Tate no Kuni

The Vertical World
タテの国

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Synopsis

A world stretching down from the heavens: the Vertical World. There lives a boy named Ruska, who finds himself fascinated by the world below. One day he sees a girl falling from the sky above, straight towards the bottom... And so begins his adventure surrounding the mystery of the Fallen Maiden! (Source: MANGA Plus)

Publication notes

Tate no Kuni began as a web manga submitted to the Jump Rookie site on August 13, 2018, where it won the Bronze Rookie Award for August 2018. The series was simulpub in English as The Vertical World through MANGA Plus.

Published

Jan 10, 2019 to Apr 1, 2021

Authors

Tanaka, Kuu

External links

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MAL rank: #2030
Members (MAL): 2,629
Favorites (MAL): 66

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Main characters

Ruska3 fan favorites
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A young boy who has spent his entire life labouring in his village on a layer of the Vertical World. Hardworking and earnest, Ruska is plauged by an insatiable desire to know what lies at the bottom of his world. After witnessing a fallen maiden () fall through his layer, takes a chance and plunges in headfirst after her. Sending him on a joruney that will reveal to him the truth of his and his world's existence. 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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A young hermit girl who lives on the outer wall of the Vertical World, who joins Ruska and co. after a sudden encounter. Despite her age, she is an extremely proficient mechanic and computer hacker, whose skillset proves invaluable to the party during their journey through the Vertical World. 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 .
Omega0 fan favorites
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A mysterious girl who is first witnessed falling through the central shaft of the Vertical World. She was thrown down from her city as human sacrifice in a ceremony for staving off a famine. But her chance encounter with Ruska sets off a chain of events that might just bring into question the very nature of the Vertical World itself. Duty-bound and somewhat of a tomboy, she is inexplicably drawn to Ruska during their journey and the two come to share an unbreakable bond. 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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A mysterious self-proclaimed "former human" who claims to have been studying the seemingly endless central shaft of the Vertical World for hundreds of years. At some point in his journey, turned his body into a robot so that he would not die of old age. Logical and level-headed at the worst of times. Kelvin is the first individual Ruska encounters on his journey down into the Vertical World, and comes to be a loyal ally; with his robotic body and various contraptions within it proving exceedingly useful in traversal. 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 .