has an obsessive relationship with her son that pushes the boundaries of overprotectivity. She does not care about anything but her son and she is afraid that someone will take him away. Although, it is later revealed that she tried to kill him when he was smaller, throwing him off a hill slope. Seiko manages to disguise her true personality and manipulate Seiichi's memories of the past. Yuko is Seiichi's classmate. She lives alone with her alcoholic and abusive father, with whom she has a bad relationship after her mother abandoned them when she was younger. Seiichi and Yuko fall in love, and she is the first to make him start doubting his mother's actions and their manipulative relationship. Ichirō is Seiichi's father and Seiko's husband. He is a salaryman who works hard to keep the family together after the cliff incident. Ichirō has a caring and kind demeanor and a calm disposition. However, although he loves his family, he is not conscious about their problematic situation until Seiko tells Shigeru's parents that she pushed him off the cliff, and even then, Ichirō does not demonstrate a willingness to divorce when his wife suggests it. Shigeru is Seiichi's cousin. He enjoys messing with Seiichi and is rude to say what he thinks, teasing Seiichi over his relationship with his mother. During a family hiking trip, Seiiko pushes him off a cliff. Although Shigeru survives, he is left in a comatose state. Later, thanks to rehabilitation and the care of his mother, Seiichi's aunt, Shigeru partially regains consciousness and is terrified when he recognizes his aunt Seiko. Publication Blood on the Tracks, written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi, began in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior on February 24, 2017. According to Oshimi, the Bob Dylan album of the same name inspired the title for the series, but was not a major influence on the story. Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on September 8, 2017. As of January 30, 2023, fifteen volumes have been published. In July 2019, Vertical announced that they have licensed the manga for an English language release in North America. The first volume was published on February 25, 2020. In July 2020, Kodansha USA announced the digital release of the manga, which started in August of the same year. Volume list Reception By May 2020, the manga