Abrams ComicArts imprint Kana announced that Brandon Arias’ Scars Volume 1 is now available both digitally and physically. The manga is a coming-of-age story that highlights two students’ struggles with acceptance as they learn to love themselves and others.
About Scars Volume 1
A stunning and heartfelt manga trilogy from debut author-illustrator Brandon Arias, Scars deftly tackles childhood trauma, bullying, and identity. Scars Volume 1 centers around two high schoolers, Kyonosuke and Akira, who live in a little village by the Japanese countryside. After an accident leaves Kyonosuke with a permanent scar on his face, he becomes the frequent target of harsh bullying.
Akira, his classmate, is trying to come to terms with her gender dysphoria but is beaten by her father for saying she wants to be a girl. When the two troubled teens meet and fall in love, they decide to escape their toxic environment together. But are they strong enough to accept each other, and themselves, for who they are?
About the Book
Scars Volume 1
By Brandon Arias
Abrams ComicArts | Kana | December 17, 2024
U.S. $12.99 | CAN $16.99 | U.K. £9.99
Paperback | 206 pages
5 x 7 1/8 ” | Black and White
ISBN: 978-1419778353
It you’re on the lookout for more Kana releases, check out our review of Manhole Volume 1. Stay tuned for more anime and manga news here on Miso!
