Boys Run the Riot #2

Keito Gaku's heartfelt manga continues with this second volume, its cover presenting two young people standing close together on a neon-lit urban street at night — a convenience mart glowing on one side, a chain-link fence and basketball hoop on the other, with a tower of Japanese lanterns rising behind them. The shorter figure in a blue striped shirt and the taller one in a green jacket lean into each other with a quiet, understated confidence that says everything about the bond at the heart of this story. If you've been following *Boys Run the Riot*, this 2021 volume promises more of the same warmth and authenticity that makes the series so easy to root for.