Boy’s Abyss manga enters its final arc

The most recent issue of Weekly Young Jump revealed that on February 8, 2024 the manga Boy’s Abyss (Shōnen no Abyss) by Ryo Minenami will enter its final arc. Previously Minenami had stated that the manga will end in 2024.

Boy’s Abyss (Shōnen no Abyss) began to be published in Young Jump in February 2020 and its 15th volume was released by Shueisha on December 19, 2023. A live-action series adaptation premiered in September 2022.

Synopsis of Boy’s Abyss

Selfish adults and broken dreams push a teenager trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer to the abyss.

Reiji’s life is as miserable as the small town he can’t escape. The most interesting thing that ever happened was a double suicide near the river. Will Reiji have any power over his destiny or will he also fall into the abyss?

Reiji is stuck caring for his grandmother with dementia and his childhood friend treats him like a lackey. Then, the beautiful big city pop star, Nagi, miraculously appears working at the counter of the local convenience store. Reiji is impressed. When she offers him the best way out of his claustrophobic existence, will he succumb to temptation…?