The advent of a great cold wave, devastating damage, and a world reset. After awakening from a 500-year-old artificial hibernation, Tarou Maizuru realizes that he has lost everything he ever had, including his beloved family and his fortune. Crawling back from the depths of despair in pursuit of an ideal life and purpose, he leaves the distant land he is in, with his sights set on his homeland, Japan. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Boukyou Tarou ranked 15th in the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers Division. In 2024, the series was nominated for the 48th Kodansha Manga Awards in the General category. The series has been published digitally in English as Longing for Home by Kodansha USA through K Manga.