No longer running away from home

Author: (Japanese) Yamaoka Tsuneo
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: No More Running Away from Home narrates the psychological distortion of sixth-grade student Hidetoshi Hita due to his mother's authoritarian education. He not only dislikes studying but also wishes for a powerful earthquake to destroy his home, even considering running away from home because he cannot tolerate his mother's prejudices. Of course, that was just venting his frustration. However, his snitching sister Mayumi not only informs their mother but also spreads the news among his classmates. Thus, the shame-conscious Hidetoshi, penniless, has no choice but to make it true and embark on a difficult journey of running away from home. During his month-long thrilling experience, he learns what is true, good, and beautiful, what is false, evil, and ugly, and what a student should truly do. From then on, he begins to love studying and reading, and even becomes a small detective to prevent the villain's schemes from succeeding, risking his own safety to bring the villain with criminal charges to trial.