Japanese manga series
 is a Japanese slice of life manga written and illustrated by Kyoko Okazaki. "River's Edge" was first published in the women's fashion magazine "Monthly Cutie" between 1993 and 1994.195 "River's Edge" follows Haruna, a high school girl in a suburb of Tokyo, and her friends as they traverse the ups and downs of high-school life in the 90s.
Themes of bullying, homosexuality, drug-use and teenage pregnancy are explored through the lens of a coming of age story. The manga was highly influential in Japanese literature.
A film adaptation of the manga was released in 2018. Kodansha USA publishes the manga in English.
Characters.
 - The first protagonist of the novel. Haruna is a straightforward and unrelenting teenage girl who saves Ichiro from the bullying of her boyfriend, Kannonzaki.
 - The second protagonist of the novel. Ichiro is bullied by the other boys at school due to his popularity with girls at school. Quiet and non-chalant, Ichiro is closeted although he dates Kanna to appear straight.
 - Kozue is one of the most popular girls at the high school. She is a child model and one of Ichiro's only friends aside from Haruna.
 - Hotheaded and rash, Kannonzaki is Haruna's boyfriend. He relentlessly bullies Ichiro due to his popularity with girls at school.
 - Ichiro's girlfriend. She is unaware of his homosexuality and is overprotective of Ichiro.
 - One of Haruna's friends. She dates older men for gifts.
Publications.
"River's Edge" was originally published on May 27, 1994, by Takarajimasha in the "CUTiE" magazine. Since then, the manga has been reprinted three times: in 2000, 2008, and 2015. In 2023, an English translation published by Kodansha USA was released.
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