Begin as a webcomic before being published. Set in a fictional version of Tokyo, Megatokyo portrays the adventures of Piro, a young fan of anime and manga, and his friend Largo, an American video game enthusiast. The manga often parodies and comments on the archetypes and clichés of anime, manga, dating sims and video games, occasionally making direct references to real-world works. Megatokyo originally emphasized humor, with continuity of the story a subsidiary concern. Over time, it focused more on developing a complex plot and the personalities of its characters. Megatokyo was nominated in at least one category of the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards every year from 2001 through 2007. It won Best Comic in 2002, as well as Best Writing, Best Serial Comic, and Best Dramatic Comic. The largest number of nominations it has received in one year is 14 in 2003, when it won Outstanding Environment Design. The series tied with Svetlana Chmakova's [Dramacon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=13969) for the 2007 Best Continuing OEL Manga.

Officer Seigi Wakaba joined the force for one reason: to hunt down the monsters who massacred his family and abducted his little sister. But years of dead ends have left him broken. That is, until a cryptic letter from his missing sister leads him to an old, rusted New Nambu police revolver. Pushed to the absolute brink of despair, Seigi turns the gun on himself and pulls the trigger. Click. Bang. He doesn't die. Instead, the gunshot hurls him backward through time, waking him up just moments before the tragedy that ruined his life. Armed with a gun that shatters the timeline, Seigi finally has a chance to stop the massacre. But with every leap into the past, a sickening reality comes to light: the masterminds aren't faceless criminals. They are the smiling neighbors and trusted police colleagues he worked alongside every day. Betrayed by his world, Seigi stakes his life on the remaining bullets in his cylinder. He will dismantle their conspiracy piece by piece, but when the smoke clears, who will the final muzzle be pointed at?