“After 24 years in North Korea, abducted Kaoru returns to Japan as a changed man, prompting his brother's desperate plea.”
Dakkan
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After 24 years in North Korea, abducted Kaoru returns to Japan as a changed man, prompting his brother's desperate plea.
October 15, 2002. Toru Hasuike waited anxiously and nervously at the airport for his younger brother Kaoru, who was abducted by North Korean agents on July 31, 1978. However, being imprisoned and under strict monitoring in North Korea for 24 years, Kaoru is no longer the same person and has become a liaison for North Korean government. Toru then determined to use every manner he could think of to persuade Kaoru to stay in Japan. Source: ANN
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A Manga Publication
- Format 2 vol ch × vol
- Published Dec 2012 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M53932 catalog