“Violent Suzuran school lacks unity; delinquent Harumichi Bouya fights to reach the top of its brutal hierarchy.”
Crows
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Synopsis
Violent Suzuran school lacks unity; delinquent Harumichi Bouya fights to reach the top of its brutal hierarchy.
Suzuran is a school where the misfits of society congregate. Known as Crows, the students lack a promising future; they establish their place in the world only by using their fists. In this violent culture, physical strength remains the be-all and end-all amongst teenagers with nothing else to live for. Suzuran maintains its set hierarchy, but such a system fails to unite all involved in a common goal. While there are those at the top, Suzuran has no single leader. Enter Harumichi Bouya, an unethical teenager with little intellectual capability. As a typical delinquent, Harumichi loves to fight and takes on any adversity with his physical prowess. Now at Suzuran, Harumichi aims to prove himself and reach the very top of the vicious society he has been thrust into.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
What 9 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.11 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Aug 2011 → Jun 2024
- 10 “it's amazing how 'Crows' doesn't try to be complex but ends up having its moments like that. The story may seem silly, but within the general context it is quite good, the author fulfills what he...”
- 9 “Most of my friends were into the Crows:Zero movie and i honestly didnt think too much of it. later i found that it was based on a manga, then i thought"hmmmm...manga, lets check it out" Then bam!...”
- 9 “Crows is about Bouya Harumichi, a second-year transfered to Suzuran, a highschool full of delinquants. By becoming the number one of the school, he meet others gangs from other highschools. It is a...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 98 × 26 ch × vol
- Total read 13h 04m approx
- Published Jan 1990 – Jan 1998
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4483 catalog