Boys Run the Riot

Boys Run the Riot
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Ryo Watari
ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット
(Bōizu Ran za Raiotto)
GenreComing-of-age[1]
Manga
Written byKeito Gaku
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Magazine
  • Weekly Young Magazine
  • (January 27 – August 31, 2020)
  • Comic Days
  • (September 9 – October 14, 2020)
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 27, 2020 – October 14, 2020
Volumes4

Boys Run the Riot (Japanese: ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット, Hepburn: Bōizu Ran za Raiotto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keito Gaku. The story follows the struggles of a transgender high school boy who launches a fashion brand with his friends. The manga was first serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from January to August 2020. It was then transferred to Kodansha's Comic Days manga app, where it ran from September to October 2020. Its chapters were collected in four tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in English by Kodansha USA, who hired an all-transgender localization team to edit and translate the manga.

Plot

Boys Run the Riot follows a transgender high school boy named Ryo Watari (渡 凌, Watari Ryō) and his struggles in a school setting that does not accept his gender. His interest in men's street fashion leads to him to befriend Jin Sato (佐藤 迅, Satō Jin), a cisgender boy and transfer student who is also an outcast, despite Ryo's initial doubts about him. After Ryo confides in Jin about his gender dysphoria, they decide together to launch their own fashion brand, which they name "Boys Run the Riot".

Publication

Boys Run the Riot was written and illustrated by Keito Gaku, a transgender man.[2] It was first serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from January 27 to August 31, 2020.[3][4] It was then transferred to Kodansha's Comic Days manga app, where it ran from September 9[5] to October 14, 2020.[6][7] Kodansha collected its 37 chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from July 6, 2020,[8] to February 5, 2021.[9]

In North America, Kodansha USA announced the English-language release of Boys Run the Riot in November 2020.[10] The company hired an all-transgender localization team to edit and translate the manga.[11][12] Kodansha USA also commissioned Keito Gaku to draw new cover art for the second, third, and fourth volumes.[13] The first chapter of Boys Run the Riot was released for free online on March 31, 2021, in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility.[13] The first volume was published two months later on May 25, 2021, featuring an alternate cover from the Japanese edition.[13] The fourth and final volume was published digitally on November 30, 2021,[14] and in print on January 18, 2022.[15]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 6, 2020[8]978-4-06-519996-1May 25, 2021[16]978-1-64651-248-5
  1. "Encounter"
  2. "Liar"
  3. "Shame"
  4. "Moderately"
  1. "Sneer"
  2. "Collapse"
  3. "Riot"
2 September 4, 2020[17]978-4-06-520685-0July 27, 2021[18]978-1-64651-117-4
  1. "Attack"
  2. "Restart"
  3. "Subtle"
  4. "Express"
  5. "Simple Is Best"
  1. "Awkward"
  2. "Tough"
  3. "Proof"
  4. "Dive"
3 December 4, 2020[19]978-4-06-521708-5October 5, 2021[20]978-1-64651-119-8
  1. "Stare"
  2. "Extort"
  3. "Growing Apart"
  4. "Indebtedness"
  5. "Border"
  1. "Revolution"
  2. "Scandal"
  3. "Betrayal"
  4. "Irresponsible"
  5. "Character"
4 February 5, 2021[9]978-4-06-522297-3November 30, 2021 (digital)[14]
January 18, 2022 (print)[15]		978-1-64651-121-1
  1. "Play"
  2. "Gift"
  3. "Loser"
  4. "Master"
  5. "Concept"
  6. "Renovate"
  1. "Motif"
  2. "Step by Step"
  3. "Presence"
  4. "My Way"
  5. "Freedom"

Reception

Boys Run the Riot was nominated for a Harvey Award in the Best Manga category in 2021.[21] The School Library Journal listed the first volume of Boys Run the Riot as one of the top 10 manga of 2021,[22] while YALSA listed the first three volumes in its 2022 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten list.[23] The first volume appeared on the 2022 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Books of the Year List.[24]

References

  1. ^ Wolf, Ian (July 11, 2021). "Boys Run the Riot Volume 1 Review". Anime UK News. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Darcy, Diane (May 25, 2021). "Boys Run the Riot Vol. 1 Deep-Dives Into the Trans Experience". CBR. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. ^ トランスジェンダーの高校生の成長描く新連載「ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 27, 2020. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  4. ^ 妖怪が集う不思議な温泉描くヤンマガ新連載「つむじまがり×すぷりんぐ」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2020. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ^ 凸凹バディのファッション青春譚‼『ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット』(学慶人)が、コミックDAYSで9月9日より連載開始！. PR Times (in Japanese). September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cap. 37 Chap. FINAL Freedom". Comic Days (in Japanese). October 14, 2020. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Gaku, Keito [@ktogak] (October 21, 2020). 第37話、コミックDAYSで更新されてます！最終回です！たくさんの協力あってできた連載なだけにここで終わるのは悔しいけど描けて良かったしめちゃくちゃ勉強になりました。またすぐ次やれるよう頑張ります！最終回は紙派の人も一度は電子版を見てみてもらえたら嬉しいです！単行本3巻は12月頭発売、最終4巻は来年にでます。ありがとうございました〜！ [Comic Days has been updated with chapter 37! It's the final chapter! [Boys Run the Riot] is a series that was made possible with a lot of help, so it's a shame to end it here, but I'm glad I was able to draw it, and I learned a lot from it. I'll try my best to do another one soon! I'd be happy if you could take a look at the digital version of the final chapter, even if you're a print reader! The third compiled volume will be released in early December, and the fourth and final volume will come out next year. Thank you very much!] (in Japanese). Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ a b ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  9. ^ a b ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Hazra, Adriana (November 13, 2020). "Kodansha Comics Licenses New Manga by Ema Toyama, Kaori Yuki, More". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  11. ^ Lawrence, Briana (June 1, 2021). "Pride Month Reads: Boys Run the Riot Manga Shows a Trans Teen Embracing Himself Through Street Fashion". The Mary Sue. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Gaku, Keito (May 25, 2021). "Acknowledgements". Boys Run the Riot. Vol. 1. Translated by Leo McDonagh. Kodansha USA. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-64651-248-5. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2021. Thank you to ... Ben Applegate, Noelle Webster, Haruko Hashimoto, and the rest of my colleagues at Penguin Random House and Kodansha Comics, for their support, encouragement, and the creative freedom they gave me to arrange to have an all-transgender localization team behind the English-language release of this amazing, one-of-a-kind transgender manga from a transgender artist ...
  13. ^ a b c "Boys Run the Riot Free Chapter 1 Preview!". Kodansha USA. March 31, 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Boys Run the Riot, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  15. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (January 19, 2022). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 16–22". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "Boys Run the Riot, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  17. ^ ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  18. ^ "Boys Run the Riot, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  19. ^ ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  20. ^ "Boys Run the Riot, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  21. ^ Hazra, Adriana (July 18, 2021). "Harvey Awards Nominate Chainsaw Man, Remina, 3 More Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  22. ^ Hazra, Adriana (December 5, 2021). "School Library Journal Names Top 10 Manga in 2021". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  23. ^ "YALSA names 2022 Great Graphic Novels for Teens". ALA News. American Library Association. February 4, 2022. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  24. ^ Hare, Peter. "2022 Edition". Bank Street College of Education. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

Further reading