Emergence Metamorphosis is a grimdark hentai manga by Japanese artist ShindoL, better known online by its nhentai catalog number 177013. The 2013 to 2016 series became a running reference across 4chan, Reddit and anime meme communities for its bleak storyline about a teenage girl's downfall.
Origin
The manga originally ran in Japan under the title Henshin from July 26, 2013 to March 26, 2016[1]. In November 2016, the series was collected for digital English release as Metamorphosis[1]. When the scanlated version was uploaded to nhentai, it was assigned page number 177013, and that five-digit code quickly overtook both the Japanese and English titles as the standard way English readers referred to the work[5].
- Platform: Japanese hentai magazine (viral spread on 4chan and Reddit)
- Creator: ShindoL
- Date: 2013
Overview
Emergence Metamorphosis is a Japanese hentai manga by artist ShindoL, widely referred to online by its nhentai catalog number 177013[5]. The story follows a bookish teenage girl named Saki Yoshida whose life collapses into drug addiction, homelessness and prostitution over the course of the book[1]. That downward arc made it stand out from typical adult manga and turned it into a shorthand reference in English-speaking hentai and anime meme circles[5].
Much of the online conversation around 177013 treats reading it as a dare or rite of passage, with users warning newcomers about how bleak the ending gets[4]. Image macros pairing Saki's cheerful early character design with her deteriorated later appearance became one of the most reposted visual formats tied to the manga[3].
How It Spread
On May 2, 2016, YouTuber lolicide uploaded a video titled "The Citizen Kane of Hentai," which pulled roughly 22,300 views over the following 17 months before being taken down[5]. Two weeks later, on May 19, a post on r/hentai called the manga "quite honestly the most depressing thing I've ever read," and the recommendation helped push it toward wider Western audiences[4]. On June 5, a thread about the story appeared on 4chan's /h/ board, followed by more discussion threads across the year[2].
On December 25, 2016, FunnyJunk user aznzeus posted an image macro called "A Very ShindoL Christmas" that placed Saki's before-and-after portraits side by side[3]. The before-and-after format kept getting reworked on Reddit and imageboards through 2017 and 2018, cementing 177013 as an in-joke number rather than a title[5].
On November 24, 2018, Reddit user questicles-2199 posted a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure crossover alternate ending called "I'm Gonna Fix That Girl," in which Josuke Higashikata heals Saki with his Stand and the story flashes forward to her raising a child[6]. Redditor quuetzal answered with a "Carefully He's a Hero" macro praising ShindoL on r/animemes the same week[7]. The fan ending was later uploaded to nhentai as entry 265918 on March 13, 2019[6].
How to Use
People typically invoke Emergence Metamorphosis by dropping the number "177013" into a conversation instead of naming the manga, often as a warning or a dare to another user. The common visual convention is a two-panel before-and-after edit comparing Saki's early cheerful design with her later look, sometimes swapped onto other characters for shock effect[3].
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Emergence Metamorphosis?
It is a hentai manga by Japanese artist ShindoL, released in English as Metamorphosis in 2016 and widely known online by its nhentai catalog number 177013[5].
Where did Emergence Metamorphosis come from?
The story originally ran in Japan as Henshin from July 2013 through March 2016, then was collected for digital English publication in November 2016[1].
What does Emergence Metamorphosis mean?
Online, the title and the number 177013 both point to the same ShindoL manga about a teenage girl named Saki whose life collapses into addiction and homelessness[1].
How do you use Emergence Metamorphosis?
Readers typically reference it by posting the number 177013 as a warning or dare, or by sharing before-and-after image macros of the main character Saki[3].
Is Emergence Metamorphosis still popular?
By the late 2010s the number 177013 was widely used as shorthand for the manga in English-language anime and hentai discussion communities[5].
