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High schoolers’ homemade magazine moves adults in manga RIOT
The story follows high school students Shanghai and Aiji in a quiet town by the sea.
They become interested in making a paper magazine, even though they do not know about zines, a form of independent publishing.
They decide to try making something like a magazine by learning as they go.
The chapter’s headline says their effort moves adults who lack energy and courage.
The manga is a coming-of-age story about youth and culture, bringing together nostalgia and new ideas.
RIOT is published by Shogakukan, and this chapter is part of its fifth volume.
RIOT follows two high school students, Shanghai and Aiji, who become interested in making a print magazine.
The story is set in a quiet rural town by the sea, where there is no nearby bookstore or record shop.
Although they can get most things on their smartphones, the students are drawn to paper magazines.
They try making a magazine without knowing about zines, a form of independent publishing.
The article presents the students’ project as moving adults who feel they lack energy or courage.
- Who
- High school students Shanghai and Aiji.
- What
- They try to make a magazine of their own.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- A quiet rural town by the sea.
- Why
- They want to make a magazine; the article says they were drawn to print magazines despite digital access.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Manga
- RIOT
- Creators
- Shanghai and Aiji are high school students
- Setting
- A quiet rural town by the sea
- Project
- The students make a magazine-like publication
- Publisher
- Shogakukan