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Synonyms: 17-sai.: Joshikousei Kankin Satsujin
Japanese: 17歳。


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Type: Manga
Volumes: 4
Chapters: 35
Status: Finished
Published: 2004 to 2005
Genre: Drama Drama
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Manga Action
Authors: Kamata, Youji (Art), Fuji, Seiji (Story)

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Score: 6.491 (scored by 32463,246 users)
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Ranked: #158822
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Popularity: #2773
Members: 7,430
Favorites: 30

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Synopsis

This is the story of a terrible crime committed against a 17-old-girl, committed, in part, by 17-year-old boys. Why did such a thing happen? Why was no one able to prevent it?

In the beginning, high school boys Hiroki and his friend Takashi are rescued from bullying by a notorious gangster, Miyamoto. At first, they are thrilled to be under his protection, and cheerfully run off anyone who threatens them with the mere mention of Miyamoto's name. Soon, they learn that there is a lot more to being in Miyamoto's gang than just being protected. In return, they're expected to offer loyalty and obedience, or face possibly deadly consequences. This becomes harder as the violence and the crimes they find themselves committing begins to escalate.

One night, they kidnap a high school girl, Sachiko. Now Hiroki has two battles to face. Internally, he faces the dissonance between his sense of self-preservation and his conscience. Externally, Sachiko's twin sister Miki, who goes to Hiroki's high school, her parents and the police are searching for the missing girl. Will Sachiko ever return home? What kind of person--or monster--will Hiroki become?

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17-sai. is based on the murder of Junko Furuta which occured in Adachi, Tokyo in 1989.

The series was published in Spanish by MangaLine from April 2006 to December 2009.

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Characters

Marukawa, Hiroki
Marukawa, Hiroki
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Oozawa, Sachiko
Oozawa, Sachiko
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Oozawa, Miki
Oozawa, Miki
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Miyamoto
Miyamoto
Supporting
Mizuno, Katsuya
Mizuno, Katsuya
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Tsuji, Daisuke
Tsuji, Daisuke
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Ikuno, Takashi
Ikuno, Takashi
Supporting

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5 Mixed Feelings
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May 21, 2022
Inudrew
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I personally feel that this manga gets a lot of hate from people who feel like it's not adapting Junko Furuta's case the right way and to that I ask. What is the right way? Is it to completly tear away all form of hope and just paint bleakness at every corner? Cause to that I would argue that the manga does so and that it truly does capture the self destructive behavior of the criminals.

People are allow to find this as a subpar read or even a very inneffective tribute but it is none the less a tribute that I don't believe is ...
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Jul 10, 2018
Z-I-CO
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Reading the reviews here, I realized that this manga was based off of on a true story. After reading the manga, I checked out the real story to see how near to the actual story this manga was and also if the victim was faring well. What I found out was...disturbing. The manga is not even close to the real injustice the victim faced. This, however, does not make the manga bad. In fact, I am glad the manga did not remain true to the actual case because the torture the real victim faced was just horrible. No, it was more than horrible.

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Jun 10, 2021
Curiouswanderer
Mixed Feelings
*WARNING SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW PLEASE LOOK AWAY IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE MANGA*

So I found out about this manga by watching The Anime Man’s recent video “This DISTURBING Manga is Based on a REAL CRIME in Japan” this led me to check it out.

It’s obviously a very dark manga where it shows a schoolgirl being kidnapped by a group of despicable scum of the earth and her twin sister is desperate to find her. While this manga gave a happy ending by showing that the schoolgirl in this manga was saved by the sister, it was sadly not the case for Junko Furuta. ...
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