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Prophecy, Part 3

Prophecy, Part 3

MangaThriller
Pages
210
Published
2015
Language
English

Synopsis

The pursuit of Paperboy reaches its endgame as Yoshinaga's team closes the distance and the man behind the mask prepares his final broadcast. Tetsuya Tsutsui brings his story of online vigilantism and social resentment to a head, forcing a reckoning with who the cheering crowd is really rooting for.

The concluding part of Tetsuya Tsutsui's Prophecy (Yokokuhan), a techno-thriller about internet vigilantism, anonymity and public rage. Published in English by Vertical Comics.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseThought-ProvokingGrittyMysterious
Secret IdentityMorally GreyAnti-HeroRevenge

Genres

Manga Thriller Techno-Thriller Crime Mystery Graphic Novels Police Procedural

About the author

T
Tetsuya Tsutsui

Tetsuya Tsutsui (筒井哲也, born November 17, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist known for tense, socially charged thrillers. He debuted in 2002 with Duds Hunt, then serialized Manhole and Reset in Square Enix's Young Gangan. His breakthrough was Prophecy (Yokokuhan), run in Shueisha's Jump X from 2011 to 2013, which follows a police cybercrime unit hunting a masked man who posts videos foretelling his crimes; it was adapted into both a live-action film and a television drama in 2015. After discove...

Characters

Erika YoshinagaProtagonist

An elite inspector heading the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Cyber Crime Division, leading the hunt for Paperboy.

PaperboyAntagonist

A man in a newspaper mask who posts videos announcing crimes against those he deems to have escaped justice, then carries them out — winning a growing online following.

All characters in Prophecy, Part 3