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Goth (manga)

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Alternative title:
ゴス (Japanese)
Genres: horror, psychological
Themes: self-mutilation
Plot Summary:
As interest becomes obsession, two Japanese high school students trail a series of serial killers through murder after murder. Part mystery and part horror story, the main characters drag you along as they ruminate on their nearly sociopathic existence by comparing themselves to the killers they study. At times about victims and other times hunters, Goth echoes the curiosity in its readers by asking what any person is capable of just out of curiosity.
Itsuki Kamiyama, a student with normal look, who obsessed with death and murder around him, together with Yoru Morino, his female classmate, who has the same hobby with Itsuki, they solve the strange cases of murder. However, Itsuki also obsessed with something else of Morino
User Ratings: 67 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 8 votes (sub:3, dub:2, English:1, edit.dub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Excellent: 23 votes (English:6, sub:6, dub:6, Spa.sub:2, Spanish:1, ?:1, Ger.dub:1)
 Very good: 21 votes (English:10, sub:9, dub:2)
 Good: 8 votes (English:4, dub:2, sub:1, French:1)
 Decent: 3 votes (English:2, sub:1)
 So-so: 2 votes (sub:1, English:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (English:1)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 131 users, rank: #438
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.149 (Very good+.14), std. dev.: 1.4063, rank: #613
Weighted mean: 8.065 (Very good+.06), rank: #594 (seen all: 8.05 / seen some: 8.56)
Bayesian estimate: 8.051 (Very good+.05), rank: #310
Number of tankoubon: 1
Vintage: 2003-05-30
Releases: We have 3
In the news 12 times:
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2009-07-21   Production I.G's Oblivion Island Film Promos Posted
2009-07-13   Production I.G's Oblivion Island Film Trailers Streamed
2009-04-24   Production I.G's Oblivion Island Film Teaser Streamed
2009-01-27   Viz Starts Haikasoru Novel Imprint for Sci-Fi, Fantasy
2008-10-06   Promo Image from I.G's Hottarake no Shima Revealed
2008-09-23   Live-Action Films of Higanjima, Goth Stories Casted (Updated)
2008-06-03   D&Q, Go! Comi, Tokyopop Schedule Titles
2008-03-24   Goth, Moribito, Bebop Creators Start Young Gangan Manga
2008-03-14   Tokyopop to Release Otsu-ichi's Goth Novel, Manga
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Graphic novel
    Goth (GN) 2008-09-09 (from $7.16)
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
Original creator: Otsuichi
Art: Kendi Oiwa
 (none)
Japanese companies 

Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
English staff 
(none)
English companies 
Licensed by: TOKYOPOP
English cast 
(none)
French staff 
French companies 
(none)
 
Publisher: Pika Édition (collection Senpai)
French cast 
(none)

German cast 
German staff 
Translation: Yuji Uematsu
(none)
German companies 
Publisher: EMA (Egmont Manga & Anime)
 
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