Alive: Saishuu Shinkateki Shounen
Alive: The Final Evolution
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Synonyms: Alive: Last Evolutionary Boy
Japanese: アライブ 最終進化的少年
English: Alive: The Final Evolution
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 21
Chapters: 83
Status: Finished
Published: Apr 5, 2003 to Feb 6, 2010
Genres: Adventure Adventure, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi, Supernatural Supernatural
Theme: Survival Survival
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Magazine (Monthly)
Authors: Kawashima, Tadashi (Story), Adachitoka (Art)

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Score: 7.771 (scored by 1000010,000 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #15142
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #779
Members: 27,080
Favorites: 547

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Taisuke Kanou is your average 16-year-old student. He has two close friends, Hirose and Megumi. Hirose has trouble with bullies, but Taisuke is always there to defend him, even though he just winds up getting beaten instead of Hirose. During class one day, Taisuke is hit by something unworldly and for that split second, he sees a vision of the universe. As he's walking home from school, he sees a girl fall and die in front of him, but his first thought is jealousy. He later finds out that the strange sensation that hit him is spreading throughout Japan. Those who are struck by it either commit suicide or "evolve," but the comrades that evolve usually have dark intentions for the rest of the world.

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Background

An anime adaptation was planned for Alive: Saishuu Shinkateki Shounen and was to be produced by anime studio Gonzo, but the production was canceled in 2010 when the studio was delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The series was published digitally in English as Alive: The Final Evolution by Kodansha Comics USA from July 26, 2016, to August 29, 2017. Prior to this, Del Rey Manga had released eight printed volumes from July 31, 2007, to November 24, 2009, before publication was discontinued. The manga was also published in Italian by GP Manga from September 20, 2009, to July 24, 2011.

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Characters

Kusunoki, Nami
Kusunoki, Nami
Main
Kanou, Taisuke
Kanou, Taisuke
Main
Takizawa, Yuta
Takizawa, Yuta
Main
Yuichi, Hirose
Yuichi, Hirose
Main
Ochiai, Megumi
Ochiai, Megumi
Main
Takumi, Yura
Takumi, Yura
Supporting
Adler, Carl
Adler, Carl
Supporting
Hideo, Asou
Hideo, Asou
Supporting
Mitachi, Kanon
Mitachi, Kanon
Supporting
Tezuka, Aoi
Tezuka, Aoi
Supporting

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10 Recommended
4 Mixed Feelings
0 Not Recommended
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Jun 25, 2010
Jazze
Recommended
I picked the English translation off the library shelf and read it. So far, it's really interesting and I became really engrossed in this series. The beginning was definitely one of the best moments of the series and I truly liked Yuuta's arc when he was first introduced. That was my favorite moment, along with the eventual romantic hints that slowly but surely emerge.

Admittedly, Alive gives off the Psyren vibe but mostly because at the beginning, you sense that there is some scientific fiction involved such as the great apocalypse. Then, as the novel progresses, it also evolves into what seems to resemble a battle ...
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Jun 21, 2012
Gamer7625
Recommended
It's been a few months since I finished this manga, but I still am recommending it to friends to try to get them to read this. The manga was AMAZING overall.

I rated the story a 9, the reason is because it was confusing at some points, but it was cleared up (for the most parts) in all ways towards the end. The little confusion I did have at the end, be it because I didn't read something right or didn't understand it or it was never mentioned, it why I gave it this rating.

I rated the art an 9, the reason for this is because ...
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Dec 16, 2020
TyphSZ
Mixed Feelings
Writing about this manga for me is going to be complicated, considering the questionable quality at certain times, which made me want to just drop the manga in half.

It is very difficult to trace positive and negative points in this manga ...

First of all, little detailed scenarios or even no details, this manga sometimes sins it, it is not a big inconvenience, but a strong negative point for me. A positive point of the art is the character traits that improve a lot in the second part of the manga.

Now entering the story, the ideas presented by the author were very good, but resulting in ...
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