Getbackers manga review
July 16th 2009 05:38
Getbackers is a manga created by Yuya Aoki and Rando Ayamine. This manga is also adapted to anime by Studio DEEN.
Genres: action, adventure, comedy
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Synopsis: Ban Mido and Ginji Amano are a recovery duo infamously known as "GetBackers." Ban possesses two special powers: the "Snake Bite" (his hands have a gripping power of 200kg) and the "Evil Eye" (anyone who looks into his eyes will be locked into a powerful and nightmarish hallucination). Ginji, on the other hand, has the ability to generate thousands of volts of electricity from his body. Together, they run a freelance business of recovering anything lost or stolen from a client - and they claim a 100% success rate at their job.
Source: Anime News Network
Comment:
From the synopsis, you might be thinking that all of the things they have recovered from their clients must be something totally normal. My answer for this is absolutely wrong. If that's what you had in mind about this manga, then it's better for you to take a look at this manga in depth. Keep reading to get what I mean.
The manga starts off with a brief introduction on who they are and what kind of power they have, not to mention what kind of assignments they're given. This kind of storyline will definitely give you the underground and illegal business kind of feeling so you can expect that brutal fight will be involved. Of course anything related with underground business will always have this kind of nasty fight. That was at the beginning of the manga which what I would refer to the first few volumes of the manga.
But as the story progressed, pasts about each of them will reveal little by little starting with Ginji since in the later plot, you'll be introduced with people who used to be with him in the past. Ban's past is also related with Ginji but it was only revealed when the manga is reaching the end. Besides that, the assignments which are given to them are not only involved them but also people who they have met along the way. It's more like having cooperation to complete the assignment. Not just that, the assignment also has become a lot more difficult but also longer to complete so you can expect that it requires a few volumes to complete the assignment. Again, the storyline has become a lot more complicated as the story progressed and intense as well so the later chapters requires you to give full attention and it's easy to get lost if you miss a few chapters.
Now, the fun part is the artwork of this manga. When I take a look at the manga's artwork in the early days and in the later chapter, you will notice a huge difference there. In the early days, Ginji really does looks like a young boy but in the later chapter, you will notice that his look has changed. I've no idea what the mangaka had in mind but I do believe that there is always changes in art style. Not that I'm complaining Ginji looks horrible in the later chapters but I love the artwork in the later chapters a lot more than the initial style. Don't believe me? Take a look at it yourself here:
This is Ginji (in case you're wondering which one is Ginji, it's the guy with short blond hair) in the early days of Getbackers:
And this is Ginji in the later chapter:
So, do you spot the difference here?
Overall, Getbackers may look like a typical shonen manga where this kind of job is always involved with the underground business but as the story progressed, it doesn't look like anymore. The storyline has become a lot more intense in the later chapter so if you're looking for manga with intense storyline, this is the manga for you.
Personally, I love this manga a lot not just because of the storyline but also the artwork as I find the artwork of this manga is so delicate. Read this manga if you want to see the artwork for yourself.
Genres: action, adventure, comedy
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Source: Anime News Network
Comment:
From the synopsis, you might be thinking that all of the things they have recovered from their clients must be something totally normal. My answer for this is absolutely wrong. If that's what you had in mind about this manga, then it's better for you to take a look at this manga in depth. Keep reading to get what I mean.
The manga starts off with a brief introduction on who they are and what kind of power they have, not to mention what kind of assignments they're given. This kind of storyline will definitely give you the underground and illegal business kind of feeling so you can expect that brutal fight will be involved. Of course anything related with underground business will always have this kind of nasty fight. That was at the beginning of the manga which what I would refer to the first few volumes of the manga.
But as the story progressed, pasts about each of them will reveal little by little starting with Ginji since in the later plot, you'll be introduced with people who used to be with him in the past. Ban's past is also related with Ginji but it was only revealed when the manga is reaching the end. Besides that, the assignments which are given to them are not only involved them but also people who they have met along the way. It's more like having cooperation to complete the assignment. Not just that, the assignment also has become a lot more difficult but also longer to complete so you can expect that it requires a few volumes to complete the assignment. Again, the storyline has become a lot more complicated as the story progressed and intense as well so the later chapters requires you to give full attention and it's easy to get lost if you miss a few chapters.
Now, the fun part is the artwork of this manga. When I take a look at the manga's artwork in the early days and in the later chapter, you will notice a huge difference there. In the early days, Ginji really does looks like a young boy but in the later chapter, you will notice that his look has changed. I've no idea what the mangaka had in mind but I do believe that there is always changes in art style. Not that I'm complaining Ginji looks horrible in the later chapters but I love the artwork in the later chapters a lot more than the initial style. Don't believe me? Take a look at it yourself here:
This is Ginji (in case you're wondering which one is Ginji, it's the guy with short blond hair) in the early days of Getbackers:
And this is Ginji in the later chapter:
So, do you spot the difference here?
Overall, Getbackers may look like a typical shonen manga where this kind of job is always involved with the underground business but as the story progressed, it doesn't look like anymore. The storyline has become a lot more intense in the later chapter so if you're looking for manga with intense storyline, this is the manga for you.
Personally, I love this manga a lot not just because of the storyline but also the artwork as I find the artwork of this manga is so delicate. Read this manga if you want to see the artwork for yourself.
| 44 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
