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Domu (manga)

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Alternative title:
A Child's Dream
Das Selbstmord-Paradies (German)
Domu - Sogni di bambini (Italian)
Reves d'enfants (French)
童夢 (Japanese)
Genres: supernatural
Plot Summary: An old man with psychic powers begins a series of murders at a giant appartment complex. Chaos ensues as a young girl, with powers of her own, combats the old man in a battle of the mind.
User Ratings: 124 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 25 votes (Eng:14, sub:5, dub:4, others:2
1 French edited dub
1 German edited dub
)
 Excellent: 51 votes (Eng:30, sub:11, dub:6, ?:1, edit.dub:1, others:2
2 French
)
 Very good: 24 votes (Eng:10, sub:6, dub:5, ?:2, others:1
1 French
)
 Good: 13 votes (Eng:6, sub:4, ?:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish
)
 Decent: 6 votes (Eng:5, dub:1)
 So-so: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:2, Eng:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 184 users, rank: #483 (of 7033)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.371 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.7527, rank: #468 (of 7914)
Weighted mean: 8.522 (Excellent−), rank: #455 (of 7914) (seen all: 8.54 / seen some: 7.84)
Bayesian estimate: 8.496 (Very good+), rank: #59 (of 3556)
Number of tankoubon: 1
Vintage: 1980-01-19 to 1981-07-06 (Action Deluxe)
Release dates: We have 9
Links: We have 2
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Graphic novel
    Domu (GN) 2001-08-21 (from $149.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Katsuhiro Ōtomo

Assistant: Akihiko Takadera
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Futabasha
English staff
English cast
Art Director: Mark Cox
Translation:
Dana Lewis
Tony Kehoe (UK edition)
Toren Smith

Adaptation: Simon Jowett (UK edition)
Collection Design: Darin Fabrick
Collection Editor: Chris Warner
Executive Editor: Michael W. Bennent (UK edition)
Graphic Adaptation: Tomoko Saitō
Kodansha Liason: Yuka Ando (UK edition)
Lettering:
Amer Anwar (UK edition)
Tomoko Saitō
Logo Design: Mark Cox
Publisher: Mike Richardson
Series Editor:
Greg Vest
Peet James
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Dark Horse Comics
Publisher:
Mandarin (UK)
Random House Australia (Australia)
Translation: Studio Proteus
French staff
French companies
(none)
French cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher: Comic Art
Italian cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
(none)
German companies

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