Shamo
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Shamo

軍鶏

7.57
Ranked #2,750 · 40,725 readers · 1,021 favorites
Seinen Martial Arts Psychological Action Drama
34 volumes · 338 chapters · 1998 - 2015
34 vols · 338 ches · 1998 - 2015

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Genius teen Ryo snaps, murders parents, leaving sister traumatized—story begins at this horrific act.

At the age of sixteen Ryo Narushima was a genius and looked to have no trouble of getting into Tokyo University and joining the elite of society. However, that summer something cracked inside Ryo's head. With a small knife he brutally murdered both of his parents only leaving his sister alive and cowering in a corner. It is at this grotesque incident that our story begins. (Source: MU)

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