Holyland manga

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First off, the fights. Forget your shonen tropes of magic powers and screaming for ten chapters. Holyland depicts street fights with an almost surgical precision. The author, Kouji Mori (Miura Kentarou's best friend, by the way – that should tell you something about the quality), clearly knows his stuff. He breaks down every punch, every stance, every grapple. You learn about boxing, karate, judo, kickboxing, even wrestling. It's like a goddamn manual for street combat, but in a way that’s never preachy or boring. It respects the craft.

But that's just the surface. What truly sets Holyland apart is its unflinching look at the psychology of violence and self-discovery.

Holyland

A tormented soul, Yuu Kamishiro has no place in society. His peers constantly abuse him at school and finds that he does not fit anywhere. Out of desperation, Yuu stops going to school and ventures into the night in search of a safe haven where he will be accepted. As Yuu roams the streets, he...

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