River's Edge (manga)

River's Edge (Japanese: リバーズ・エッジ, Hepburn: Ribāzu Ejji) 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.[1][2]: 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.[3][2]: 195–196 

River's Edge
Cover to the 2023 release of "River's Edge" as published by Kodansha USA
リバーズ・エッジ
(Ribāzu Ejji)
Created byKyoko Okazaki
Manga
Written byKyoko Okazaki
Published byTakarajimasha
English publisher
MagazineCUTiE
DemographicJosei
Published1994
Volumes1
Live-action film

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.[3]

A film adaptation of the manga was released in 2018. Kodansha USA currently publishes the manga in English.[4]

Characters

Haruna Wakakusa (若草ハルナ, Wakakusa Haruna) - The first protagonist of the novel. Haruna is a straightforward and unrelenting teenage girl who saves Ichiro from the bullying of her boyfriend, Kannonzaki.

Ichiro Yamada (山田一郎, Yamada Ichirō) - 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 Yoshikawa (吉川こずえ, Yoshikawa Kozue) - 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.

Kannonzaki (観音崎, Kanōnzaki) - Hotheaded and rash, Kannonzaki is Haruna's boyfriend. He relentlessly bullies Ichiro due to his popularity with girls at school.

Kanna Tajima (田島カンナ, Tajima Kanna) - Ichiro's girlfriend. She is unaware of his homosexuality and is overprotective of Ichiro.

Lumi (ルミ, Rumi) - One of Haruna's friends. She dates older men for gifts.

Publications

River's Edge was originally published on May 27, 1994, by Takarajimasha[1] in the CUTiE magazine. Since then, the manga has been reprinted 3 times; once in 2000, 2008 and 2015.[5][6] In 2023, an English translation published by Kodansha USA was released.[7]

References
  1. "リバーズ・エッジ│宝島社の公式WEBサイト 宝島チャンネル". 宝島社の公式WEBサイト　宝島チャンネル. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. Chen, Novia Shih-Shan; Ogawa, Sho (2020). "On the Edge of 1990s Japan: Kyoko Okazaki and the Horror of Adolescence". In Langsdale, Samantha; Coody, Elizabeth Rae (eds.). Monstrous Women in Comics. University Press of Mississippi. doi:10.2307/j.ctv11sn67h.15. ISBN 9781496827623. JSTOR j.ctv11sn67h.15.
  3. ""LIFE" Exhibition". Contemporary Art Gallery. Translated by Paul T. Narum. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 23, 2022). "Kodansha USA Licenses Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge Manga, The Dawn of the Witch Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. "Rivers Edge Original Reprint". www.suruga-ya.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  6. "Live-Action River's Edge Film's Trailer Previews Kenji Ozawa Theme Song". Anime News Network. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. Noble, Barnes &. "River's Edge|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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