Worst Volume 1

Worst #1

by Hiroshi Takahashi, David Gondelaud (Translator)

Worst is the definitive tale about high school fighting which takes place in chaos-ridden Suzuran High School for Boys that has a notorious reputation of having the worst kind of students ranging from thugs to delinquents. The main character, Hana Tsukishima, a freshman at Suzuran, comes from a very distant countryside in Japan. Although gentle and warm hearted, Hana is a tough fighter who has no problem facing several opponents at one time. His ambition is to claim the bancho status (the head) and unify/bring order to Suzuran by defeating whomever comes in his way with the support of both his friends and upperclassmen who are drawn to his strength and character. At other times, he must fight thugs from rival schools and gangs. This series is what is traditionally called a Yankee Manga (Yankee having a different meaning and pronunciation than in English), which typically involves delinquent young men and thugs filled with action-packed fighting sequences but also presented with a lot of humor.

Genres: Manga, Japan, Comics

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 2002

About the author

高橋ヒロシ

Reviews

[camila · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's that time of the year 🚬

[Arsenic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Je lis pas forcément de mangas de baston mais celui là est vraiment sympa.
Hana, un jeune un peu naïf venu de la campagne fait son entrée à Suzuran, le pire lycée du pays, rempli de délinquant. Et comme il aime la bagarre et qu'il est très fort, il veut devenir le chef de tout le lycée.

J'aime bien le caractère super positif du héros qui est en même temps très bienveillant (le coup des frangins fait plaisir).
Le principe du tournoi des nouveaux est cool aussi même si les combats sont rapides.

[Camille Oliver]

Book Riot challenge #11 - a manga. Pretty far out of my norm in terms of genre, but I guess that’s the point of a reading challenge. I have to admit I didn’t even know what manga was until this year. But B&N has a fairly large section dedicated to it, so apparently it’s popular. Anyway, now I can consider my horizons expanded.

[Vincent Collet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Petite relecture de Worst avant l'arrivée de Crows en France (Dieu existe et il est bon 🙏)

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book Riot challenge #11: A Manga.
Went (barely) outside my usual horror genre - dodging the enormous number of twee, fantasy romances that dominates manga - going for a boy's school action (the violent kind, not the sexy kind) novel, instead. About boys at a public high school sorting out the pecking order with a fight club scenario, lightened by a cheerful, simple, kid from "out of town." Took about 20-minutes to read, as this volume was the first episode of a longer arc. Even at used book prices, I'd have to drop $229.35 to read all 33(!) volumes to-date. It was ... cute.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Setelah hiruk pikuk perang antar gang mereda karena para banchou dipersatukan oleh rasa respek dan persahabatan terhadap "si terkuat yang ogah berkuasa" Harumichi Boya, roda sejarah berulang lagi. Kelulusan dan dewasanya para banchou membuat persaingan baik internal maupun antar gang kembali memanas.

Bagaimana dengan SMA para gagak? Zetton sekarang sudah kelas tiga di SMA Suzuran. Harumichi yang pas Zetton kelas dua masih belum lulus entah di mana, mungkin akhirnya lulus atau dropout (bakal jadi cameo atau tidak ya?). Secara internal struktur gang di SMA Suzuran masih kuat, dan bagusnya perang kelas 1 kali ini lebih terorganisasi. Maksudnya, tidak asal berantem untuk mencari yang terkuat seperti zaman dulu, tapi dibuat dalam bentuk turnamen, bahkan para penonton ditarik bayaran segala :)

Tokoh utama kali ini mirip dengan Harumichi sebenarnya. Cuma kali ini gundul seperti trademark SMA Housen.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worst vol 1 is a promising beginning to a comic in a genre I have never really delved much into. Of course I've seen parody stuff like Cromartie High Schoool and read things like GTO, but that's not really the same. This is the typical "youth delinquent" genre story where rival high school gangs are vying for turf and duking it out, but instead of a tough-as-nails protagonist, Hana is a fun loving guy with a big heart that can also kick pretty much anyone's ass when it comes to fighting. Can't wait to read more...

[Mayank Agarwal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hiroshi Takahashi is the best modern Delinquent Manga writer/artist. Worst is the same as his other books Crows and QP but a bit inferior. The others had some powerful central character and much more comedy. This is still fun with great story.

[Kiri · Rating 3 out of 5]

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