

The entire manga consists of no dialogue, not even the reaction sound effects. It entirely depends on the artwork to portray the story.
Sometimes, it's better to do than to say. We can talk about many things, even explain them but in course of development or understanding, it's what we do that matters the most than what we say. This is something we see throughout the manga and the lack of dialogue or words just portrays it all the more powerful.


Action, generally in Manga form, is a bit hard to visualize. I remember reading some action scenes in "DOGS: Bullets and Carnage" and being lost at certain moments, it was hard to follow along. The action sequences in "Gon", however, are very clear. The solid artwork really captures every small detail of Gon's action in every fight, which will pull you into Gon's struggle to win at whatever it is trying to achieve; fighting a bear, trying to fly, or climbing Mt. Everest. Gon really like adventures.
Gon is a chibi dragon and quite an iconic character who you have probably seen in Tekken games. Gon can be quite hard to understand as a character. There are times when Gon shows no mercy and quite literally be a villain, who just oppresses others with his thick skull out of spite or for Gon's own needs. And other times, he helps other animals. Gon's moral compass is purely driven by instinct. If Gon doesn't like to see a pack of defenseless wolf cubs getting attacked, Gon will fight for them. If Gon wants to make a large wooden bed at the center of a pond, it doesn't care if the pond is occupied by other animals, Gon destroys their homes and drives the animals away, just to make his own lodge and nap peacefully.
The only thing we know for sure is that Gon only does what it wants; Eat, Sleep, and Travel (and kick some animal ass, every now & then) and all we can do is accompany it on its fun journey, marvel at nature, connect through the occasional human emotion it shows, and most importantly, move on and see what's on the other side of the world.
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It's just the adventures of a small, strong but mysterious dragon, embracing whatever the wild has to offer.
If that sounds intriguing enough, then give this manga a try.
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