![]() ![]() Rattling around inside his head is the Japanese adage, “ The nail that sticks up must be hammered down.” Rather than blame the society that wields the hammer, he experiences some level of envy towards those who have apparently avoided it. Ryo declares Jin “ cringey”, but, in reality, it is Ryo’s desire to be himself that sparks this misdirected ire. A new student called Jin flagrantly breaks the dress code, waltzing into class wearing sunglasses and earrings. ![]() In the first volume especially, Ryo’s frustration is palpable. Chest bound and comfortably attired, Ryo can finally relax, but no matter the clothes or the situation, “ I still can’t help but wish,” he thinks, “ I’d been born a boy.” This struggle, and Ryo’s frustration with himself and the world around him, is at the heart of Boys Run the Riot. Every morning on the way to school, Ryo slips out of the girl’s uniform and into a tracksuit. Harboring a crush on a close friend is one thing, sneaking out to spray murals under cover of darkness another entirely but hardest of all is making sure no one discovers Ryo’s true identity. The manga follows Ryo Watari, a high school student struggling with secrets. ![]() After winning the 77 th Tetsuya Chiba prize for his debut one-shot Light, Keito Gaku took the core of that story and built it into the foundations of Boys Run the Riot. ![]()
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