- Ciguatera © Minoru Furuya/Kodansha Ltd.
- Manga Score: 7.15
- Author: Minoru Furuya
- Publisher: Kodansha
- Volumes: 3
- DB title: Ciguatera
- Rating: 16 and up
- Genres: ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of LifePsychologicalSchoolSeinen
Ciguatera
Synopsis
This coming-of-age tale from contemporary master Minoru Furuya centers on seventeen-year-old Yusuke Ogino, a self-described loser whose only refuge from the bullying hell he experiences at school is his dream of freedom on a motorcycle. But the unexpected entrance of a beautiful young woman into his life threatens to upend his whole world, forcing him to re-evaluate his relationships and even his sense of self. Instantly relatable and painfully honest, Furuya’s manga blends pitch-black humor with pathos and the awkward realities of everyday life to produce a quintessential tale of youth. The meticulous yet uninhibited art swings from stark realism to laugh-out-loud caricature, while nuanced characters and complex emotions help Ciguatera transcend the bounds of genre to take its rightful place as one of the great masterpieces of graphic storytelling.
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Review
voltadelphine
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Jerakor
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It's a story that veers wildly between being sexy and being crass; being hilarious and being disturbing. It's never boring and will make you think... and yet, the time skips and plot holes (not to mention the horrendous last chapter) keep the manga from being as good as it almost is.
In the end, you like ecchi seinen romances with a hefty dose of black comedy, you can certainly do read more