Erased, Volume 2

Erased Omnibus #2

by Kei Sanbe, Sheldon Drzka (Translator)

Satoru Fujinuma's power of Revival has sent him eighteen years into his past to relive his middle school days and prevent the death of his classmate Kayo Hinazuki. But even with the advantage of foreknowledge, Satoru finds himself unable to prevent Kayo from becoming a victim yet again. Back in the present, twenty-nine-year-old Satoru is still on the run from the police and no closer to identifying the killer who stabbed his mother. With friends past and present in mortal danger, Satoru rallies for another leap to 1988, resolved to go to any extreme to save Kayo and bring her and his mother's murderer to justice!

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Time Travel, Thriller

390 pages, Hardcover

First published June 20, 2017

About the author

三部けい.

Reviews

[kristyn ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ · Rating 5 out of 5]

kayo and sachiko's letters to each other 😭 how about i start crying instead

[Tiff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is so great, got teary eyed 3 times! Wish I had all the books already to u could keep going. Guess this means I have to buy 3 right away!

[Robert Kirwan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I definitely LOVED this volume!! It was even more engaging than the first. This version contains Volumes 3 and 4. The hardbacks printed by Yen Press are gorgeous and definitely the perfect way to read this manga.

We carry on from where the first volume left off. Honestly, I had forgotten what happened so I caught up with the anime and then continued on. I may have forgotten things but this remains one of my ALL TIME FAVOURITE mangas and this second volume surely did make me smile and laugh. It’s a very serious topic and I feel deals with it very well. We also get to see more about the side characters with Kenya being a stand out, but also Hina’s mother is interesting in this volume!!

Definitely continuing on with this and I’m itching to get volume 3 ASAP

*Follow-up as I re-read the whole series*

Same, loved it. Love this series, read it over a 24 hour period. Can't get enough

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whilst I didn’t find this volume as gripping as the first, it was still a damn good read!

RTC

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This happy ending has me nervous. What's going to change now?

[Deana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh man, this is one of the best stories I've read, manga or otherwise. I've already picked up the 3rd and 4th books from the library and looked into purchasing them all on Amazon. Hopefully the rest of the series lives up to the beginning. This book looks like it took me a few days to read, but we were on vacation so I (ironically) didn't have a ton of reading time. I finished it in two sittings at night after everyone else was sleeping.

This is a mix of everything I love... time travel and its effects, mystery and suspense, and a little romance thrown in for good measure. I've really enjoyed flipping back through the art to find the clues in past panels, and get sad when it turned out to be in the first book. Plus, this one tackles some important social questions like child abuse, the extent that teachers, dealing with the death of parents and friends, employers and other adults can/should get involved in the private lives of those whose lives intersect with theirs, relationships/friendships between adults and children, potential dating relationships between adults of significantly different ages (although this seems common in manga generally....)

Definitely recommend this series.

[Arianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending on this volume was so positive compared to the last one. It was more final even though I know there is more to the story. It makes me a little uneasy, i'm not sure if her story is finalized as a happy one or not. Regardless I can't wait for volume 3!

[Luisa Maula · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘Are you an idiot?’

I love the idea of getting a blast from the past. It gave me a moment to reminisce as well with mine. Although it’s a lot different from the manga’s storyline here, it didn’t fail to provide me a revival of my own. My childhood.

One fact’s certain and it’s that my memory’s the complete opposite from them. But in spite of our differences, it didn’t hinder me from being drawn to Kayo and Fujinuma’s connection as awkward buddies. Both share an aloof personality that prevents them from blending in from their classmates. This shows how misunderstood these two are, but in reality, they’re just as nice as their acquaintances.

There’s also no mistaking that Fujinuma’s tendency to blurt out his thoughts carelessly is adorable, I like how he’s still goofy even though he’s mentally a lot older than his classmates. He’s bad at people that way, I guess.

[BookishStitcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

2nd in the Erased series. This is hard to read because of the graphic child abuse.

[Tacha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este manga es demasiado bueno, la historia y como van pasando las cosas ♥️♥️

[Griffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The happy ending is making me nervous. Now what disaster is going to happen?

[ollei · Rating 5 out of 5]

eating this book as we speak

[Scottsdale Public Library]

Continuing this excellent manga, the latest volume of Erased picks up the compelling storyline of a young man who can use the mysterious power of "Revival" to transport himself back in time, hoping to correct past mistakes and prevent a childhood friend from being beaten and killed. Our hero, Satoru Fujinuma, has the additional burden of being falsely accused of killing his own mother, making it even more vital for his nine-year-old self to succeed. What a great graphic novel! I hope there will be another volume published, soon. -- Louisa A.

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is quite a lot of wheel-spinning in this volume. It's necessary for dropping in clues about the murders, but it isn't as gripping to read as the first volume. The real heart of the story comes from Satoru trying to alter the past to prevent Kayo's murder and the book spends a lot more time with Satoru in the present, on the run from the police.

[Eco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuing the series for DARE but did not want to wait over the weekend to learn the ending. One of my students has already read the series so they are always inquiring about my progress. And they refuse to give any spoilers. I’d say a good start to making connections with students at the start of the school year.

[Ash · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars
Not as good as the first omnibus but still great.
First volume in each omnibus deals with the present day situation where main protagonist is on a run from police.
Second volume deals with traveling back in time to fix the past. This reminded me of the movie Butterfly Effect which is also about trying to change the past.

[Summer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeeeee love these.

[April eclecticbookworm · Rating 4 out of 5]

The murder he's been framed for may have links to the kidnappings and killings of classmates when he was a child so he's thrown back in time to save them and maybe himself.

[Lorelaiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

La mejor huea <3

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such an interesting plot within a plot.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

I forgot to tell you I read this, so now you know.

I didn't find this quite as impactful as the first volume until the end when there was some pretty good mom stuff, so I was all in again.

[_ aethonan _ · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐4.4⭐

[Gabrielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

so sad!!! also i do not like the mc as an adult lol

[Adrianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 2 finds us back in the present with Satoru still on the run from the police. I'll admit, the present-day storyline is far less interesting to me and it slows the pace somewhat, but it allows us to see how Satoru's time in the past has influenced his character in the present. Can't wait for more!

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story loses some of the momentum from the first volume, but remains a pretty intriguing time-travel thriller.

[Michelle☽ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series so much. I felt breathless the whole, hoping Satoru would win the race against time. I can't read these fast enough.

[Natalie]

SPOILER WARNING:://
This book starts off with a 29 year old manga artist named Satoru who is also a part timer as a pizza delivery man. When he senses something is about to go wrong, he suddenly gets zapped back in time a few minutes or hours earlier to be able to prevent the situation. this is first shown when he gets taken back a few minutes and he searches everywhere to see what could be the problem and finally discovers a man passed out in his car driving towards a little boy. he is able to stop the car in time to save the civilians. he goes through daily life and becomes better friends with one of his coworkerr Airi. He one day finds his mother dead in his apartment and he thinks it’s the same man who was responsible of the child murders back when he was a kid. Unable to find the man who killed his mother he is suspected by the police, and is zapped back in time to when he was just a little kid. He then has to become friends with the girl that was murdered first to keep her safe from the murderer, after he is successful with that, he has to become friends with all the other murdered kids in order to keep them safe. He isn’t successful the first times but is safely zapped back in time just before anything happens to retry. The murderer catches on to him as a child and it’s his teacher. he then crashes his car into a icy river with young Satoru in the car and the teacher jumps out leaving him for dead. He almost dies but we find out that he has been in a coma for many years because of the incident. When he wakes up he is as old as he was in the beginning of the story, but he is very weak and needs therapy to walk. His friends that he saved from being murdered are all grown up and have children and he has to find out where the murderous teacher went. The teacher hears about him waking up from the coma and then tries to find him to kill him. Satoru goes to a festival with another girl from the hospital that has cancer and confronts the teacher. After some struggle he finally catches the teacher and he is turned in.

What i like about this book is The many twists and turns it has and how it keeps you so engaged and willing to read. And seeing how he tries to form bonds with the kids that are about to be murdered is very suspenseful because you know what’s going to happen to them if they don’t comply and be his friend. It’s also cool to see how him changing the actions of his pass fixed the future, since his mom didn’t end up dying. I’m so glad the original suspect of the murder that was arrested wasn’t arrested in the true ending at the end because he was so miserable and defeated in jail. And he didn’t deserved to be framed like that since he only loved the kids he wouldn’t kill them so ruthlessly.

I didn’t like how he didn’t get to get with the girl he had a crush on as a kid and that girl ended up going with another one of his friends. it was cool to see the baby at least but i think it would of been better if when they reunited from his coma they ended up falling in love and not her just reuniting with him to show off her baby. Also how easy the teacher gave up on killing him was a little lame. Also after he woke up from the coma i felt like the pacing was slow but at the same time really fast. It was like he would just be walking around the hospital one second and the next second he was at the festival fighting the murderer. The hospital scenes were a little boring in my opinion.

I would rate this book a 8.5/10 because it was just so good and enjoyable and a really good read. There were a few confusing parts here and there but it could of been to a lack of not paying attention. I would recommend it if you’re looking for a good murder mystery book with a decent ending.

[Doc · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a story about a man who has had a strange power to travel back in time unconsciously to make corrections that can save the lives of others. Now framed for the death of his mother he begs his power to help him fix everything and finds himself sent back to himself when he was 10 years old and a series of kidnapping/murders occurred in his community. Doing his best to save the girl Kayo not only from a potential murderer but also an abusive home Satoru must face seemingly impossible odds to save his own future.

Unable to change the fate of his classmate Kayo; Satoru tries desperately to look for clues and any proof that she might still be alive. Plunged back to the present Satoru now has proof that he can change the present with his actions although the actions of a single young boy are minimal at best so he must find out as much as he can while avoiding the police who think he murdered his mother in case he gets another chance to travel back into his past self. That chance comes at last after he is finally caught by the police and Satoru must fight destiny once more but armed with more humility and knowledge then the first time around.

Wow... this series is pretty intense with dark themes but it also has moments of joy and the art is nice so it balances out pretty well. If I had to choose a favorite moment it would have to be Airi noticing the manager from her job was about to call the police after seeing Satoru entering the building. She snaps the phone in half and punches him hard in the face because he broke the trust he had in her when he told her they were all on the same side earlier. Don't mess with Airi's trust. :)

[Colby Garman · Rating 5 out of 5]

{WARNING: FIRST BOOK SPOILERS} This book is the second chapter in the erased manga and is also an anime that goes by the same name, which you should check out if you liked the manga. Sence this is only the second book it drops you in smack dab of the situation where Hazuki already has been kidnapped and killed after Satoru triggers his revival and has a second chance to save Hazuki but fails to do so. The whole book sets up for an even better 3rd book when this one spends most of its time in the past you get to know a lot of what is going on and how the killer killed so may people and the methods of how he does this. It is a story about abuse, murder, and friendships... (like every manga) but this one is truly unique with the main character Satoru having the advantage of very unreliable time travel. Revival happens three times in the book so that means we get to figure out what is going on in the present day and how the murders affected the world Satoru lives in, assuming you read the first book you know what is happening, but for those who don't know and for some reason skipped to the second book he is accused of his mothers murder and is being hunted by the police on account of a murder. This directly goes into when he gets his second revival, He hides from the police and tries to get ready for the next revival by researching the murders that have happened in the past. one of the best things I like about this book is not only the story, but that you have no idea who the killer is. it is almost impossible to figure out the killer until the book straight up tells you. The book also has very good art and a very good lovable cast of characters. All in all the book is amazing and is a good 2nd book to the erased manga lines. and if you have the time to check out the anime as well, it is one of my favorites.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Satoru discovers that he has not saved Kayo, he's bounced back to the present, where he's still running from the police, who believe he murdered his mother. His coworker Airi takes him in and tries to hide him, but it seems that whoever set him up to take the fall for his mother's murder is also ready and willing to try to hurt and incriminate Airi. When Satoru is arrested, he forces himself to go back to his childhood again and make bigger changes in an effort to save Kayo.

I have a lot of respect for Satoru's mother after this volume - in volume 1 she was portrayed a bit negatively, but here she's pretty freaking awesome. The saving of Kayo reaches a conclusion, and I'm wondering how the series will continue (for apparently at least 2 more books), because I really enjoy Satoru's revival of his childhood more than his storyline in the present - and there are definitely things to be wrapped up in the present or that have been affected by his actions in the revival past... I'm not sure if I'll like a story based only in the present. Airi seems pretty solid but she also talks about herself in the third person and it's weird that she's in high school and Satoru is much older.