River's Edge

At the edge of the city not far from the sea, a field of goldenrod sways in the breeze, its veil of amber flowers obscuring secrets underneath. Old bones and forgotten memories rest in silence, waiting for someone to dig them up. This is where the lives of six young men and women intertwine in ways both tragic and extraordinary. Decaying secrets are revealed as they forge friendships from pain, find betrayal in pleasure, and stare into the face of death itself—in a field of gold by a stagnant river, under the smoke-filled skies.

Source: Kodansha

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i read this a while back on a whim, and lord did I not expect it to hit THAT hard River's Edge is a really intimate and heartfelt story. it shows the sheer impulse, cruelty, and consequence of being a teen/a young adult. if you've ever been a teen or you are a teen that has felt or feel "out of place" this will really speak to you. the characters are such assholes and so depressing it feels real. it's just a whole mindfuck about teenagers that don't know what the hell they're doing. its very 18+, with every tw you could ever think of lmao this isn't for the weak of heart trigger warnings include: SA and harassment, references to unconsensual sec, homophobia, bullying, eds, self immolation, teen pregnancy, sexual content, drug use and underage drug use,, misogyny, small mention to adult/minor relationships (pedophilia?), body shaming, animal cruelty, teen pregnancy, underage prostitution, corpses, attempted murder of a pregnant woman x2 once by choking and one by stabbing/slashing with a knife, cheating, miscarriage by attempted murder/stabbing, and toxic relationships. its abnormally heavy for a manga with 14 chapters LMAO

This manga is one of Kyoko Okazaki's most famous mangas, Helter Skelter being the other one. The story is good, pretty nice and it has that signature creepy factor that Kyoko always puts in her mangas. (It's not scary, it just has a teeny tiny bit of weird stuff sprinkled on top of it). Read it, it has nice art and nice characters that you might relate to.

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