Shonan Bakusozoku: Bomber Bikers of Shonan First Flag 5 (Young Champion Comics)

[Machine Translation] It was the winter of 1979 on the Shonan coast. Yoshishige Shigeoka, a first-year student at Namiuchigi High School, decides to form a single-car team with a "driving" style different from those of other "clans" and meets Asako Momoyama, a first-year student at Kaihama Girls' Academy, who is rumored to be the "Queen of White Smoke" driving a white Mach by herself. Shigeoka falls in love with her driving skills and advocates a single-car race, resulting in a public road race between the two of them. Asako felt that she was on the same wavelength with Shonooka's straightforwardness and kindness during their encounters and races, so she decided to race with him and joined the team he created. However, the Shonan Bakudan Zoku still had a number of problems to overcome before they could fly the team flag in the night sky. Asako Momoyama and her father, who belongs to the traffic riot police and is opposed to the team riding a motorcycle, clash with each other! As time flies by at full speed in front of their eyes, the 17-year-olds begin to climb the stairs to adulthood for the "Rally," and the roars and anguish of their lives are gushing out in this fifth volume! You can't run just because you're cool. You can't hold hands just because you're hot. You can't get together just by being strong. Dreams, conflicts, and friendships...the latest installment of "Shonan Bakudan Zoku" depicts the thoughts of hot and unstable teenagers with unspoken impulses and the moment when history was born. This immortal "youth manga", which marks the 40th anniversary of the Shonan Bakudan and the 40th anniversary of Satoshi Yoshida's artwork, is now even faster than before! The Shonan Bakudan Zoku (Shonan Bakudan Zoku) is Satoshi Yoshida's debut work depicting three years in the lives of high school students, including Yosuke Eguchi, who run through the purple streets with rock 'n' roll in their hearts. The series was a huge hit, selling a total of over 29 million copies and creating a social phenomenon and a passionate fan base. It is an immortal masterpiece that has had a tremendous influence on later manga artists with its depiction of a new "delinquent" figure from the "gang leader" of the past and the heart and excellent gags spun out of it. Although it is often called a "yankee manga" because of the many homages it has generated, "Shonbaku" is a perfect coming-of-age manga that tells the story of high school students who spend three years giving their all, rather than a story focused on a motorcycle gang.

1979年冬の湘南海岸。そこらの族とは違う「走り」の単車チーム結成を決意した波打際高校1年の茂岡義重は、単騎で白マッハを駆り"白煙の女王"と噂される海浜女子学園1年の桃山麻子と出会う。彼女の走りに惚れ込んだ茂岡は単車での勝負を標榜し、結果ふたりだけの公道レースが実現。これまでの邂逅やレースの中で茂岡の真っ直ぐな思いと優しさに波長が合うのを感じた麻子は茂岡と一緒に走る事を決め彼の作るチームに合流、ここに「湘南爆走族」が誕生した。そして春を迎えそれぞれは高校2年へと進級、しかしチームの旗を夜空に掲げるには「湘南爆走族」はまだいくつもの問題を抱えていた。その目立つ存在から早くも周囲の族に目を付けられ、さらに最大のハードルである桃山麻子と単車に乗るのを反対している交通機動隊所属の親父とが衝突してしまう…！時間が全速力で目の前をすっ飛んでいく中、「結成集会」へ向け大人への階段を上り始めた17歳たちの咆哮と苦悩が迸る第5巻!!カッコいいだけでは走れない。熱いだけでは手を握れない。強いだけでは集えない。夢・葛藤・友情…言葉にならない衝動を抱えまくった熱くて不安定なティーンエイジャーたちの想いと、歴史が誕生した瞬間を描き出す『湘南爆走族』の最新作。70's～80'sの"昭和"を背景に江口洋助ら二代目へとバトンを繋いだマコやシゲら初代を綴る、湘爆誕生40周年&吉田聡画業40周年を飾る不朽の"青春漫画"がさらに加速!!【湘南爆走族】ロックンロールを胸に紫の道路を駆け抜ける"湘南爆走族"江口洋助ら高校生たちの三年間を描いた吉田聡のデビュー作品。1982年に読み切りで初登場、1983年から連載開始。大ヒットを記録し累計部数は2900万部を超え社会現象を巻き起こし熱狂的なファンを生んだ。それまでの「番長」から新たな「不良」の姿を描き、そこから紡がれるハートや秀逸なギャグで後の漫画家達にも多大な影響を及ぼした不朽の名作。数多くのオマージュを生んだ事からヤンキー漫画と称される事も多いが暴走族に特化して描かれた物語ではなく、全力で三年間を過ごす高校生たちを綴った、『湘爆』は完全なる青春漫画なのである。