From the duo that gave the world the classic Sanctuary, Strain is like that epic political/gangster thriller on a micro scale.
Author Yoshiyuki Okamura aka Sho Fumimura aka Buronson (so named after Charles Bronson, which makes a lot of sense) delves into socio-economics this time, and brightens the story with viscous violence courtesy of the backstreets of late 90's Malaysia.
His skill is in blending topical insight of Asia's standing in the world; the criminal underworld's relationship with legitimate business, along with more compelling conflicts in the form of friendship and family, and how politics can send people hurtling towards each other violently.
Strain concerns itself with Japanese
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: ストレイン More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 5
Chapters: 40
Status: Finished
Published: 1996 to 1998
Genre:
Action
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Big Comic Superior Statistics Ranked: #91112 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #5335
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Aug 30, 2012
Strain.
You must ask yourself... What in the hell is this? Who read this series? There are like 300 other people on this website who've apparently read this. [There are thousands of people reading Naruto and One Piece and Bleach -- almost hundreds of thousands] Strain brings together the writer behind Fist of the Northern Star and an artist who's brought his realistic [but stylized] and gritty art to other manga I can't correctly name [If you read the manga, you might see various "Meet the Author" things]. Does the combination do this Seinen manga a favor? It does. The best way to describe this manga is that ... |
