perfect Blue, as a manga artist planning a shocking surprise ending to his story gets literally pulled into his own work. To face for himself what he had planned for his characters.

Type
Manga

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Associated Names
Опус (Russian)
オーパス

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Status
in Country of Origin
2 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
No

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User Rating
Average: 7.5 / 10.0 (95 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.21 / 10.0
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Last Updated
September 9th 2023, 10:43am


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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year
1995

Original Publisher
Gakken (1995)
Tokuma Shoten (2011)

Serialized In (magazine)
Comic Guy's (Gakken)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Dark Horse (1 Omnibus Volume - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #586 increased(+197)
Monthly Pos #1686 increased(+169)
3 Month Pos #2234 increased(+1110)
6 Month Pos #5178 (No change)
Year Pos #6707 increased(+993)

List Stats
On 37 reading lists
On 135 wish lists
On 192 completed lists
On 3 unfinished lists
On 73 custom lists

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An enjoyable premise with interesting characters. Even if the ending was lackluster.  
by Shellshock
April 14th, 2022, 5:45pm
Rating: 7.0  / 10.0
The series is about a mangaka that drew a series with the intention of killing one of the main characters by the end of it. Now working a deadline and finally reaching the final page that will give the climax of the series. The author gets sucked in his own manga and the main character who was supposed to die by the end of it is having none of it. Now the author needs to find his way back to the real world as well as realizing that the backstories he created may have been too cruel. Not to mention what happens when the villains realize that they are toys made for others amusement.

The premise of the series is fantastic. The characters are likable especially the main heroine. But sadly this all feels short lived. I get that nothing could be done especially if you read the ending but its still distraught to learn that this doesn't actually have a proper ending. I get why. I do. But that doesn't make it all better. Like I know Act age could've been something really special but that doesn't change the fact that it will never get an ending. Pretending what could have been and reality are 2 different things.

You can read this manga in 30 minutes but that's because there is no filler, It's pure quality except the underage nudity/murder part which sucks ass and feels completely fucking unnecessary. The reason this series is such a standout is due to the unique ideas and META it keeps bringing. But not in a comedic way but a clever way something that also falls naturally in the plot as the story is unfolding.

This isn't a magical perfect series. But the villain the conflict and overall tone of the series is very enjoyable to read. Like I said the ending is kinda shit but its not a big deal and honestly I'd still recommend the series.

I thought the villain was actually pretty good. But I found the 2nd antagonist to not be as entertaining. But what can you do when you only have 350 pages.

To conclude I think Satoshi-kun has created something special here. I don't believe that if this manga was longer it would be better but I don't disbelieve it either. A lot of times people get caught up in the what-ifs especially when talking about short lived series. This particularly comes up with jump series but If the series was good from the beginning it wouldn't have been axed just like all the other popular series behind it. The reason behind this series cancellation is a bit more special but It is useless to talk about what If's rather than just enjoy what we can enjoy.

There really is nothing else I can say about the series. Except you know go read it. It's pretty good.

Overall enjoyable series. Not a masterpiece but still good. 7/10

... Last updated on April 14th, 2022, 5:45pm
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