Boy's Abyss, Vol. 12
VIZ Media LLC · Paperback · January 27, 2026
Boy's Abyss, Vol.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in bleak small-town dramas about constrained choices
- Themes
- Constrained choices, Jealousy, Despair
- Genres
- General Manga, Coming-of-Age Stories, Slice-of-Life Comics
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Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer toward the abyss. Reiji’s life is as miserable as the small town he can’t escape. The most interesting thing that’s ever happened there is a double suicide down by the river. Does Reiji have any power over his fate, or will he too fall into the abyss? Reiji meets with Nagi in Tokyo, further fanning the flames of Chako’s jealousy.
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Back in their hometown, Yuko takes drastic steps to clear the way for Reiji to come home. Then, Reiji’s stepbrother Kazu and Ms. Shiba form an unexpected alliance.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in bleak small-town dramas about constrained choices
- Readers drawn to tense interpersonal conflict and jealousy
Where it sits
| Coming-of-Age Stories | 55% |
|---|---|
| General Manga | 34% |
| Slice-of-Life Comics | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- General Manga
- Literary Graphic Novels
- Coming-of-Age Stories
- Authors
- Ryo Minenami
- Publisher
- VIZ Media LLC
- Published
- January 27, 2026
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Constrained choices · Jealousy · Despair
- Reading lane
- General Manga