“Genius teen Ryo snaps, murders parents, leaving sister traumatized—story begins at this horrific act.”
Shamo
軍鶏
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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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A Manga Publication
- Format 338 × 34 ch × vol
- Total read 45h 04m approx
- Published Jan 1998 – Jan 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0679 catalog