Publisher Summary: Buntaro Mori is a loner, but being alone in a crowd is almost as bad as being forced to fit in. When a dangerous bid for solitude introduces Mori to the rush of solo climbing, he becomes addicted to the brilliant sense of freedom he finds as he pits his body and soul against the heights. But how high does he have to climb to leave humanity behind?
Transfer student Buntaro Mori starts his first day at his new school already on the administration’s radar. He’s withdrawn and sullen, and the teachers are just waiting for him to explode. When his annoying classmate Miyamoto promises to leave him alone forever if he climbs to the top of the school, Mori eagerly takes up the challenge and shocks everyone when he makes it all the way to the roof. Flushed with the victory of his first successful climb, Mori can’t resist the lure of the local peak, despite warnings from more experienced climbers about the risks of climbing alone. But Mori doesn’t care. A little danger is nothing in the face of his new obsession.
Publisher Rating: Older Teen
The Climber #1 by Shin’ichi Sakamoto
Some strong language: shit, bastard, dumbass. It is used fairly frequently, but not in a way that feels gratuitous or overdone. Nudity: the character feels something when he’s climbing, and it looks in his mind. You can see his profile down to his hip with no clothes; it’s not suggestive or sexual. Sex: there is a blog that briefly mentions a girl and calls her a slut. There’s a picture of her sitting in a short skirt; it serves to make a character upset that people are talking about her. Overall, great story, would highly recommend for HS library.
RFS Rating: High School
Sex: 1/5
Nudity: 1/5
Language: 4/5
Violence: 1/5
Smoking/Drinking: 0/5
The Climber #2 by Shin’ichi Sakamoto
Some strong language: shit, bastard, dumbass.
* The main character receives a blow job. There are sounds, the girl is on top of him, and the entire encounter is graphic.
This was disappointing because the first volume was a great start to the story, and this volume was a good story aside from the graphic sexual scene.
RFS Rating: Do NOT purchase at any level
Sex: 5/5
Nudity: 3/5
Language: 4/5
Violence: 2/5
Smoking/Drinking: 1/5