Seinen manga. "Original Japanese edition published by SHOGAKUKAN."--Colophon page. "[This book] has been printed in the original Japanese format in order to preserve the orientation of the artwork."--Colophon page.
Contents:
2023. Paving the road to hell -- Cat and rat and dog and city -- Beware of midnight strolls -- Getting wilder now, getting stronger now -- The best of times, the worst of times -- White cries -- City of blood, night of stars -- Black flies -- Kimura is a loser -- Treasure town waltz -- Here, kitty, kitty -- Drink milk, grow strong bones! -- Social skills -- The rat that squeaked -- The power of three -- Strip-joint memories -- White flies -- Lieutenant White does not remain on standby -- Are we all alive? -- Heartbeat, harmony, escape, afterimage, friendship and recurrence -- Black cries -- A touch of evil -- The color of white -- A day in the life of the rat -- The color of black -- Kid out of control -- The minotaur -- How to make a corpse (the right way) -- Don't be a copycat -- Pitch black -- Boys will be boys -- Let's go, cats -- Afterword. 1994 -- Afterword. 2007 -- Afterword. 2023.
Summary:
"This Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White 30th Anniversary Edition, by acclaimed manga artist Taiyo Matsumoto, is restored to its original right-to-left orientation and features all the original color pages, a full-color foldout poster, and a brand new afterword by the author. In the somewhere-sprawl of Treasure Town, two young boys, Black and White, rule the streets. Like avatars of the city itself, they are its will and its voice, full of love and compassion, as well as danger and violence. As they leap from rooftop to rooftop, from lamppost to lamppost, nothing escapes their notice. But the city is changing beneath their feet as a yakuza-backed corporate development moves in. When the gangsters make a play to remove Black and White, the boys push back. The police have an interest in Black and White as well, trying to make sure things don't get out of hand--but things will. A battle begins between corruption and innocence, a struggle for the soul of the city itself, that will change Black and White and the city around them forever."--Amazon.com.
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