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Orebushi

“Shy Aomori teen moves to Tokyo alone to pursue enka singing career after high school graduation.”

Orebushi

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Seinen Music Drama
108 chapters · 9 volumes · 1990 - 1993 · Manga
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Shy Aomori teen moves to Tokyo alone to pursue enka singing career after high school graduation.

Following the life of the recent high school graduate, Ashika Kouji, this story depicts the life of a shy and naive man moving to the big city to become an enka singer. Leaving his only family, his grandmother, in his home town in Aomori, he now has to survive a life in Tokyo by himself. He realizes his true talent as he makes new friends and faces new challenges in his new life. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 108 × 9 ch × vol
  • Total read 14h 24m approx
  • Published Dec 1990 – Mar 1993
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M59002 catalog

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