Alive: The Final Evolution, Vol. 1

By Nisha Gopalan
Published on July 27, 2007 04:00AM EDT

From the land that brought you such menaces as a colossal lizard, a well-dwelling crone, and karaoke comes Tadashi Kawashima and Adachitoka’s Alive: The Final Evolution, Vol. 1, an intriguing manga about a virus that cuts to the chase and wills its complacent victims into committing suicide. Poised to save the day: a boy possessing both immunity and budding enigmatic powers. B+

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