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Arachnid (Manga)

Arachnid

  • アラクニド
Manga7.07687 votes14 volumes · 73 chaptersFinished
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Synopsis

Alice is a senior high school student who lives with an uncle that spends his time tormenting her everyday. One day, Alice witnesses the death of her uncle by the hands of an assassin called "Kumo" (Japanese for Arachnid). She then falls unconscious, and upon waking up, she finds out that she's in Kumo's house... Now, this Alice who no longer has any family is being raised by the assassin himself..! (Source: Kirei Cake)

Publication notes

Arachnid has been published digitally in English by Square Enix through Manga UP!

Published

Nov 21, 2009 to Dec 22, 2015

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#9991
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Main characters

  • Alice Fujii
    Alice Fujii31 fan favorites
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    Alice is the main heroine of Arachnid. After her mother commited suicide, she had been living with her abusive uncle. On the day that her uncle was killed, the assasin "Kumo" took her in and trained her to kill. She has a disorder called C.E.C (Congenital Excessive Concentration), which means ones she focuses on one thing she is unable to focus on anything else especially what happens around her. Because of this, she had been the subject of criticisms, abuse and often seen as "dull". When she is faced with life-threatening situations, however; her reflexes and judgments are improved. Alice is normally kind, however, when in this mode, she becomes violent and believes that "before they kill her, she has to kill them". After killing Kumo, she was chased out of the apartment which belonged to "the organization" and is now living in Yori's house. She is also constantly targetted by other organization members. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .

  • Kumo
    Kumo2 fan favorites
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    Kumo is an assasin of the organization, nicknamed "Arachnid". At the beginning of the series, he received the order to kill Yoshio and Alice. However, noticing her abilities, he instead took her in and trained her to kill, because "it's worth putting her to use" and "he can kill her any time". It was also him who taught Alice to use the Kumoito (lit. Spider's thread). No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .

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