# Boys on the Run

Boys on the Run (Japanese: ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン, Hepburn: Bōizu on Za Ran) is a Japanese manga series by Kengo Hanazawa. It was adapted into a live action film in 2010 and a drama in 2012.

## Plot

A 27-year-old lonesome salesman falls in love with an attractive woman from work but he has a rival that ends up being with her. He takes up boxing to fight his rival.

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Kengo Hanazawa, Boys on the Run was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from August 8, 2005, to June 9, 2008. Shogakukan collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from November 30, 2005 to June 30, 2008.

#### Volumes

| No. | Release date | ISBN |
| 1 | November 30, 2005 | 978-4091873057 |
| 1. "Happy Birthday" (ハッピー・バースデー, Happī Bāsudē) 2. "Chiharu Uemura" (植村ちはる, Chiharu Uemura) 3. "Cicada" (アブラゼミ, Aburazemi) 4. "Run, Melos!" (走れメロス, Hashire Merosu) 5. "The Tactician" (軍師, Gunshi) 6. "Beer Garden" (ビアガーデン, Biagāden) 7. "Low-scoring Game" (貧打戦, Hinda-sen) 8. "Offense and Defense" (トロロの攻防, Tororo no Kōbō) 9. "I'm So Sorry" (ごめんなさい, Gomennasai) 10. "You Are Such An Idiot" (馬鹿だなあ, Baka da Nā) |||
| 2 | March 30, 2006 | 978-4091802156 |
| 11. "Awakening" (覚醒, Kakusei) 12. "Maxipadded" (ナプキン, Napukin) 13. "Hariti" (鬼子母神, Kishimojin) 14. "Beautiful Sunday" (ビューティフル・サンデー, Byūtifuru Sandē) 15. "39°C" 16. "Red Light" (花街, Hanamachi) 17. "Sign" (ふう, Fū) 18. "No Makeup" (すっぴん, Suppin) 19. "Catastrophe" (カタストロフィー, Katasutorofī) 20. "Cheers" (乾杯, Kanpai) 21. "Braces" (八重歯だった, Yaeba Datta) |||
| 3 | June 30, 2006 | 978-4091804068 |
| 22. "Pedestrian Paradise" (歩行者天国, Hokōsha Tengoku) 23. "Avalanche" (雪やこんこん, Yuki ya Konkon) 24. "Peanut Gallery" (傍観者たち, Bōkansha-tachi) 25. "Winter Seaside" (冬の海, Fuyu no Umi) 26. "Full Swing" (たけなわ, Takenawa) 27. "Tsunami" (つなみ, Tsunami) 28. "I'm a Grown-up After All" (大人ですから, Otona Desu kara) 29. "This Means War" (宣戦布告, Sensen Fukoku) 30. "Formal Declaration" (果たし状, Hatashijō) 31. "Drunken Angel" (酔いどれ天使, Yoidore Tenshi) 32. "Subway" (サブウェイ, Sabuwei) |||
| 4 | September 29, 2006 | 978-4091807090 |
| 33. "Kourakuen Hall" (後楽園ホール, Kōrakuen Hōru) 34. "You're the Best, Around" (あんたが大将, Anta ga Taishō) 35. "Fourth Round Kid" (4回戦ボーイ, Yonkaisen Bōi) 36. "Hands and Knees" (土下座, Dogeza) 37. "A Woman's Heart" (オンナゴコロ, Onnagokoro) 38. "Pistols at Dawn" (真昼の決闘, Mahiru no Kettō) 39. "Salty" (しょっぱい, Shoppai) 40. "Who's the One In Charge" (決めるのは誰だ, Kimeru no wa Dareda) 41. "A Man's Man" (オトコマエ, Otokomae) 42. "Bandage" (バンテージ, Bantēji) 43. "Greetings" (ご挨拶, Goaisatsu) |||
| 5 | January 30, 2007 | 978-4-09-181056-4 |
| 44. "Champions in Komagata" (駒形代理戦争, Komagata Dairisensō) 45. "Evil Woman" (悪い女, Warui Onna) 46. "Capoeirista" (カポエリスト, Kapoerisuto) 47. "The Mount" (マウント, Maunto) 48. "Waking Up" (夢のあと, Yume no Ato) 49. "Asama 533" (あさま533号, Asama 533-gō) 50. "Oh Pall Pall" (オーパルパル, Ō Paru Paru) 51. "Won-Il Dong" (ワノルドン, Wanoru Don) 52. "Comeback" (カンバック, Kanbakku) 53. "Wrong Side of the Tracks" (高架下, Kōka Shita) 54. "Sakurada Boxing" (櫻田ボクシングジム, Sakurada Bokushingu Jimu) |||
| 6 | May 30, 2007 | 978-4-09-181195-0 |
| 55. "And You Are" (君の名は, Kimi no Na wa) 56. "Shakin'" (ゆれる, Yureru) 57. "Ryu Ando" (安藤龍, Andō Ryū) 58. "Passing Notes" (筆談, Hitsudan) 59. "Heavy" (ヘヴィー, Hevī) 60. "180 Seconds" (180秒, 180 Byō) 61. "Spar" (マス, Masu) 62. "Gong" (ゴング, Gongu) 63. "Him" (あの男, Ano Otoko) 64. "Speak No Evil" (三匹, Sanbiki) 65. "In the Still of the Night" (夜のしじま, Yoru no Shijima) |||
| 7 | August 30, 2007 | 978-4-09-181429-6 |
| 66. "Touch" (タッチ, Tatchi) 67. "Stoic" (ストイック, Sutoikku) 68. "In Theory" (セオリー, Seorī) 69. "Punk" (チン, Chin) 70. "Drive" (ドライブ, Doraibu) 71. "Toy" (おもちゃ, Omocha) 72. "Laundry" (ランドリー, Randorī) 73. "He's Back" (帰ってきた男, Kaettekita Otoko) 74. "KO" 75. "Ruins" (廃墟, Haikyo) 76. "Hero" (主人公, Shujinkō) |||
| 8 | December 26, 2007 | 978-4-09-181568-2 |
| 77. "Burning Up" (田西炎上, Tanishi Enjō) 78. "Final Boss" (ラスボス, Rasu Bosu) 79. "Some Kind of Madness" (狂気一丁, Kyōki Itchō) 80. "Time to Go" (家に帰ろ, Ie ni Kaero) 81. "House Call" (お見舞い, Omimai) 82. "Tsunami" 83. "Terminal Love" (激情ターミナル, Gekijō Tāminaru) 84. "Woman from Nagano" (長野のひと, Nagano no Hito) 85. "Rough Sketch" (クロッキー, Kurokkī) 86. "Things Will Never Be the Same" (その時、歴史は動いた, Sono toki, Rekishi wa Ugoita) 87. "I Love You" (あなたが好き, Anata ga Suki) |||
| 9 | April 26, 2008 | 978-4-09-181858-4 |
| 88. "Why Can't We Be Friends" (けんかをやめて, Kenka o Yamete) 89. "Scars" (ためらい傷, Tamerai Kizu) 90. "Rest Stop" (ご休憩, Gokyūkei) 91. "Back to the City" (帰京, Kikyō) 92. "Back to the Gym" (ジム再訪, Jimu Saihō) 93. "Zero" (ゼロ, Zero) 94. "Game Over" (ゲームオーバー, Gēmu Ōbā) 95. "Spark" (火花, Hibana) 96. "I'm Sorry" (ごめんなさい, Gomennasai) 97. "The Comeback Kid" (大回転男, Daikai Utate Otoko) 98. "Direct Involvement" (直談判, Jikadanpan) 99. "300 Grand Girl" (30万の女, 30-man no Onna) 100. "Love, Fight, Cash" (愛と拳と福沢諭吉, Ai to Kobushi to Fukuzawa Yukichi) |||
| 10 | June 30, 2008 | 978-4-09-182049-5 |
| 101. "Voiceless Scream" (声なき悲鳴, Koe Naki Himei) 102. "National Language" (国語, Kokugo) 103. "Wrapped In Korean Lettuce" (サンチュに巻いてね, Sanchu ni Maite ne) 104. "Lingering Affection" (未練, Miren) 105. "Believe In Me" (信じろ, Shinjiro) 106. "After School" (放課後, Hōkago) 107. "Triangle" (トライアングル, Toraianguru) 108. "Rice Crackers, Coffee, Oolong Tea" (せんべいコーヒーウーロン茶, Senbei Kōhī Ūroncha) 109. "Let's Have a War" (戦争しましょう, Sensō Shimashō) 110. "Perverted Old Man Sadoshima-sensei" (変態老人・佐渡島先生, Hentai Rōjin Sadoshima Sensei) 111. "Escape from Shoutou" (松濤からの脱出, Shōtō kara no Dasshutsu) 112. "Damn Stubborn" (クソ意地, Kuso Iji) 113. "Boxing" (ボクシング, Bokushingu) 114. "My Boy" (マイボーイ, Mai Bōi) Last Chapter. "Have You Ever Seen the Rainbow?" (虹を見たかい？, Niji o Mita kai?) |||

### Film
#### Cast

* Kazunobu Mineta - Tanishi Toshiyuki
* Mei Kurokawa
* You

### Drama
#### Cast

* Ryuhei Maruyama - Tanishi Toshiyuki
* Airi Taira - Hana Ooiwa
* Takumi Saito - Takahiro Aoyama
* Tatsuya Ueda - Ryu Ando
* Akina Minami - Chiharu Uemura
* Miyoko Asada - Masako Tanishi
* Eriko Sato - Shiho
* Takanori Jinnai -Suzuki
* Seishu Uragami - Shu Shishido
* Yu Tokui - Kazuo Tanishi
* Morooka Moro - Saida
* David Ito - Tanaka
* Asami Usuda - Akane Hasegawa
* Atsushi - Yoshihisa

#### Episodes

| No. | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | (Japanese: Happy Birthday) | July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06) |
| 2 | (Japanese: 乾杯) | July 13, 2012 (2012-07-13) |
| 3 | (Japanese: 宣戦布告) | July 27, 2012 (2012-07-27) |
| 4 | (Japanese: 真昼の決闘) | August 3, 2012 (2012-08-03) |
| 5 | (Japanese: 真昼の決闘) | August 10, 2012 (2012-08-10) |
| 6 | (Japanese: 悪い女) | August 17, 2012 (2012-08-17) |
| 7 | (Japanese: 帰ってきた男) | August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24) |
| 8 | (Japanese: 愛と拳と福沢諭吉) | August 31, 2012 (2012-08-31) |
| 9 | (Japanese: ラストラン) | September 7, 2012 (2012-09-07) |