三部敬

Sanbe Kei

writer
Comic Book

僕だけがいない街

  • Boku dake ga inai machi
  • The city where only I am missing
  • Erased
  • by 三部敬 :: [:Sanbe Kei:]
  • in Young Ace, Jun 2012 to March 2016
From time-to-time, Satoru Fijinuma, a 29-year-old hopeful manga artist, finds himself propeled through time in order to prevent tragedies. Usually, these are short trips in time, but when his mother is murdered, Satoru finds himself back at age ten where he must change things to prevent the far-future murder of his mother and the present-day murders of his classmates.

The eight-volume English version of the manga appeared in 2017-18 with the title Erased.
I'm afraid. . . of digging deeper into myself.
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  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel
Cartoon

僕だけがいない街

This 12-part anime adaptation of Kei Sambe’s manga felt more abbreviated than the 12-part live-action version, and the characters were not as captivating for me.
I call the process “Revival.” I usually go back between one and five minutes.
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  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel
Feature Film

僕だけがいない街

  • Boku dake ga inai machi
  • The city where only I am missing
  • Erased
  • by 後藤法子, directed by 平川雄一朗
  • (at movie theaters, Japan, 19 March 2016)
Fujiwara Tatsuya (as adult Satoru) and Arimura Kasumi (as adult Airi) hold hands above an image of themselves as children.
  • Fantasy
  • Audience: YA and Up
  • Definite Time Travel
TV Series

僕だけがいない街

This faithful, 12-part adaptation of Kei Sambe’s manga provides a compelling story for all three ages of Satoru Fujinuma, although for me the most captivating and disturbing story was of ten-year-old Satoru.
It’s as if you've seen the future.
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  • Science Fiction
  • Audience: Families
  • Definite Time Travel