17-sai.

is a manga with the story by and art by , published in 2004–2005. It depicts the kidnapping and rape of a girl, based on the murder of Junko Furuta. It was published in Japan by Futabasha and serialized in ''Manga Action''.

It was published in Spanish in Spain by Ediciones Mangaline as ''17 Años'' ("17 Years"), in French in France by naBan Editions as ''17 ans une chronique du mal'' ("17 years, a chronicle of evil"), and in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing.

Plot

A group of gang members led by Miyamoto capture Sachiko Ozawa, a high school student, in Chiba Prefecture, and after assaulting her at a hotel, confine her at a house in E-Ward, eastern Tokyo, where they commit acts of rape and torture. Her sister Miki frantically attempts to find her and takes the initiative, distributing flyers. Hiroki Marukawa, the main character and a schoolmate of Miki, is so intimidated by the other characters that he outs Sachiko when she attempts to hide, and Hiroki fails to disclose his information to Miki, despite being prompted by Miki. Despite the hazards to her life, Miki is led to the house by gangsters, and, along with Sachiko, is rescued by police following on a tip before the gangsters attempt to kill her. Hiroki, unlike his fellow co-conspirators, is tried as a juvenile and adjudicated delinquent, being incarcerated at a reformatory, instead of being tried as an adult and going to a prison for adults. Hiroki becomes the leader of his dormitory at the reformatory. As fellow gang member Takashi Ikuno is the only murdered victim, ringleader Miyamoto avoids the death penalty. Miki does not forgive Hiroki despite his pleas, as he failed to rescue Sachiko at opportune times. Sachiko ultimately survives her torture and injuries.

Characters

* – The main character. He is involved in the kidnapping but never gets the courage to inform Miki when she asks him for information.
* – The kidnapping victim, who originates from Chiba Prefecture.
* – The younger twin sister of the kidnapping victim who searches for her. Hiroki attends Miki's school, while Sachiko attends a separate high school.
* – The lead kidnapper. He is to likely to avoid the death penalty as Sachiko survives; the death penalty in Japan is unlikely to be granted to a person responsible for the murder of a single individual.
* – A conspirator with Miyamoto who is killed, as Miyamoto perceives him as betraying the group. He is fatally beaten in an isolated field, and his body is placed in a disused refrigerator. Hiroki fails to get assistance after the gang asks him to help move the body.
* – A conspirator with Miyamoto.
* – A conspirator with Miyamoto. His house in E-Ward, Tokyo, is the site where the majority of the confinement and acts of torture occur.
* - The girls' father. He lives apart from his wife due to his job, and Sachiko lives with him as her high school is near his residence.
* - The girls' mother; Miki lives with her.
* - A police officer in Chiba Prefecture at the North Police station who investigates Sachiko's kidnapping.
* - A gangster. Furuya, who is Miyamoto's superior, leads Miki to Sachiko after Miki contacts him. Furuya agrees to let Sachiko go, but Miyamoto disables him by hitting him in the head with a baseball bat.

See also

* Murder of Junko Furuta

References

External links

17-sai.
database entry at Anime News Network

17-sai.
- Futabasha

2004 manga
Biographical comics
Comics set in Tokyo
Futabasha manga
Juvenile delinquency in fiction
Kidnapping in popular culture
Rape in fiction
Seinen manga

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