Minoru Furuya's Ciguatera is a cynical slice of life story about an average boy in high school who gets bullied, but relies on his passion for motorcycles to get him through the day. The thing I liked best about this manga is that it's real while still being entertaining the story is slow moving but at the same time has rapid character development and some unexpected events. It's also a manga that sneaks up on you where you might read it and just like it but you keep thinking about it weeks later.
The characters are a bit hard to love. First you have the
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Ciguatera - 17 Fuga of Youth Japanese: シガテラ More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapters: 69
Status: Finished
Published: 2003 to 2005
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Young Magazine (Weekly) Authors:
Furuya, Minoru (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #70092 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #2373
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Jul 5, 2015
Ciguatera is about a boy, bullied to the point of torture at school, who takes solace in his love for motorcycles and in the crush he has on the beautiful girl at his motorcycle licensing class.
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 ... 
May 7, 2020
I think this series is lost. At times it seems to be approaching a realistic look at fears and relationships of a growing teenager, but paired with every question posed is a mumbling answer that doesn't teach and really doesn't improve the story.
Ogino is undeniably weird and awkward, but his passion for motorcycles helped to redeem him. He had set goals and was willing to work hard to earn them. It convinced me that it would be worth watching him have a cathartic win over his bully because I felt like the author would have a commentary on ... 
Jan 23, 2022
Ciguatera is a very half-baked manga.
While reading the first "arc" I was pretty entertained. The aku no hana type weak main character that has niche interests gets himself tied up into some shit while also having a love interest. I thought from there on it would really just continue being an enjoyable slice of life type thing with the self-deprecating main character. Buttttttttt The story began having these separate arcs with new characters and struggles. There is nothing wrong with this conceptually, but the writing was too mediocre to keep up with itself. The characters introduced would literally never be seen again most of the ... 
Feb 23, 2021
A great manga about bullying, codependency, ennui, human nature, relationships and self-doubt. Why do people deal with bullying and tolerate/ignore it and why do others desperately want to pay their tormentor back with vigilante-style revenge? What do you do when you have a girl that's out of your league and can only deal with it by acting like a nervously horny teenager that lacks confidence? Why would you help out and enable the same people that have tormented you? Will you ever grow up and break out of your awkward adolescence?
At first, the reaction faces annoyed me... then I recognized this was from the creator ...
Feb 23, 2023
This is the first review I am every righting and the reason being how disappointed I was, don’t get me wrong I LOVED this manga. The last chapter on the other hand was utter trash. The only reason I rated this a 8 is Because of the last chapter. Otherwise I would have put it at a 9 or 10. I really feels like the author just stopped caring.
The characters are amazing and the intricacies of the characters was amazing. The art-style may be bland at times but It has its own special touch to it that makes it really enjoyable . There may have ... |
