History Manga / BoysRunTheRiot

* BeautyMark: Itsuka has a mole under his eye.

* TallPoppySyndrome: Ryo's attitude at the start of chapter 1 can be summarised in this way, and he keeps telling Jin the proverb about "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down". Ryo sees himself as having been "that nail" in the past, someone who got punished for standing out too much, and as a result he isn't really out to anyone as trans. He also says that he uses his fashion choices to blend in as a guy, and he dislikes how much Jin draws attention to himself. Seeing Jin be fearless about his ideas helps Ryo slowly change his mind over the first volume, though.
* TitleDrop: At the end of Volume 1, Jin organizes a mass gathering to advertise the fashion brand, only for chaos to ensue when the police tries to break it up. Ryo, who's been pondering a name for the brand, is struck by inspiration:

* TransTribulations: Ryo has a lot of them. He isn't out to anyone because of his fear of social reprisal, he lost a lot of his cis male friends once rumours got out about Ryo dating them all or being "boy crazy", and he has a crush on his best friend Chika, a cisgender girl. He eventually comes out to Jin, who surprises him by being a really good ally about the whole thing.

* {{Transgender}}:
** Ryo is a transgender boy.
** [[spoiler:The very end of Volume 1 introduces Tsubasa, Kashiwabara's genderqueer cousin.]]

-->--'''Ryo Watari''', Chapter 1 "Encounter"

''Boys Run The Riot'' is a manga series by Keito Gaku. It was serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from January 27, 2020, to August 31, only to move to ''Comic Days'' on September 9 and end on October 14 with 37 chapters in 4 volumes. Kodansha USA began publishing the manga in English on May 25, 2021.

-->--'''Ryo Watari''', Chapter 1

''Boys Run The Riot'' is a {{Seinen}} manga by Keito Gaku that began in 2020. Kodansha USA began publishing the manga in English in May 2021.

* EmpathicEnvironment: After Itsuka [[spoiler: finds his treasured camera broken and blames Ryo and Jin for causing him to be targetted,]] he walks home in the rain without an umbrella.

* GenderVocabularySlip: When Ryo's classmates start talking about their favorite characters in a drama, he pipes up to agree with Kashiwabara's choice, but he accidentally uses the masculine ''ore,'' hastily switching to ''uchi'' (and a male character) when he sees the looks on the faces of the others. The English translation adds an extra line to get across the same general idea:

* SlutShaming: Ryo was bullied by two girls in middle school for (seemingly) being a girl who was close friends with boys, receiving cruel notes in his locker accusing him of sleeping with his friends. The attention was bad enough for Ryo's friends to stop being friends with him.

-->''I hate my uniform. It's stiff and annoying... hot in the summer, cold in the winter. But the biggest reason... is that every morning, it reminds me that I'm female.''
-->--'''Ryo''', Chapter 1

High schooler Ryo knows he's transgender, but he doesn't have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can't tell his best friend, who he's secretly got a crush on, and he can't tell his mom, who's constantly asking why Ryo "dresses like a boy." He certainly can't tell Jin, the new transfer student who looks like just another bully... The only time Ryo feels at ease is when he's wearing his favorite clothes. Then, and only then, the world melts away, and he can be his true self. One day, while out shopping, Ryo sees someone he didn't expect: Jin. The kid who looked so tough in class has the same taste in fashion as him! At last, Ryo has someone he can open up to -- and the journey ahead might finally give him a way to express himself to the world.

!! This series provides examples of the following:

* BeautyMark: Itsuka has one under his eye.

* GenderVocabularySlip: When Ryo's classmates start talking about their favorite characters in a drama, he pipes up to agree with Kashiwabara's choice, but he accidentally uses the masculine ''ore,'' hastily switching to ''uchi'' (and a male character) when he sees the looks on the others faces. The English translation adds an extra line to get across the same general idea:

* NeverMessWithGranny: One of the "pals" Jin enlists to help advertise his and Ryo's brand is a frail looking old lady. She ends up performing a flying kick on the cop who tries breaking up the mob.
* SlutShaming: Ryo was bullied in middle school for (seemingly) being a girl who was close friends with boys, receiving cruel notes in his locker accusing him of sleeping with his friends. The attention was bad enough for Ryo's friends to stop being friends with him.

-->'''Ryo:''' Guys like you are @#$% @#$?! @#$!@... and @#%$! &%$# #*@$# #%@$!..
-->'''Jin:''' Watari... Hey, calm that potty mouth, dude.

* {{Transgender}}: Ryo is a transgender boy. [[spoiler: The very end of Volume 1 also introduces Tsubasa, Kashiwabara's genderqueer cousin.]]

* {{Transgender}}: Ryo is a transgender boy. [[spoiler: The very end of Volume 1 also introduces Tsubasa, Kashiwabara's genderqueer cousin.]]
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Akiko Sunada's interview with Keito Gaku reveals that the manga is based on the latter's experiences as a transgender man.

* {{Transgender}}: Ryo is a transgender boy. [[spoiler: The very end of Volume 1 also introduces Tsubasa, Kashiwabara's genderqueer cousin.]]

-->'''Ryo:''' Uh, I-I mean, if I ''had'' to choose a girl, like ''me'', it'd be Hana...

* GenderVocabularySlip: When Ryo's classmates start talking about their favorite characters in a drama, he pipes up to agree with Kashiwabara's choice, but he accidentally uses the masculine ''ore,'' hastily switching to ''uchi'' (and a male character) when he sees the looks on the others faces. The English translation adds a line about "if I ''had'' to choose a girl, like ''me''" [[{{Woolseyism}} to get across the same idea.]]