Hachiya Ken was fifteen when his parents abandoned him. The yakuza took him in, and he developed a barefist style of fighting. But all that changed nine years ago when the authorities sent him to prison. When he leaves, the Botaiho law prevents his former yakuza brothers from seeking him out.
A girl meets him outside the prison. Like him, her mother abandoned her when she was three. Hachiya Ken may be the man charged with beating her father to death. Still, she's desperate to find her mom, and believes he can help her. But people are searching for little Aoi Hana, forcing "Bare Knuckle Fighter Ken" to violate his parole. If only Musashi Correctional Facility had let him run during his stay!
Can Hachiya Ken and Aoi Hana avoid their pursuers? And can Hachiya Ken reunite Aoi Hana with her mother?
Here's all the info from Titan Manga:
STRAY
Format: Manga
Author: Ryu Kamio
Artist: Yu Nakahara
Publisher: Titan Manga
SC, 224pp, B&W, $12.99
ISBN: 9781787748019
On sale: December 2, 2025
"Top 10 Must-Read Manga" Publishers Weekly, Fall 2025
From the creators of Last Inning, follow an ex-convict’s path to redemption riddled with vengeance, betrayal, and deadly conspiracies – the stakes are too high for him to strikeout off the pitch.
After serving nine years for a crime he didn’t commit, Hachiya Ken is free—but his past is far from behind him. Released from prison, he’s confronted by Hana, the fiery daughter of a ghost from his past. Together, they’re forced to navigate a deadly web of betrayal, yakuza power, and political corruption.
As they uncover a conspiracy that runs deeper than either could have imagined, Ken must confront his own demons—and decide how far he’s willing to go for redemption.
From the dynamic creative duo of Yu Nakahara and Ryu Kamio, who delivered the brilliant baseball manga Last Inning, Stray is a relentless crime thriller where nothing is what it seems. Can Ken survive long enough to expose the truth, or will his next swing be his last, as he strikes out in this game of power.
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