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Synonyms: Ciguatera - 17 Fuga of Youth

Japanese: シガテラ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 6

Chapters: 69

Status: Finished

Published: 2003 to 2005

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Themes: Psychological, School

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young Magazine (Weekly)

Authors: Furuya, Minoru (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #7954²

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Popularity: #2486

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7.10

Ranked #7954Popularity #2486Members 9,733

MangaYoung Magazine (Weekly)Furuya, Minoru (Story & Art)

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Ciguatera

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The story of Ciguatera follows Ogino, who is bullied in high school along with his friend Takai. The two rely on their passion towards motorcycles and desire to get one to add some hope and vigor to their otherwise bleak lives.

The two are learning to drive in secret at a driving school, and it is there that Ogino's life begins to change forever. The manga follows a variety of characters through their high school and working lives, through their struggles, their triumphs, their dreams, their futures, their love, life and loss.

Ciguatera is a mature manga from Minoru Furuya, author of Ping Pong Club and Himizu.

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Ciguatera was published digitally in English by Kodansha USA under the Vertical Comics imprint as 2-in-1 omnibus volumes from November 09, 2021 to May 31, 2022.

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Ogino, Yuusuke

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Nagumo, Yumi

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Takao, Takai

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Jul 5, 2015

Jerakor

Recommended

Ciguatera is about a boy, bullied to the point of torture at school, who takes solace in his love for motorcycles and in the crush he has on the beautiful girl at his motorcycle licensing class.

It's a story that veers wildly between being sexy and being crass; being hilarious and being disturbing. It's never boring and will make you think... and yet, the time skips and plot holes (not to mention the horrendous last chapter) keep the manga from being as good as it almost is.

In the end, you like ecchi seinen romances with a hefty dose of black comedy, you can certainly do ... a lot worse.

Story (7): The last chapter is awful, and feels like it belongs to a different manga. Also, their are several plot holes, and is pretty cavalier in it's attitudes about sexual assault--all of those things keep it from being a great story.

And yet, despite all of that, I really enjoyed most of the story. The story jumps forward quite a bit, introducing confusion but this also means that it never dwells for too long on any particular side story or plot arc. The painful and awkward bits, therefore, never last for very long. And most of the plot arcs are either genuinely interesting or hilarious--so chances are very good, that if you just keep reading for another chapter or two, you'll hit something that you love.

Art (6): Not a big fan of the artwork here. The MC's face is so over-exaggerated at times (and just plain ugly when it is) that it becomes distracting. It would be fine if it were just done for comedic effect, but it's hard to take him seriously when it happens in scenes that are building dramatic or romantic tension. Also, the heroine's look feels too dependent on her hair, so that when she changes her hair I didn't notice at first that it was supposed to be the same person.

Character (9): The characters here are great. The main character is clearly insecure and baffled by the various predicaments he finds himself in. He's a little annoying at times, but always relatable and never is he too stupid for too long. His relationship with the heroine is very well done. The bully isn't nearly as detestable as he first seems, and the friend characters all have interesting grey areas. I couldn't have asked for a better cast of characters.

Enjoyment (7): There are probably half a dozen chapters that I hated. Thankfully, they were dispersed throughout the manga and none of them lasted too long. Mostly, however, I just couldn't stop reading. Even when I didn't like what was happening, I always wanted to know what was going to happen next--and ended up having a good time in the process.

Overall (7): It's been a long time since I've had such a love-hate relationship with a manga. Ciguatera hits at least three of my pet peeves (sexual assault, bad ending, distracting artwork)... and yet, I couldn't put it down, and still think back on those characters fondly. So I'll compromise on a "very good" ranking, and be done with it.

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Jan 23, 2022

juicestain77

Mixed Feelings

Ciguatera is a very half-baked manga.

While reading the first "arc" I was pretty entertained. The aku no hana type weak main character that has niche interests gets himself tied up into some shit while also having a love interest. I thought from there on it would really just continue being an enjoyable slice of life type thing with the self-deprecating main character. Buttttttttt

The story began having these separate arcs with new characters and struggles. There is nothing wrong with this conceptually, but the writing was too mediocre to keep up with itself. The characters introduced would literally never be seen again most of the ...

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May 7, 2020

Mouseanon

Not Recommended

I think this series is lost. At times it seems to be approaching a realistic look at fears and relationships of a growing teenager, but paired with every question posed is a mumbling answer that doesn't teach and really doesn't improve the story.

Ogino is undeniably weird and awkward, but his passion for motorcycles helped to redeem him. He had set goals and was willing to work hard to earn them. It convinced me that it would be worth watching him have a cathartic win over his bully because I felt like the author would have a commentary on ...

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