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English: Benkei in New York
Synonyms: New York no Benkei, N.Y. no Benkei Japanese: BENKEI IN NEW YORK [N.Y.の弁慶]
Author:
Taniguchi, Jiro
Type:
Manga
Volumes:
1
Chapters:
7
Status:
Finished
Publish:
1995-03-07 to ?
Serialization:
Big Comic Original Zoukan
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Alternatives:
English: Benkei in New York
Synonyms: New York no Benkei, N.Y. no Benkei
Japanese: BENKEI IN NEW YORK [N.Y.の弁慶]
Synonyms: New York no Benkei, N.Y. no Benkei
Japanese: BENKEI IN NEW YORK [N.Y.の弁慶]
Author:
Taniguchi, Jiro
Type:
Manga
Volumes:
1
Chapters:
7
Status:
Finished
Publish:
1995-03-07 to ?
Serialization:
Big Comic Original Zoukan
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4.5
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Summary
Manga doesn't get much more noir than this. Benkei is just another expatriate Japanese arist living in the Big Apple. Or so it appears. As there "diabolical hard-boiled stories" show, surfaces aren't always what they seem. Flashbacks delve into sordid, secret past lives, and old scored, long festering, emerge without warning, asking to be settled.
And Benkei's secret? Maybe it's just that he's the only artist in town who isn't having fantasies of being a hitman-for-hire. He is one.
(Source: MU)
And Benkei's secret? Maybe it's just that he's the only artist in town who isn't having fantasies of being a hitman-for-hire. He is one.
(Source: MU)
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Benkei in New York review
The title page reads: Diabolical Hard-boiled Story. With this goal in mind, we follow the life of Benkei. Drawing heavily from the Noir genre, this story is chock-full of murder, mystery and mafia. The story has as much development as you can get in 7 chapters from a combination of hits and Benkei’s personal life. Where the story falls short is the personal side. While that could be a stylistic choice, several developments happen behind curtains and later are just evident from the new state of affairs.
7/10 Story The art is nothing special either way. It is stronger during the assassination parts, but falters during more generic scenes and shots. 5/10 Art The characters are the strongest point of this manga. While several follow classic murder-story archetypes, this fits the overall style well. Benkei is the cold-blooded paid avenger he is advertised as, but he shows his depth outside of murdering. He shows not only a job-oriented pragmatism, but also his ability to deal with the people he associates with in his line of work. 8/10 Characters I personally enjoyed this manga quite a bit, although I was disappointed there wasn’t more. I liked the majority of the story as well, although it occasionally played too much to its tropes, with a foolish upstart Mafioso and the old, emotional Don, served by cutthroat second-in-commands. It was enjoyable seeing how Benkei handled all of these characters. 9/10 Enjoyment I would recommend this manga to anyone who likes noir-style stories. In this case, the synopsis is a pretty good indicator of how much enjoyment you’ll draw from it, I believe. 8/10 Overall |