Boys Run the Riot

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Boys Run the Riot
Boys Run the Riot manga vol. 1.png
Cover of the first volume
ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット
(Bōizu Ran za Raiotto)
GenreComing-of-age[1]
Manga
Written byKeito Gaku
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Magazine
  • Weekly Young Magazine
  • (January 27 – August 31, 2020)
  • Comic Days
  • (September 9, 2020 – present)
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 27, 2020 – present
Volumes4 (List of volumes)
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Boys Run the Riot (Japanese: ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット, Hepburn: Bōizu Ran za Raiotto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keito Gaku. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from January to August 2020, before being transferred to Kodansha's Comic Days manga app in September 2020. It has been collected in three tankōbon volumes as of December 2020.

Plot[]

Boys Run the Riot follows a transgender high school boy named Ryo Watari and his struggles in a school setting that does not accept his gender. His interest in men's fashion leads to him to befriend Jin Sato, a cisgender boy who is also an outcast.

Publication[]

Boys Run the Riot is written and illustrated by Keito Gaku. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from January 27 to August 31, 2020,[2][3] before being transferred to Kodansha's Comic Days manga app, starting publication on September 9, 2020.[4] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 6, 2020.[5] As of February 5, 2021, four volumes have been released.[6]

In North America, Kodansha USA announced the English language release of the manga in November 2020.[7] The first volume was published on May 25, 2021.[8]

Volume list[]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 6, 2020[5]978-4-06-519996-1May 25, 2021[8]978-1-63-699133-7
2 September 4, 2020[9]978-4-06-520685-0July 27, 2021[10]978-1-63-699332-4
3 December 4, 2020[11]978-4-06-521708-5September 28, 2021[12]978-1-63-699489-5
4 February 5, 2021[6]978-4-06-522297-3——

Reception[]

Boys Run the Riot has been nominated for the Harvey Award's Best Manga category in 2021.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Wolf, Ian (July 11, 2021). "Boys Run the Riot Volume 1 Review". Anime UK News. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. ^ トランスジェンダーの高校生の成長描く新連載「ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット」. Natalie (in Japanese). January 27, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  3. ^ 妖怪が集う不思議な温泉描くヤンマガ新連載「つむじまがり×すぷりんぐ」. Natalie (in Japanese). August 31, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  4. ^ 凸凹バディのファッション青春譚‼『ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット』(学慶人)が、コミックDAYSで9月9日より連載開始！. PR Times (in Japanese). September 9, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Hazra, Adriana (November 13, 2020). "Kodansha Comics Licenses New Manga by Ema Toyama, Kaori Yuki, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Boys Run the Riot, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  9. ^ ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "Boys Run the Riot, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  11. ^ ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "Boys Run the Riot, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Hazra, Adriana (July 18, 2021). "Harvey Awards Nominate Chainsaw Man, Remina, 3 More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

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