Blood on the Tracks, Volume 1

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However, Seiichi’s mother is extremely overprotective, which causes others to view him as a mama’s boy. Disproportionate Retribution: Shigeru seems to have been a brat who made fun of Seiichi, but did he really deserve being pushed off a cliff? It gets even worse as the manga goes on with one chapter revealing Seiko and Seichi laughing and cuddling with each other while the father looks on in horror.

At the point where you just dont understand no longer why certain characters to these actions, and you are not to blame, you never get told. His mother, Seiko, is considered overprotective of him by others, although Seiichi is comfortable with the love and care from his mother and does not feel anything strange about her behavior. When a devestated Seiichi attacks her in a rage, she refuses to give him any closure or satisfaction, just coldly stating "Oh, I see.It's also shown numerous times that while she loves Seichi, she's far too clingy for her own good, and her violation of his personal space makes him very uncomfortable. Later, thanks to rehabilitation and the care of his mother, Seiichi's aunt, Shigeru partially regains consciousness and is terrified when he recognizes his aunt Seiko. However, although he loves his family, he is not conscious about their problematic situation until Seiko tells Shigeru's parents that she pushed him off the cliff, and even then, Ichirō does not demonstrate a willingness to divorce when his wife suggests it.

According to Oshimi, the Bob Dylan album of the same name inspired the title for the series, but was not a major influence on the story. Bookworm: Seiichi's father was one of these in his youth, and Seiichi himself becomes a voracious reader in his old age.However, Seiichi's mother is extremely overprotective, which causes others to view him as a mama's boy. Blood on the Tracks, written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi, was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from February 24, 2017, [3] [4] to September 8, 2023.