Doing Time

Synopsis

This is a semi-autobiographical story of manga author Kazuichi Hanawa's time when he was taken in for a violation of bearing of arms. The main character really loves to collect guns, what can he to do about this? Nothing, really. He cant help it even if he is living in a country where its illegal to own any. All he can do is to continue his hobby and hope that nothing goes wrong. Well, it did go wrong and we follow his experience in prison. (Source: koufukuron.com)

I've never read an autobiographical manga, yet i haven't heard of one besides Keimusho no Naka. And it's something else. By the time i read it for the first time as a teenager, i was astonished by it. Although japanese low security prisons really sound great, people tend to forget how this is centered around someone paying for his crimes and suffering the consequences. It really blow your mind to see this in a manga, and better, by the perspective of the one who actually did it. The art is great and makes you immerse into how Kazuichi is feeling there. There's also a handful ofeveryday situations that you can relate, all of them contribute for an outstanding experience.