DEADLOCK (2025)
"Yuuto Lenix, a former DEA investigator, was arrested and received a life in prison sentence for a murder of his partner, which he claims he didn't commit. He claims he was framed for a murder of his partner but his attorney failed to convey his innocence in court. While serving his sentence, an FBI agent offers him a deal- to look for a particular criminal hiding in the same prison. If he successfully delivers what FBI is looking for, then Lenix will go home free. He accepts this 'under cover' assignment, hopes to go home free For readers 18 years and older."
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Writer
Saki Aida
Artist
Yuh Takashina
All Volumes
Reading Order
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DEADLOCK GN VOL 01 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
"Yuuto Lenix, a former DEA investigator, was arrested and received a life in prison sentence for a murder of his partner, which he claims he didn't commit. He claims he was framed for a murder of his partner but his attorney failed to convey his innocence in court. While serving his sentence, an FBI agent offers him a deal- to look for a particular criminal hiding in the same prison. If he successfully delivers what FBI is looking for, then Lenix will go home free. He accepts this 'under cover' assignment, hopes to go home free For readers 18 years and older."
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DEADLOCK GN VOL 02 (MR) (C: 1-1-2)
"Matthew was assaulted by another prisoner?! Concerned for his friend is Yuto, a former DEA investigator. Enraged by what happened, Mickey sets out to avenge his brother. However, Yuto refuses to divulge the culprit's name and is placed in solitary confinement where he meets Neto, the leader of the Chicano group."
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DEADLOCK GN VOL 03 (OF 4) (MR) (C: 1-1-2)
After falling into the trap laid out by B.B., the leader of the black gang, Yuto is forcibly subjected to the harsh realities of being brutally beat and raped. Exhausted and wounded, the former narcotics investigator is rescued by none other than his cellmate, Dick, who attentively cares for his battered body and tenderly reassures him, "I would never, ever hurt you. You know that, right?" One day, wracked and shaken by the flashbacks of the assault, Yuto, unable to cope with what had been done to him, reluctantly gives himself over to Dick's gentle embrace- only to discover soon after that Dick bears a large burn scar on his back, one of Corvus's identifying characteristics...
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DEADLOCK VOL 04 (OF 4) (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
Things finally come to a head, as a scuffle between Yuto and B.B. finally sets off an allout war between the Black and the Chicano gangs. Desperate to avoid danger, as the massive riot envelops the entirety of the prison, Yuto and Dick take cover in a storage room, where Yuto is faced with the astonishing truth behind Dick's tragic past, and his plans for the future. "Come with me...Yuto-" Torn between the sweet temptation to go with the man he loves, and his sense of obligation towards his mission, Yuto is thrown into turmoil as he struggles to make up his mind. Should he go with Dick, or should he stay and fulfill his duty... Also includes the short side-story "Restful Slumber," which follows Dick as he makes his escape from the prison. The manga adaptation, which has left its mark in BL history, finally comes to an end in this exciting conclusion of Deadlock!