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'''''Aphorism''''' is a 2008-2009 survival-horror manga by Kujou Karuna.

''Aphorism'' is a little like a more shonen-friendly version of ''[[Battle Royale]]'' (note: just because it’sit's ''more'' kid-friendly doesn’tdoesn't mean it’s actually kid-friendly; there are still plenty of bloody scenes) meets Slice-Of-Life and [[Words Can Break My Bones]]. Its premise is pretty cliche, but the element of using words as weapons does give it a refreshing twist. It’s pretty entertaining, not too hard on the brain (no overly-convoluted plots here) and has the right amount of bloodshed. The characters are well-drawn, and though their personalities are not really fleshed out, they are all quite likable.

* [[Next Sunday A.D.]]: Believe it or not, the series is set almost thirty years into the future. This is not at all obvious, since there's almost no technology seen, and those that do turn up seem no different from present day. The first hint is that Tomonaga's birthdate is stated to be in Heisei 33 (orWhich would be 2022 [[The Great Politics Mess-Up|except the Heisei era only goes up to 31, ending on April 30th of 2019]]), thus implying that the main storyline takes place sixteen years later, in Heisei 49, or 2038. This is more or less comfirmed by Chapter 12.5, which explicitly states that Tomonaga was six years old in Heisei 39 (2028).