The Ultimate Limit: Ikigami

Ikigami

This manga's situation is, according to a review on IMDb, in a dystopian society where the government imposes a deadly "Prosperity Law", where 1 in 1000 random citizens aged 18~24 will die from a mandatory lottery nano-capsule injection that would explode on a preset date and time. The idea behind this law is that the citizens will supposedly appreciate life more by having a constant fear that he/she may be the unlucky one, thus lives life to the fullest. This is a simple solution to the low birth rate and high suicide rate problem in Japan. Like "1984" by George Owell, there is also 'Thought Crime', where anyone against the law gets "treated appropriately", possibly a brainwash procedure that suppresses any opposition. There is a whole 'hush-hush' attitude towards the whole thing, and it's just something that has to happen that can't be questioned. The "sacrificed" receives the "Ikigami", or "Death Letter" 24-hours in advance of predicted time of death. The soon will-be deceased have government-backed privileges such as free food, travel, and entertainment during the last 24-hours and the family will receive a large lump-sum as a compensation. However, such 'inheritance' will be forfeited if he/she commits crimes for retribution after the notice. 

Well then, I would like to introduce you my personal favorite story "A Lie to the Beloved" from Ikigami. In this story, a young man, who works as loan sharks or blackmail someone for the request of money, but says to his beloved and visually impaired sister that he works a bank, received the Ikigami. And then he decided to transplant his cornea to his sister, but...

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