INVESTOR-Z
Synopsis
From the author of Dragon Zakura, the manga that shook the college admissions test-prep world in Japan to the core, comes a new work depicting high-stakes dealings in the stock market at an exceptional secondary school. The day after Takashi Zaizen entered the illustrious Dojuku Academy with top test scores, he was let in on the institution’s deepest secret, an introduced to the mysterious "investment club." A six-person group made up of the top student from each class at Dojuku, the club carries a heavy responsibility: to generate an annual return of 8% or more on the school’s 300 billion yen endowment, keeping the top-class schools facilities in shape and tuition at zero. "The most thrilling game in the world, the thing that sets men’s blood ablaze… is money. Investment." With those words, the genius Zaizen’s story of thrill and profit begins. Follow his road: read, learn, and start earning! This series has been published in Japan since 2013 which Japanese title name is "Investor Z"
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Review
Kuribash
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23
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Investor Z got my attention. The manga overall is pretty good if you are interested in economics and the stock market.
My review might be bias because I do dabble in the stock market myself and my point of view is completely different (80% different) than the view of the characters in the manga or the author.
So, my final score of an 8 is because the manga overall is definitely worth an 8 (if you are interested in the stock market and economics). But if I need to be strict and count the information given about read more
abystoma2
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5
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It is clever, sure, it wouldn’t work without it, but one of its charms is how it’s applicable to real life. One could think of Investor Z as a self-help book about success that has a story, though that would be a bit disservice to Investor Z considering the average quality of those self-help books. The story is woven quite naturally and is grounded in reality – it doesn’t require much belief suspending.
One of the most important parts of read more