Out (アウト, Auto) is a Japanese manga series written by Tatsuya Iguchi and illustrated by Makoto Mizuta. It began serialization in Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine in June 2012. A live-action film adaptation premiered in November 2023.
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Plot
17-year-old Iguchi Tatsuya has just been released from juvenile detention and is on probation. He has been relocated to a new area, away from the bad influence of his old friends, and is under the care of his aunt.
Tatsuya is determined to not be sent back to lockup, and thus works hard in his aunt's restaurant. However, he still has the same personality, the same tendency to violence, and still falls in with the same sort of people.
It is going to be difficult for him to stay out of trouble.
Media
Manga
Written by Tatsuya Iguchi and illustrated by Makoto Mizuta, Out began serialization in Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine on June 12, 2012. The series' chapters have been compiled into twenty-nine tankōbon volumes as of April 2026.
Live-action film
A live-action film adaptation was announced in October 2022. The film was written and directed by Hiroshi Shinagawa and starred Yuki Kura, Kotaro Daigo and Koshi Mizukami in lead roles. The film's theme song, "Hideout", is performed by JO1. It premiered in Japanese theaters on November 17, 2023.
Reception
The series had 6.5 million copies in circulation by September 2023.