“Rock star Kouji becomes dangerously obsessed with soccer prodigy Izumi, leading to mutual abuse and shattered dreams.”
Zetsuai 1989
絶愛-1989-
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Rock star Kouji becomes dangerously obsessed with soccer prodigy Izumi, leading to mutual abuse and shattered dreams.
Jaded rock star Kouji Nanjou rediscovers passion when he meets Izumi Takuto, a young soccer prodigy. Kouji's obsession with Izumi leads them both into a world of pain and abuse, wherein dreams and lives alike are shattered. (Source: ANN)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 30 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 00m approx
- Published Jan 1989 – Jan 1991
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1382 catalog