Boy's Abyss

Boy's Abyss
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Nagi Aoe
少年のアビス
(Shōnen no Abisu)
Genre
Manga
Written byRyō Minenami
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
Original runFebruary 27, 2020 – July 25, 2024
Volumes18 (List of volumes)
Television drama
Directed byMisato Kato
Written byKyoko Inukai
Original networkMBS
Original run September 2, 2022 – October 21, 2022
Episodes8
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Boy's Abyss (Japanese: 少年のアビス, Hepburn: Shōnen no Abisu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryō Minenami. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump magazine from February 2020 to July 2024, with its chapters collected in 18 tankōbon volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from September to October 2022.

Plot

Reiji Kurose lives with his brother, his mother, who works as a nurse, and his grandmother in a rural town. He is childhood friends with Sakuko Akiyama. One day, Reiji meets Nagi Aoe, a member of the idol group Acrylic who is working as a convenience store clerk. Nagi tells Reiji of a place in the town known as the "Lover's Abyss", which is claimed to be a place where lovers commit suicide. Reiji and Nagi attempt suicide but fail, and Reiji is rescued by his teacher Yuri Shibasawa, who then vows to protect him.

Characters

Reiji Kurose (黒瀬 令児, Kurose Reiji)
Portrayed by: Towa Araki
The main character, who plans on leaving the town but is conflicted by the circumstances he is facing. He considers going to university in Tokyo.
Nagi Aoe (青江 ナギ, Aoe Nagi)
Portrayed by: Hinako Kitano
A member of the idol group Acrylic, who had gone on hiatus and moved to Reiji's town, where she works as a convenience store clerk. She is married to Kosaku Esemori. Following her suicide attempt, she quits her job and returns to Tokyo to resume her idol activities.
Sakuko Akiyama (秋山 朔子, Akiyama Sakuko)
Portrayed by: Miyu Honda
Reiji's childhood friend who studies at a private all-girls' school and is aiming to go to university in Tokyo. She wants to be an author, in particular admiring Esemori's work, and is a fan of the idol group Acrylic. She is nicknamed Chako (チャコ) due to her chubby looks. She offers to be Esemori's editor but later ends the agreement after he attempted to sexually harass her.
Yuri Shibasawa (柴沢 由里, Shibasawa Yuri)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (PV)
Portrayed by: Rena Matsui
Reiji's teacher who appears to have developed feelings for him and wishes to protect him, to the point of letting him stay at her house. She was a table tennis champion during her high school years.
Gen Minegishi (峯岸 玄, Minegishi Gen)
Portrayed by: Natsuki Hori
Reiji and Sakuko's childhood friend, whose family owns and operates a construction company.
Yuko Kurose (黒瀬 夕子, Kurose Yūko)
Portrayed by: Reiko Kataoka
Reiji's mother, who works as a nurse at the local hospital. She separated from Reiji's father prior to the events of the series, and is secretly having sex with Gen's father. She went to the same high school as Esemori and is implied to have had a romantic relationship with him.
Kosaku Esemori (似非森 耕作, Esemori Kōsaku)
Portrayed by: Sōkō Wada
A popular author and Nagi's husband, who moved back to his hometown to take care of his mother. He is implied to have had a romantic relationship with Yuko, who went to the same school as him. His real name is Akira Nozoe (野添 旭, Nozoe Akira).

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ryō Minenami, Boy's Abyss was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump magazine from February 27, 2020, to July 25, 2024. Shueisha collected its chapters in eighteen tankōbon volumes, released from July 17, 2020, to October 18, 2024.

In June 2022, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

Drama

A television drama adaptation was announced in July 2022. It was directed by Misato Kato with scripts by Kyoko Inukai and Towa Araki performing the lead role. The series aired for eight episodes on MBS's Drama Tokku [ja] programming block from September 2 to October 21, 2022. RIM performed the opening theme "Inner Child" (インナアチャイルド, In'nāchairudo), while SpendyMily performed the ending theme "Iris".

Reception

In 2021, the series was placed eleventh in the 7th Next Manga Award in the print category. By July 2022, the series has over one million copies in circulation.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ MBS listed the series' air dates on Thursday at 24:59, which is Friday at 12:59 a.m. JST.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Official Website for Boy's Abyss". Viz Media. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Shônen no Abyss devient Boy's Abyss". Manga News (in French). August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 9, 2022). "Live-Action Boy's Abyss Series Reveals Main Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ ヤンジャンTV【集英社ヤングジャンプ公式】 (March 17, 2021). ※音量注意【CV:日笠陽子】私のこと異常だとでも言いたいの？『少年のアビス』第4巻発売記念PV 【公式】【漫画】. YouTube (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ 「初恋ゾンビ」の峰浪りょうが描く町に縛られた少年のスーサイドラブストーリー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 27, 2021. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 20, 2024). "Ryo Minenami Ends Boy's Abyss Manga in 5 Chapters". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ 町に縛られる少年が出会ったのは…峰浪りょうのスーサイドラブストーリー1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 17, 2020. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ↑ 少年のアビス 18 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ Mateo, Alex (June 17, 2022). "Viz Media Announces Spring 2023 Book Releases Including Nine Dragons' Ball Parade, Choujin X, Helck, Tista, More Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ 峰浪りょう「少年のアビス」TVドラマ化決定！主人公・黒瀬令児役は荒木飛羽. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 27, 2022. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  11. 1 2 村島未悠 MBSドラマ特区「少年のアビス」レギュラー出演！ (in Japanese). Horipro Digital Entertainment. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ Mateo, Alex (August 18, 2022). "RIM, SpendyMily Perform Theme Songs for Live-Action Boy's Abyss Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 24, 2021). "Kaiju No. 8, Oshi no Ko Win Next Manga Awards Web, Print Categories". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  14. ↑ 「少年のアビス」実写ドラマ化決定！ 黒瀬令児役は連続ドラマ初主演の荒木飛羽. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Kakaku.com. July 27, 2022. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.