“Tokyo teen escapes to Kyoto, enters tattoo-powered battle world in surreal high school adventure.”
Retropolis Scratch
レトロポリス・スクラッチ
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Tokyo teen escapes to Kyoto, enters tattoo-powered battle world in surreal high school adventure.
Tsukimichi Douri, 15 years old. "Escaping" is his specialty. Case in point, he escaped his hometown in Tokyo by enrolling at a high school in Kyoto. But a mysterious, inverted world where a battle for supremacy using "irezumi" tattoos called "Bokusenkon" rages, was waiting for him! Tsukimichi's horribly awesome high school days are about to begin...!! (Source: Kodansha)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 15 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 00m approx
- Published Jul 2022 – Sep 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M64088 catalog