Tekkon Kinkreet Omnibus

One of the few masterpieces of 'realistic' manga. By which I mean it contains whimsical touches, flights of fancy, imagination, heart, and friendship without succumbing to any of the cheap thrills so often associated with this medium like giant robots. ghost hunters, or revealing costumes. A genuine Leggi tutto

"Tekkonkinkreet melted my mind. Originally published in 1993 it tells the story of two street orphans who control their piece of Treasure Town through a cheerful violence. It was for me a life affirming work as I, like Black and White, spent much of my time kicking mobsters in the teeth, hanging out Leggi tutto

Quisiera darle cinco estrellas a este manga, por el poso que me ha dejado y por el buenísimo rato que he pasado con él. Hablamos de un tocho importante, algo más de seiscientas páginas, que me ha durado un día y medio. Un tifón. Lo que más mola es todo el dibujo super recargado de referencias, cómo Leggi tutto

White is an eleven-year-old orphan, perpetually innocent but a bit dim. Black is a thirteen-year-old orphan, street-smart but extremely violent and slightly off his rocker. The two boys live in an old beat-up car in the worn-down district of Treasure Town, Osaka, and spend their days flying (yes, yo Leggi tutto

This is one of my favourite comic books. It's surreal and sort of mystical in a way that isn't lame, but is instead psychological and unexpectedly violent. I was very surprised by this book. UPDATED REVIEW: Two years after first reading this book, I have come back to it again and again, each time find Leggi tutto

TEKKONKINKREET - Taiyō Matsumoto (1993 - 1994) خیلی تعریف تکونکینکریت (لعنت به گودریدز که مجبورم میکنه فارسی بنویسم) رو از کسایی شنیده بودم که سلیقه‌شون رو قبول داشتم، اما هیچ‌وقت کسی درست نگفته بود چه سبکیه یا داستانش چطوریه. حالا فهمیدم دلیلش این بوده که یکم توضیحش سخته، این مانگا شبیه ترکیب چندتا Leggi tutto

Masterpiece. A loving story about two street urchins named Black and White. White is a pure child, innocent, hopeful, playful; while Black takes on most of the responsibility and the darkness of life on the streets. When yakuza start moving into town and the town starts getting gentrified, every cha Leggi tutto

( More pictures at parkablogs.com ) Tekkon Kinkreet was originally published as a Japanese manga in 1993. The title is a pun on "Tekkin" and "Concrete", the Japanese term for reinforced concrete. Just four years before creating Tekkon Kinkreet, Taiyo Matsumoto had traveled to France for artistic res Leggi tutto