Kirin (manga)
manga by Shohei Harumoto
Kirin (キリン) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shohei Harumoto. Its title character is an office worker who leads a second life as a street-racing motorcyclist. It was adapted into a live action film in 2012.
The series began in 1987 in Mr. Bike BG, a monthly motorcycle magazine published by Motor Magazine. Later chapters ran in Shōnen Gahōsha's Young King until the story concluded in 2010. Shōnen Gahōsha released the final, 39th volume in September 2010. A continuation, Kirin: The Happy Ridder Speedway, ran in Young King from 2010 to 2016.
In Japan the manga acquired a reputation as "the motorcycle-riding bible". A live-action film adaptation directed by Gitan Ōtsuru opened in Japanese theaters in March 2012.
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