Boys on the Run

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Japanese: ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 10

Chapters: 116

Status: Finished

Published: 2005 to Jun 2008

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports

Theme: Combat Sports

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Big Comic Spirits

Authors: Hanazawa, Kengo (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.35¹ (scored by 2,796 users)

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Ranked: #4309²

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Popularity: #2296

Members: 9,535

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Ranked #4309Popularity #2296Members 9,535

MangaBig Comic SpiritsHanazawa, Kengo (Story & Art)

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The story is about how and why a guy goes from a worker at a dead-end job to becoming a boxer.

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Tanishi, Toshiyuki

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Ooiwa, Hana

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Uemura, Chiharu

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Shiho

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Ooiwa, Gen

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Mayumi

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Yochihisa

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Hasegawa

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Aoyama, Takahiro

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Sep 14, 2024

kuramadoe

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i really cant wrap my head around this series if im being honest, on one hand i absolutely loved it all the way through, but on another hand the entire thing just pissed me off, and i think that was the point?? reading something that actually gives you a genuinely wide range of emotions CAN be a really great feeling, at other points it made me question the point of even reading it

story, 6: it was hard picking a score for the story, i felt like it was just gut punch after gut punch after gut punch, seriously, our poor tanishi never gets a break, ... but at the same time, its 80% of the time his fault, but more on that when i get to characters. the story has a very good pacing, reading it felt like i was being dragged by a wave, even the parts that made me want to close my eyes and skip 3 chapters (if youve read it you know the ones lol). reading this is like walking over firey coals to reach some snow and just repeating it over and over. like seriously, by the end i was left saying, "that's it? THAT'S how it ends? there's no more chapters??" the whole series felt like i was walking down a slightly sloped downwards line, with points of up, then back down again, expecting major growth followed by a huge line going upwards, but it never happens, it just ends.

art, 9: im a giant fan of kengo hanazawa and 'i am a hero' is in my top 5 favorite manga, i love his composition. a stand out mention is that the characters faces are all really pleasant to look at, in specific, their wide mouths really sell the expressiveness, it makes when people smile feel very endearing and realistic. its simple, but really detailed and effective at telling the story, no complaints.

characters, 8: thiiiis is a rough one, every single noteworthy character in this series only goes through either a very sliver amount of growth, stagnates, or plummets really really hard. all that i can recite tanishi growing in is bravery, he doesnt really grow as a person at all, the same mistakes he makes on the first few chapters by the end of the series, i cant even call him a good person, what he does to a certain character's life was really really heartbreaking, especially when i was under the belief that they would be the happy ones in the end. everyone he knows around him is moving up in their life, thinking of the big picture, but whenever he gets started on moving his life forward, its like he trips and falls back down to stage one again, he just keeps fumbling the bag over and over and over and over and OVER again, i cant tell you how many times i genuinely facepalmed over something he said or did. but even despite ALL of that, i cant say i hate him, he tries his hardest, and he never runs away, and i think that is his flaw AND his strength.

enjoyment, 9: this series will leave you feeling every single emotion in the books, it's what kept me going. moments worth smiling a huge grin over, moments where youre holding back tears, moments where you want to drop kick your monitor, all of it, it's a genuine rollercoaster.

overall, 9: i really dont think this manga will be for most people, but for those who are interested, i HIGHLY recommend it

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Jun 4, 2020

acloudwithfeet

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Ah I sure do love "Struggle Tweets (before struggletweets existed): the manga." Because no matter how often I took a gut punch in the feels department, no matter how angry I got over character actions, no matter how frustrating it might be to essentially watch a man be beaten down over and over again without learning a single fucking thing, I can't say that it was because this manga was poorly written. Like it or not, Kengo Hanazawa sure knows how to wright real characters with a hyperbolic spin: losers, assholes, and good people alike. And he sure knows how to draw too, every background ...

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Mar 5, 2025

bismuthianpage

Mixed Feelings

TL;DR: Well-written character interactions carry this manga forward, but mischaracterizations and abandoned plot points leave a bitter taste by the end.

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It's hard to review the story of Boys on the Run properly because, well, there is no story. If the vague synopsis wasn't enough of a warning, let me tell you clearly: this manga isn't sure what story it wants to tell. Sure, it has consistent themes and a message it wants to transmit, but it has no idea how to do it. The results are drastic tone shifts from volume to volume (or arc to arc), abandoned characters/plot points, and, worst of all, ...

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