Dendrobates

Description

Sengawa's day job is as an accountant working for the police. But at night, he transforms into a ruthless assassin bringing death to anyone who deserves it. Those who have been wronged and whose grievances the police can't - or won't - listen to, turn to The Man With A Thousand Guns to avenge their suffering.

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

デンドロバテス

罪滅行者

雙面警探

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Easy Going Scans

Latest Release(s)

v.6 c.58 (end) by Easy Going Scans 11 years ago

v.6 c.57 by Easy Going Scans 11 years ago

c.56 by Easy Going Scans 11 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

6 Volumes (Complete)

Vol.1: Chapters 1-8
Vol.2: Chapters 9-18
Vol.3: Chapters 19-28
Vol.4: Chapters 29-38
Vol.5: Chapters 39-48
Vol.6: Chapters 49-58

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

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User Rating

Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (406 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.79 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 26th, 2019 2:12pm PDT - 6 years ago

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Genre

Action Drama Mature Seinen
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Author(s)

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Original Publisher

Akita Shoten

Serialized In (magazine)

Young Champion (Akita Shoten)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #738

(-23)

Monthly Pos #1577

(-84)

3 Month Pos #3654 (No change)

6 Month Pos #5001

(+140)

Year Pos #6568

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On 628 wish lists

On 1148 completed lists

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Combination between Darker than Black and Deathnote. Pretty good series.

by Noburo
8 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I would say that this manga is 80% Darker than Black and 20% Deathnote. Just look up the MC (main character) from Darker than Black and you will see what I mean. This series is definitely worth reading though. It's a fun read that I binged in a day.

This manga does a lot of things right, but has some apparent flaws. I will address both situations in this review-

What it did right-

This series knows its characters. The main character, as well as each important sub-character, are very dynamic and thought out. From the anti-hero protagonist and his counter self to the blind street-musician all have their own unique personality. There is no annoying character to bog down the story which was a nice change for once.
Give credit where credit is due for the worldbuilding in this series. We get to know the inner workings of the Yakuza and crime in Japan. Japan in Dendrobates felt like a plausible world.
The storytelling (not so much the pacing) is very good. Each arc is intriguing and you feel emotion for every situation, good or bad. The ending is pretty good as well, with some minor flaws. Not the best, but not the worst.
MC is really awesome from the start.
Very few questions are left unanswered.
The action scenes are epic.

What it did wrong-

The pacing is very slow at times but at other times very rushed. There is no in-between. The slow pace is in the dialogue-heavy scenes and the rushed scenes always happen in the action scenes. The rushed pace is mainly due to each chapter being its own ark and having a pretty complete story. So with limited time and space, the action scenes are over in four panels. This is REALLY apparent in the ending. This was the major flaw in the series.
The MC is heavily OP with some MAJOR plot armor- to the point where it gets kind of ridiculous. And come on, his disguise is messy hair and glasses. MC is totally not Thousand Guns. Clark Kent is totally not Superman.
More of a personal opinion- series pretty much has one arc per chapter. This leads to underdeveloped stories, rushed plot lines and action, rushed relationships, and missed potentials.

If you enjoyed this, you will enjoy the following:

Kimi no Knife
Darker than Black (The anime. There is no manga for first season)
Akumetsu
Black Haze (much more comedy, but similar 'secret identity' premise)

... Last updated 8 years ago

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Okay

by Chryza
13 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

Not the worst, but predictable. Because you are quickly given the sense that the protagonist is invincible, you know that he will learn of the crime, be hired, and do his job quickly. There's little room for character improvement, or even an actual challenge. The chapters quickly become repetitive.

So far, what has kept me reading was chapter 7. Although it did follow a similar pattern, this story was slightly different. It had a movie-like effect in how it was pulled off, which was incredibly appealing.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Dark, that's the feeling this manga gives.

by HanaTenshiHimeko
12 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

It's your typical Assassin-punish-bad-guys manga. A lot of blood and some gore going around, so it's DEFINITELY not recommended for young kids. With that warning out of the way, let's talk more about the storyplot.

In the beginning each chapter is a wrap up for each story and ends in a similar pattern. Later on, it starts to connect to a real story, but very slowly. You can think of Detective Conan in a way.

Art fits the storyline. A mature storyline with a mature artwork, that's the feeling I got from it.

Character development? Ehh...I think it's getting there, but VERY slowly. I feel the author is taking his time to get there. The story is more emphasizes on action and the Sengawa looking cool with his finishing move, like he's the shining light at the end of the tunnel.

I'll give the author more time, seeing how slowly it's building up. Overall, I'll give it a 9, because I feel a lot of potential that is slowly building up.

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Good setting, lacks character development

by Sapphiresky
12 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

The overall setting and feel to the story are pretty interesting, but like people have said before me, it could use a little more depth. The main character could use a little more personality or uniqueness, maybe just a little room for character development. I feel like the cases could go on a bit longer and be more developed, they're kind of rushed.

I still think it's a worthwhile read, and it's starting to look like the overall plot might be revealed soon.

EDIT: so I finally finished the series (after how many years?). My final comments can be summed up in two qualitative adjectives modified and improperly quantified by two indefinite adjectives:

much blah
many trite

... Last updated 10 years ago

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We are given plot toward the end, you say?

by yuno19
7 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

Nuh-uh. There are many manga out there to go through. Even if your plot is the most awesome in the whole world, failing to catch reader attention before book 1 ended, is a failure. I've given it chance. The episodic early part of the manga is not done impressive enough for me to keep reading.

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Immature

by gohan11
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

It's not horrible, but the writing feels really immature. Super evil bad guy does something evil, invincible good guy hears about it and kills bad guy, rinse and repeat. Kinda like something a kid would think up, but if you want to turn your brain off and watch some bad guys get blown to bits by a invincible hero this is for you.

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