Blame- Manga. 10 Volumes. Finished. Tsutomu Nihei. [work] Jun 2026
Tsutomu Nihei presents a future so far removed from our time that language has devolved into fragmented noises, and history is a forgotten ghost. The City is a runaway Dyson sphere—a colossal, uncontrolled expansion of industrial infrastructure that has spread across the entire solar system. Layers upon layers of steel, concrete, and forgotten machinery stretch toward Jupiter. Humanity has become an endangered species, hunted by the Safeguard —a relentless security system designed to eradicate humans who lack the correct genetic "Net Terminal Gene."
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, a silent wanderer who travels through "The City"—a vast, chaotic megastructure that has expanded out of control, possibly reaching the orbit of Jupiter. Tsutomu Nihei Wiki The Mission : Killy is searching for a human possessing the Net Terminal Gene Tsutomu Nihei presents a future so far removed
The beam hit the Safeguard. The Safeguard dissolved—but not before its left arm detached and kept crawling. The arm sprouted eyes. It grew a new torso. Then legs. Then a smaller, angrier version of the original. Humanity has become an endangered species, hunted by
| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | | Blame! (stylized as BLAME! ) | | Author/Artist | Tsutomu Nihei | | Genre | Cyberpunk, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Horror, Action | | Serialization | 1997 – 2003 | | Volumes | 10 (collected in various editions, including 6 master editions) | | Status | Finished | | Primary Publication (Japan) | Monthly Afternoon (Kodansha) | | Notable Adaptations | Blame! (2003 – 6-episode ONAs), Blame! (2017 – Netflix feature film), Blame! Ver. 0.11 (prequel short) |
Killy is searching for a human with Net Terminal Genes . These rare genetic markers are the only way to access the "Netsphere" and stop the City’s out-of-control expansion.
She released him. "You will not remember me tomorrow."