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Synonyms: Striker
Japanese: SPRIGGAN
English: Spriggan
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 11
Chapters: 59
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 8, 1989 to Jan 25, 1996
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Mystery Mystery, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Sunday Super
Authors: Minagawa, Ryouji (Art), Takashige, Hiroshi (Story)

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Score: 7.131 (scored by 523523 users)
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Ranked: #69962
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Popularity: #5002
Members: 3,989
Favorites: 19

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Synopsis

Many years ago, an ancient civilization ruled Earth. They had a very advanced technology, but were destroyed in the end due to the misuse of their creations. These people left messages for later generations in the form of indestructible message plates written in an ancient language.

Several armed organizations began to secretly search for these artifacts to use them for their own good and against their enemies. The ARCAM Corporation is trying to stop these forces from destroying themselves with these "advanced" machines. The main character of the story, Yu Ominae, is one of the elite agents that work for ARCAM under the name of Spriggans.

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Spriggan had three volumes published in English as Striker by VIZ Media from November 5, 1995 to May 6, 1999. This release was heavily edited in an attempt to mask anti-American sentiments. It also ran in the monthly anthology magazine Manga Vizion from June 1997 to February 1998. The series has been published digitally in English as Spriggan by Seven Seas Entertainment as omnibus volumes from June 16, 2022 to June 27, 2023, and in print from August 30, 2022 to June 27, 2023.

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1 Mixed Feelings
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Jan 18, 2024
gbupp
Recommended
Though I did not particularly enjoy the Anime version, I really loved this Manga. I can see how some people would not though.

If you can sit down and enjoy a movie like Indiana Jones, Predator, Rambo, The 6th Day, etc. - this manga will appeal to you. It is not meant to be taken super seriously and if you are looking for a deep touching storyline that is a masterclass in development you should look elsewhere.

However, if sci-fi Indiana Jones with crazy mythological relics (with some interesting tidbits to learn) tied in sounds interesting and fun this will be for you. Suspend the disbelief and ...
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Jan 14, 2024
Logical_Leo
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Spriggan is awful. Spriggan is boring. Spriggan is absurdly ridiculous. Why mixed feelings? The more I read, the more absurd the relics/arcs of the story became. I really want to say how absurd Spriggan becomes, but then you would have 0 reason to read it other than it being a popular 80s manga. My review is very biased though due to me disliking politics/secretorganizations/history in general (I only read it because they had volumes 1-3 at my local library and wanted something for long drives). At this point I may have gone crazy from reading this, so may review may be a little wonky.

Absurdity: 10
Enjoyment:5? ...
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