Bakuon Rettou

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So Welcome, it's been awhile since I last did one of these Reviews. So there are a lot of things I want to talk about in this Short Essay, basically I want to explain why I think "Bakuon Rettou" is a great Manga. ____

I. First Thoughts:

Before I even read Bakuon Rettou I thought it was just another one of these "edgy" life dramas that somewhat focus on a Gang. From the Outside, it looks like a somewhat decent Manga from the 2000s that just got forgotten in the mass of the medium. But if you dig a little deeper, this Manga unfolds, and soon you find yourself hooked on this journey with no Tomorrow in sight, and that is what makes Bakuon Rettou so interesting. There might be this Goal in the sights of our Protagonist, but it's never a defined thing, it's more like an idea of this Lifestyle almost, the total "Delinquent". Someone who has been exiled by Society and follows his own rules. Someone who has lost his ties to his former self in order to completely focus on his Passion. Some would call these People Idiots, Maniacs or maybe even Criminals, but for me these People are one thing, Patriots.

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II. The Protagonist:

Takashi Kase is just a Kid, 14 Years of Age who together with his Parents moves to a quite Neighbourhood of Tokyo, after getting in trouble at his old School. The idea was to isolate Takashi from his former self in order to get him back to society, this plan however is short-lived. He soon gets in contact with even more people that are Exiles from Society, a bunch of Kids from his new School get to him and tell him about this Gang, and his interest is awoken. He makes efforts to join this gang and soon gets in, however the Gang Life is not as easy as it might seem, he gets left behind and beaten up by a Rival Gang. But Takashi isn't going to run away, no the opposite is the case, he dedicates his life to this thing, this idea of being a Gang Member, Takashi becomes a part of the "Zeros".This is the Introduction to our Protagonist, and now we follow Takashi through his Life. We basically grow up beside him and deal with all the hardships that might come our way together, it almost creates this illusion that feels like we ourselves, the reader joined this gang and is a Mutual of Takashi. We get to understand his Character more from that, and we get to see everything he goes on, maybe good things like getting his first own bike or bad things like the first Breakup between him and his Girlfriend. Furthermore, we get to resonate with Takashi which is a great way to see him grow, he starts out as this brat that always plays the big tough guy, to this loveable young man that wants nothing more than to live the way he wants to live.

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III. The Art:

For a Manga that was created from 2002 onwards this Manga has some astonishing Artwork, and it would be a shame not to talk about it in this Review, so here take a look for yourself, some of my favorite Panels.

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...of course these contain mild Spoilers so watch out if you want to experience the Story totally blind, well then lets move on from here. ____

IV. The Summary:

So to conclude my thoughts on this Manga as a whole, I want to share some of my thoughts after I fully read the Series. Well all in all it's just a really fun thing to read, maybe this Philosophy aspect that I introduced earlier isn't for you, and you just want some Delinquent Manga that satisfies you with good art and some action scenes, then this Manga is still recommendable. And if you want a bit of Romance and Drama then this Manga got you covered too, there isn't a lot that Bakuon Rettou lacks. Even though I never thought it would turn into this sort of Manga I genially enjoy the turn of events and now even enjoy it more than I first thought I would, for me, it quickly has became one of my Favorite Manga and I want to raise awareness for this almost "forgotten" Gem.

And that was it my hopefully interesting Review on Bakuon Rettou and trust me I have barely scraped the surface of Content, it packs more than you think and if you won't trust me just try it for yourself, I'm pretty sure you will most likely not be disappointed by this recommendation of a guy you probably don't even know, well I don't want to take up more of your time than I already have, so this is it, Bye. ____