Blame!

BLAME!

66 chapters

10 volumes

1997 – 2003

In the vast steel labyrinth filled with horrifying monsters, humanity survives in scattered, fearful enclaves, always on the verge of annihilation. Navigating this desolate landscape is a solitary, enigmatic youth named Killy. Equipped with extraordinary abilities and an uncommon Graviton Beam Emitter, Killy wages relentless combat against brutal beasts and hostile entities, driven by his urgent quest to locate a human carrier of the Net Terminal Gene—the genetic key potentially capable of repairing the fractured world. Blame!'s dark narrative chronicles Killy's journey as he meets new individuals, endures further conflicts, and edges closer to uncovering the Net Terminal Gene. Throughout his travels, the underlying secrets of this world are gradually exposed.

Information

Status: Finished
Format: Manga
Chapters: 66
Volumes: 10

Statistics

Rank: #388
Score: 8.30
Votes: 52,809
Members: 183,255
Favorites: 10,148

Authors

Nihei, Tsutomu

Serialized in

Afternoon

Adapted to anime

Blame!

Blame! Prologue

Volúmenes & Capítulos3 vol · 24 ch

Volume 1Ch. 1–6.5

Cap. 1
Cap. 2
Cap. 3
Cap. 4
Cap. 5
Cap. 6
Cap. 6.5

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Background

Blame! was published in English by Tokyopop from August 9, 2005, to November 6, 2007; this release was nominated for the Harvey Award in the Best American Edition of Foreign Material category in 2006. Vertical Inc. re-released the series in English following the Japanese shinsouban reprint from September 13, 2016, to December 12, 2017. The manga was also published in Italian by Panini Comics from March 16, 2000, to November 18, 2004; in Polish by Japonica Polonica Fantastica from April 8, 2016, to January 31, 2018; in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC from December 2016 to June 2018; and in Russian by XL Media from May 24, 2017, to October 4, 2018.