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A Brief History of Juvenile Delinquency via Manga, from “Be-Bop High School” to “Tokyo Revengers”

  • Be-Bop High School ran in the pages of weekly Young Magazine from 1983 to 2003. Collected in 48 volumes, it has sold over 40 million copies to date. (© Nippon.com)

    Be-Bop High School ran in the pages of weekly Young Magazine from 1983 to 2003. Collected in 48 volumes, it has sold over 40 million copies to date. (© Nippon.com)

  • Chameleon (left) ran in 1990–2000 in the weekly Shōnen Magazine. It is collected in 47 volumes. Kaze densetsu: Bukkomi no Taku ran in the same magazine in 1991–97. It is collected in 27 volumes. (© Nippon.com)

    Chameleon (left) ran in 1990–2000 in the weekly Shōnen Magazine. It is collected in 47 volumes. Kaze densetsu: Bukkomi no Taku ran in the same magazine in 1991–97. It is collected in 27 volumes. (© Nippon.com)

  • Tokyo Revengers, serialized in 2017–22 in the weekly Shōnen Magazine, was collected in 31 volumes with a total of 70 million copies in print. It has been made into an anime series, a stage production, and a live-action film. (© Nippon.com)

    Tokyo Revengers, serialized in 2017–22 in the weekly Shōnen Magazine, was collected in 31 volumes with a total of 70 million copies in print. It has been made into an anime series, a stage production, and a live-action film. (© Nippon.com)

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