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“Kazuki, born from hate, meets Haruyama through Hiroko-san, girlfriend of motorcycle gang "NIGHTS" leader.”
Hot Road
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7.12
7,760 rank · 2,437 readers · 28 favorites
Shoujo
Delinquents
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Kazuki, born from hate, meets Haruyama through Hiroko-san, girlfriend of motorcycle gang "NIGHTS" leader.
Kazuki always felt a barrier between her and her mother, because her father, who died when she was still a child, was someone her mother hated. She wasn't a child born out of love. One day, Kazuki is persuaded by a friend to meet Hiroko-san, the girlfriend of the head of the motorcycle gang "NIGHTS." And there, she meets Haruyama... (Source: JShoujo Scans)
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8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.47
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σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Jan 2014 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Lurking around the internet looking for a quick read, I come across Hot Road. To be honest, I wasn't expecting too much but I got so much more from this series that I felt compelled to write a...”
- 9 “Hot road is a popular shoujo series in the 80's which tells the story of Kazuki Miyachi and how she got to meet the "NIGHTS" motorcycle gang and a boy named Haruyama. In it's base, Hot road is a...”
- 8 “The expanse of the night. Headlights. Motorcycles roaring loudly. The 80s were the heyday for the bosozoku as they took reign of the roads and terrorized the old by bringing chaos wherever they...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 33%
Long · 67%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 18 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 24m approx
- Published Feb 1985 – Apr 1987
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M7183 catalog