Manga7.9Completed
Is Old Boy Worth Reading? Review & Where to Read
The ten-year imprisonment setup is as good a hook as revenge thrillers get, and the manga earns its reputation as more than just "the book the movie came from."
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We use the whole 1–10 scale and judge each title against the best version of what it is trying to be — a comedy on how funny it is, a thriller on its tension — not against some other genre. As a rough guide: 9+ is all-time great, 8 excellent, 7 a solid recommendation with caveats, 5–6 mixed or average. A 7 is a genuine yes, not a knock. The “Community score” in each review is the crowd rating from AniList, MAL, and MangaUpdates, shown next to ours for comparison.
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