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Genres
Comedy, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Psychological, Drama, Slice of Life
Summary
- Yusuke Ogino is a high school student who is constantly bullied together with his friend Takao Takai
- Ogi relies on his passion for motorcycles and begins to attend driving school with Takao in secret
- A mature and dramatic story about two bullied high school boys who share a passion for motorcycling
Description
The story of Ciguatera follows Yusuke Ogino, who is bullied in high school along with his friend Takao Takai. The two rely on their passion towards motorcycles and desire to get one to add some hope and vigor to their otherwise bleak lives.
The two are learning to drive in secret at Motoyamaki Official Driving School, and it is there that Ogino's life begins to change forever as he interacts more with the other students. The manga follows a variety of characters through their high school and working lives, through their struggles, their triumphs, their dreams, their futures, their love, life and loss.
Ciguatera is a mature manga from Minoru Furuya, author of Ping Pong Club and Himizu.
Authors
Characters
Yuusuke Ogino
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Other Facts
Published
2003 to 2005
Serialization
Young Magazine (Weekly)
Where to read
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Minoru Furuya
The man is excellent in comedy manga who set the standard for comedy manga throughout the 1990s with his Ping-Pong Club. Later he came up more with darker and deeper comedic stories with themes such as the pressures, hopelessness and futility of modern life which proved very compelling and effective.
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