This series might be one of the most challenging old-school manga to review, but who am I to back down from a challenge?
GON, by Masashi Tanaka. First published in 1991 and first published in North America in 2007.
Gon is a tiny little tyrannosaur with a big attitude. He has somehow survived the Mesozoic, and now finds himself facing off against some of the biggest, toughest predators in the modern animal world.
Let's talk about an old but beloved little one-volume wonder from the glory days of Shojo Beat.
KAMIKAZE GIRLS (Shimotsuma Monogatari), based on the light novel by Novala Takemoto with art by Yukio Kanesada. First published in 2004 and first published in North America in 2006.
PLOT:
Momoko loves lolita fashion, but it's hard for her to cultivate her wardrobe and the aloof, elegant air she desires when she's been dragged from Osaka to the middle of nowhere by her deadbeat dad. That's where she meets the biker girl Ichigo, who desperately wants to get her biker coat embroidered to honor her mentor but needs someone who knows their way around Tokyo. This simple exchange blossoms into an unlikely friendship between two lonely girls from two radically different subcultures.
It's time once more for Old-School Month here on the Manga Test Drive (even if it's a little later than usual), and we're starting with one of the most iconic manga to come out of the 1960s.
LUPIN III (Rupan Sansei), by Monkey Punch. First published in 1967 and first published in North America in 2003.
PLOT:
Lupin the Third is a legendary thief, always able to sneak his way into the most secure locations. With his right-hand man Jigen at his side, Lupin travels the world while stealing treasure and the hearts of beautiful women, all the while evading the ever-vigilant Inspector Zenigata.
