Boy's Abyss, Vol. 13

By (author) Minenami, Ryo
Short description/annotation:
Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer toward the abyss.
Description:
Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer toward the abyss.

Reiji’s life is as miserable as the small town he can’t escape. The most interesting thing that’s ever happened there is a double suicide down by the river. Does Reiji have any power over his fate, or will he too fall into the abyss?

As Chako loses her moral compass in Tokyo, Ms. Shiba appears to be regaining hers. Reiji heads home to his toxic mother, but not before reconnecting with his former lover Nagi. Then, when Reiji returns to town, he discovers a shocking secret about his friend Gen, followed by a horrifying confession…
Biographical note:
Ryo Minenami was born in Tokyo, Japan. In 2006, he received an honorable mention in the Shogakukan 58th Rookie Comic Awards, Youth Category. His first serialized work, Oboreru Hanabi (Drowning Fireworks), was published in 2009 in Moba MAN. Other credits include the series Himegoto: Jukyusai no Seifuku (Princess’s Possessions: Uniform of a 19-Year-Old), Hatsukoi Zombie (First-Love Zombie), and the one-shot “Hanayome Warashi” (Child Bride). His series Boy’s Abyss began serialization in Weekly Young Jump in 2020.