Worst (manga)

Worst is a Japanese delinquent manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Takahashi. It has the same setting as Takahashi's previous manga Crows and QP and revolves around a group of teenage boys who fight their way through the notorious high school Suzuran.
The manga was first published by Monthly Shōnen Champion in 2001. The series is currently being serialized in Japan and has been collected into twenty-five tankōbon volumes. In North America, Digital Manga Publishing has released only three volumes, with the last graphic novel released in November 2004.
Hiroshi Takahashi had also released Worst Gaiden, which is the short collection of sides stories for the Worst series.
The Worst manga has had over 46 million copies in circulation.

Plot

Hana Tsukishima is a country boy who recently moved to city to enrol in the infamous Suzuran High School. He is a good guy, ingenuous and honest, but he is also very strong. On his first days at the school, he is involved in the Ichinen Sensō, the "war of the first year", where the strongest of the newly enrolled is decided. Before his first round, he announces that his goal is to become the leader of Suzuran High. From there on, he and his friends are embroiled in gangs and rival schools disputes, led by clan-logic and strength hierarchy.

Reception

As of 15 January 2012, volume 28 has sold more than 200,000 copies.