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Opus

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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.

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Manga

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Associated Names

Опус (Russian)

オーパス

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Latest Release(s)

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Status in Country of Origin

2 Volumes (Complete)

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User Rating

Average: 7.5 / 10.0 (99 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.22 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 8th, 2024 7:11am PDT - 1 year ago

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Genre

Action Drama Mystery Psychological Seinen Supernatural
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

KON Satoshi

Artist(s)

KON Satoshi

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

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Monthly Pos #1686

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3 Month Pos #2234

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6 Month Pos #5178 (No change)

Year Pos #7352

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List Stats

On 39 reading lists

On 142 wish lists

On 206 completed lists

On 3 unfinished lists

On 80 custom lists

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An enjoyable premise with interesting characters. Even if the ending was lackluster.

by Shellshock
3 years ago

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 3 years ago

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