Dear Citizen: Thank you for your loyalty. You've no doubt noticed that the world is a troubled place. People are apathetic, lazy, unmotivated, You've probably asked yourself Why isn't anything being done to stop this systematic decline? Rest assured that measures are being taken. Beginning immediately, we will be randomly select a different citizen each day who will be killed within 24 hours of notification. We believe this will help will remind people how precious life is and how important it is to be a productive, active member of society Thank yyou for your continued attention and your corporation,, and participation...
These are the words on the back of the first volume of Ikigami, an incredible manga I recently picked up. The description is incredibly accurate of the series which takes place in a society where each citizen may find himself receiving an Ikigami, a death paper, delivered as close to 24 hours before death as possible, giving the soon to be deceased a chance to set his affairs straight. The manga focuses on the lives of those whom receive Ikigami, and on a particular deliverer of the Ikigami ( keep in mind over questioning this program is grounds for immediate death.)
More importantly though, its about human nature, and how people act, both the one who is dieing, and those around him, and the moral repercussion of telling people they have one day to live, repeatedly. The stories are often heartwarming, and often heart breaking but they will touch you. there's no magic, no robots, no vampires, just people, trying to cope with their own mortality, and morality.
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