Very simple, very short delinquent manga.
If you've read this type of manga before you know what you're getting into. Not much depth as it is only 7 chapters long, and it focuses more on giving you the "delinquent feeling" other than telling some kind of grandiose story.
There's not much to talk about that won't spoil the little content this manga has, but the synopsis is very much all there is to it.
Art is good, characters (or character I should say) are good, and it's a fast read.
Me personally, I thought it was very nice, as some of Kiku's thoughts are things that hit pretty close
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: キク InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 7
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 1993
Theme:
Delinquents
Demographic:
Shounen
Serialization:
Shounen Champion (Weekly) Authors:
Takahashi, Hiroshi (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #126822 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #11368
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Oct 11, 2021
I always like to say "you can throw great characters in any mediocre story and that mediocre story will transform into something good", and Kiku is a close example of that, for me.
Kiku is a very simple, short, and sweet story about being lost in life during your teens, and longing to be part of something. Almost everyone lived through something similar, although not always in a delinquent and rebellious fashion, but to live through it means to grow, but I digress. The manga manages to tell this story and purvey its message in a pretty fun and enjoyable way. The story is your run-of-the-mill school ... 
Mar 11, 2019
There really isn't much to say about this series to be completely honest.
It's extremely short, so all it was trying to do is to give a message within the span of 1 volume instead of exploring what it's trying to tell. Nothing about it particularly stands out, there was no real plot and the characters were flat and identical to one another. There were no interesting storytelling gimmick since the main character, Kiku, spells out the themes of the manga for you every time he has an inner monologue. It's also one of Takahashi Hiroshi's first manga, so the art wasn't anything amazing like ... |
