Himizu (en) is a Japanese manga series by Minoru Furuya about a lonely and troubled middle school boy, Sumida, who lives in a run-down boat rental shack. After his abusive father leaves and his mother abandons him, he tries to live a quiet, normal life, but is constantly dragged into violence and chaos by his classmates and the local yakuza. The story follows his struggle to maintain his sanity and humanity amidst extreme poverty, bullying, and family dysfunction, forming a fragile bond with a similarly damaged classmate, Chazawa. Readers enjoy Himizu for its raw, unflinching, and darkly humorous portrayal of adolescent despair and resilience, as well as its surreal moments that blend everyday horror with a desperate search for hope in a broken world.