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Orphaned on the mean streets of Treasure Town, lost boys Black and White must mug, steal and fight to survive. Around them moves a world of corruption and loneliness, small-time crooks and neurotic police officers, and a band of sadistic yakuza who have plans for their once-fair city. Can they rise above their environment? Surreal manga influenced by European comics. TEKKONKINKREET is a play on Japanese words meaning a concrete structure with an iron frame, and it suggests the opposing images of concrete cities against the strength of imagination.
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Taiyo Matsumoto was born in Toyko, Japan in 1967. He made his manga debut in 1986 in the magazine COMIC AFTERNOON, with the short story, STRAIGHT. Heavily influenced by French comics he travelled to France to study there. His art style subsequently changed dramatically to the unique, alternative look seen in TEKKONKINKREET, in 2006 it was turned into an animated feature film. His has also created the boxing serial, Zero, the domestic drama, Hanao, the sports manga, Ping Pong, and the Moebius inspired, No. 5.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I have just read this collection by Taiyo Matsumoto (I have not seen the anime based on the series) and i loved every bit of it. His style of drawing is a weird mix of European and Japanese, very much like Atsushi Kaneko (Bambi and her Pink Gun - shamefully only two editions translated into English by digital manga) which has a more organic `wobbly' feel unlike the usual pin-sharp lines of most manga.
If i had to describe his drawing style i would say it is very similar to early Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat era) and early Moebius (Jean Giraud in a looser- more freestyle mood). At first glance it looks simple and almost child-like, but the more you look the more detail and background character there is. I especially love the way he plays with perspective.
I really loved the characters of Black and White and wanted more of them after the 600+ pages were finished. The city in the story is masterfully portrayed and adds a wonderful sense of mood to the piece. Like the artwork the story is a mix of dark, violent and cute! On the strength of this book i will be checking out the animated version. A+
If i had to describe his drawing style i would say it is very similar to early Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat era) and early Moebius (Jean Giraud in a looser- more freestyle mood). At first glance it looks simple and almost child-like, but the more you look the more detail and background character there is. I especially love the way he plays with perspective.
I really loved the characters of Black and White and wanted more of them after the 600+ pages were finished. The city in the story is masterfully portrayed and adds a wonderful sense of mood to the piece. Like the artwork the story is a mix of dark, violent and cute! On the strength of this book i will be checking out the animated version. A+
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very good book, highly recommended- its definitely worth the money!! Also check out BLUE SPRING!!! i wish they would release ping pong the comic!!!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Taiyo Matsumoto's wonderful underground manga is a much darker prospect than its flowing, full-colour movie adaptation by Michael Arias. Matsumoto keeps his vision of Treasure Town closer to the perspective its guardians Black and White, two young boys collectively known as The Cats who protect their district from rival gangs that threaten destroy its character in their competition for influence there. Matsumoto's artwork appears unconventional and almost hallucinatory in places, but the development of the story, the whole pace and perspective, is a familiar one in Japanese manga. Black and White obviously represent the yin and yang, the delicate ecological and psychological balance that is under threat from the ways of the modern world. Once that relationship is altered, events rapidly escalate and inevitably there are violent consequences. This all-in-one phone-book size edition, released to coincide with the release of the film adaptation on DVD, is beautiful, providing a wonderful opportunity to read one of the best manga books in recent years in its entirety.
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Absorbing, but the anime is better
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Marvellous artwork but a sketchy storyline
Although I enjoyed reading this book very much, ultimately I was left feeling disappointed. As the tale moved on and on, less and less actually seemed to be happening. Read more
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