Boy's Abyss


Boy's Abyss is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryō Minenami. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Young Jump magazine from February 2020 to July 2024, with its chapters collected in 18 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
;Nagi Aoe
;Sakuko Akiyama
;Yuri Shibasawa
;Gen Minegishi
;Yuko Kurose
;Kosaku Esemori

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ryō Minenami, Boy's Abyss was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Young Jump magazine from February 27, 2020, to July 25, 2024. Shueisha collected its chapters in eighteen 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 programming block from September 2 to October 21, 2022. RIM performed the opening theme "Inner Child", 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.