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Betterman

Betterman

by Shutaro Yamada, Yoshitomo Yonetani

1999Manga1 vol · 6 chFinishedActionMechaMysteryPsychological

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Betterman

Synopsis

A deadly virus known as "Algernon" has attacked humanity with vicious meaning. At the forefront of the battle is the mystifying Akamatsu Industries—disguised as a heavy machine factory in Tokyo, this undercover organization uses neural enhanced weapons known as NeuroNoids to battle Algernon. Also helping with their secret efforts is the mysterious mutant who is only known as "Betterman."

Authors

Shutaro Yamada, Yoshitomo Yonetani

Format

Manga

First published

25 Jun 1999

Chapters

6

Volumes

1

Est. read time

≈ 1h

Status

Finished

Genres

ActionMechaMysteryPsychologicalSci-Fi

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0 / 1

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