My first psychological thriller manga. Quite entertaining and fun to read. The characters design might not be the best but what important is the story telling. Recommended!

... Last updated on September 12th, 2023, 6:16am

Erased is a very psychological manga where story moves forward mainly through characters' inner thought, thus is able to explore different emotions amid the tragic premise.and along its progress.
Time loop is used, without much explanation and could be considered a miracle to happen upon the protagonist, as a means for him to repair his past.



Character development is excellent. We all get to know the background and motives of almost all characters. Despite the supernatural aspect of time loop, our protagonist acts very realistically, first with his heart and slowly using more of his mind as he made mistakes along the way.

Apparently there is adaptation of this manga, in anime form and also live action. I will try to check them out and edit my comment here to rate them if possible.

EVERYTHING was perfect. Characters, story, progression, art, pacing and the ending. It balances the tension pretty well and the thought process of children in situations like these are very realistic. I have to agree with the other comments though, this has not much action, drama or mystery, so don't go reading expecting that and it will be an enjoyable read.

I can't believe that what prevented me from reading this manga was the previous comments here and on the myanimelist anime adaption. Those comments degraded this masterpiece and made me not want to read it. This series is a good one that is surprisingly heartwarming in a way. And if there is one lesson that I learn, If a series is on top and has bad reviews, read it anyway.

... Last updated on December 17th, 2018, 9:12pm

This was a really interesting read. The first half of it was fascinating and I was totally enthralled in the story and crossing my fingers that the hero would succeed in his race against the clock to save his friends from the "inevitable". I do wish that the culprit behind everything was a little less obvious though. The portion of the story that takes place after the "accident" and last major time skip felt a little lackluster to me. I guess I just didn't feel the ominous threat that I felt when they were all children. I suppose it felt rather anticlimactic compared to the suspense of the first half of the series. Also, I was definitely not a fan of the art style.

BUT. All that being said, I still find it highly memorable and fun to read, hence the high score. I was totally immersed while I was reading, despite little issues here and there. The only reason I'm not rating as a 10 is for the ending, which I believe could have been better. Definitely pick this one up though!

Mystery, drama, humor, heart. A beautiful and complex tale that can only be written by an author of intelligence who believes in his work, with masterful illustration and direction that really shows off the power of manga as a visual medium. From start to finish, the reader can feel that the story was planned and refined. The plot's construction and presentation make it eminently re-readable, and the second pass shows how much work was put into the details of foreshadowing. There are a thousand things to gush about, but to list just a few aspects of what the author managed to pull off...

Writing about a writer without a drop of fan-service or self-pity.
Time travel that services characters and story, and not the other way around.
Children that are written as children, and not micro-adults.
Mature, earned, filial love.

How many of the innumerable hacks who get anime adaptations would fall flat on their faces trying to pull off even one of these in a serious manga? How much time and effort goes into derivative garbage manga when works like this exist?

Anyway, pure, optimistic brilliance. 10/10

This is a neat crime mystery with a timeskip component. The first part in particular (until and including when the culprit is revealed, i.e. c1-32) is excellent.

The story overall remains good, though not amazing. In particular, it's somewhat marred by a) the action part of the ending feeling rather weak to me, and b) the timeskip ability never receiving an explanation or justification.

Normally when I see thrillers, i tend to think they just loop around the story with no character development or strong plot progression such as Monster, but boku dake ga inai machi used the theme of friendship in not so melodramatic style but to combine the thrilling elements of the series with strong contrast of that element to give a powerful sense of hope and emotion.

A must recommend series that only last 8 volumes and has beautiful and good amount of character development that succeeds not only due to the character backstory but the character interaction with well written dialogue that doesn't feel awkward. Very worthy of its praise

... Last updated on July 12th, 2016, 3:12am

A very, very good story, a shame its English scanlation was on the uneven side.......but hey, it was completed and it's only noticeably confusing to read the English in certain parts, so yeah, very good.