Worst is an ongoing Japan

Japan

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ese manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Takahashi. The plot revolves around a group of teenage boys who to fight their way through the notorious high school, Suzuran.

The manga was first published by Shōnen Champion in 2002. The series is currently being serialized in Japan and has been collected into twenty-five tankōbon

Tankobon

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 volumes. In North America, Digital Manga Publishing

Digital Manga Publishing

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 has released only three volumes, with the last graphic novel

Graphic novel

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 released in November 2004. The series is currently on hiatus but Digital Manga Publishing has said that if enough fans show interest, they will consider continuing the series. Worst is infamous for not having any female characters.

Hiroshi Takahashi had also released Worst Gaiden which is the short collection of sides stories for the Worst series.

Plot

Hana Tsukishima is a country boy that recently moved to city. He is a good guy, ingenuous and honest, but he is also very strong. His goal is to become the strongest student of Suzuran High. He and his friends encounter and fight many other gangs and rival schools, led by clan-logic and strength hierarchy.

Volume listing

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External links

• Official Digital Manga Publishing Worst website