Erased

Boku dake ga Inai Machi
僕だけがいない街

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Anime start Vol 1, Chap 1 Skips/Abridges Chap 28, 29, 32, 34 and 35 Anime stop Vol 6, Chap 35 - Adapts the full story but condenses and alters the events of Vol 6 to 8 and skips Vol 9

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Twenty-nine-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is floundering through life. Amid his daily drudgery, he finds himself in the grip of an incredible, inexplicable, and uncontrollable phenomenon that rewinds time, a condition that seems to only make his drab life worse. But then, one day, everything changes. A terrible incident forever changes Satoru's life as he knows it...and with it, comes a "Revival" that sends Satoru eighteen years into the past!

In the body of his boyhood self, Satoru encounters sights he never imagined he would see again--the smile of his mother, alive and well, his old friends, and Kayo Hinazuki, the girl who was kidnapped and murdered when he was a boy the first time around. To return to the present and prevent the tragedy that brought him back to his childhood in the first place, Satoru begins plotting a way to change Hinazuki's fate...But up against the clock and a faceless evil, does eleven-year-old Satoru even stand a chance?

(Source: Yen Press)

Note:
- Was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award in 2014 and for the 7th, 8th and 9th Manga Taisho Award between 2014 and 2016. Also nominated for the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2016.
- Volume 9 contains the 5-chapter “Boku Dake ga Inai Machi:Re” side story.

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Genres
Drama Mystery Psychological Romance Sci-Fi Supernatural Thriller Tragedy
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented Seinen
Character Traits
Age Young Male Lead Personality Traits Psychopaths
Outfit > Accessories
Glasses-Wearing Male Lead Glasses-Wearing Protagonist
Occupations
Comic Artist Detectives Teachers
Relationship
Age Gap Childhood Friends Friendship Important Non-Romantic Relationship Age Gap Older Male Younger Female
Family
Parent-Child Mother and Son
Themes
Bullying Child Abuse Depression Rehabilitation Revenge Single Parent Violence Childhood love Slice of Life School Life Super Powers Special Ability
Time Period > Period Piece > Late Modern & Contemporary
20th Century 21st century
Locations
School Asia Japan Natural Snowscape School Elementary School
Activities
Crimes Investigation
Arts & Crafts
Writing Photography
Crimes
Kidnapping Murder Attempted Murder Identity Theft Murder Mass Murder
Character Types
Male Lead Cast Primarily Child Cast
Male Lead
Perceptive Male Lead Smart Male Lead
Narrative Tropes
Amnesia Tragic Past Death Tropes Death of Loved One
Character Change
Age Regression Appearance Different from Actual Age Character Growth
Plot Structure
Past Plays a Big Role Time Manipulation
Time Manipulation
Time Loop Time Skip Time Travel Time Rewind