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Heat

“Tatsumi Karasawa rises from amateur to Shinjuku crime boss, facing police and yakuza conspiracies.”

Heat

7.23
6,191 rank · 5,314 readers · 29 favorites
Seinen Organized Crime Action Award Winning Drama
134 chapters · 17 volumes · 1999 - 2004 · Manga
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Tatsumi Karasawa rises from amateur to Shinjuku crime boss, facing police and yakuza conspiracies.

Heat is a crime story featuring a young man named Tatsumi Karasawa who suddenly rises in the criminal world of Shinjuku, Tokyo, and becomes the leader of a group of amateurs who show no reluctance to face police and gangs alike. His successes in the Tokyo underground make a chief and a yakuza boss plot a conspiracy to eliminate him.

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 134 × 17 ch × vol
  • Total read 17h 52m approx
  • Published Jan 1999 – Jan 2004
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M3324 catalog

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