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Black Joke

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Black Humor
Japanese: ブラック・ジョーク


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Feb 12, 2008 to ?
Genres: Action Action, Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama
Theme: Organized Crime Organized Crime
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Young Champion Retsu
Authors: Taguchi, Masayuki (Art), Koike, Rintarou (Story)

Statistics

Score: 7.011 (scored by 11951,195 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #87342
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #4976
Members: 4,011
Favorites: 19

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Synopsis

Japan is now the 51st state of the U.S.A..

The isle of Neon, located near Japan, is the only place where prostitution and gambling are legal. There, Italian Mafia, Chinese Triad and Yakuza fight each other to gain the control of casinos and brothels.

(Source: Easy Going Scans)

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Characters

Kuroki, Akari
Supporting
Todome, Kensuke
Supporting

Reviews

Jul 14, 2018
Preliminary (26/? eps)
Despite the only other reviews being negative and calling it mediocre, i quite enjoyed it. The art is solid but nothing to write home about, and the story is nonexistent. But this mangas greatest strength is a actually legitimately mature tone. Most manga with this level of violence take themselves too seriously and go into edgy territory. It is actually quite hard to explain the tone, but its genuinely funny, a bit of a black joke if you will.

The characters act genuinely human and are quite likable and unique. Even stereotypes like the big dumb brute on the cover actually has a fuckton of ...
Apr 4, 2015
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (18/? eps)
This manga is a joke , a black joke . You see what i did there ?
Nothing really makes that much sense in this manga about mafia and organizations but the art style is gruesome and stylish and the characters are funny and they can pretty much be summarized in one word , like Kodama for example the perfect word for him is stupid . If you are looking for something stupid and funny to read this is a good choice .
Sep 26, 2014
Preliminary (Unknown/? eps)
Like, seriously, this is not only bad, it's one of the worst mangas in any genre I've read. I love gritty mangas and I don't mind graphical violence — as long as there actually is plot behind it. This one does not have anything like that, it's page after page with completely brainless unreflective violence and lame characters designed to appeal to 10-15 year old kids who believe they are reading a manga meant for much older people. I really tried to find anything meaningful, thought provoking, or even some kind of irony, humour or sarcasm. Nothing! In a way that makes it a much ...

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