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“A man transforms from dead-end worker to boxer, exploring his motivations and journey.”
Boys on the Run
ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン
7.34
4,783 rank · 10,322 readers · 189 favorites
Seinen
Combat Sports
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Sports
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Synopsis
A man transforms from dead-end worker to boxer, exploring his motivations and journey.
The story is about how and why a guy goes from a worker at a dead-end job to becoming a boxer. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
8.6
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.34
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.34 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.44
Running avg · Mar 2013 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Kengo Hanazawa delivers a masterclass in character writing and visual storytelling, pairing realistic, hyperbolic personalities with stunning, detailed backgrounds. While the protagonist’s...”
- 10 “Boys on the Run is a masterclass in authentic storytelling, offering a gritty, soul-crushing, and hilarious look at human mistakes that serves as essential reading for personal growth. There are no...”
- 10 “This is the greatest manga I have ever read, masterfully capturing the raw, painful reality of life through the eyes of a deeply flawed and hopeless protagonist. While the experience is incredibly...”
Verbosity
Short · 22%
Medium · 33%
Long · 44%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Boys on the Run begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 116 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 15h 28m approx
- Published Jan 2005 – Jun 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9742 catalog