"What I set out to do with Gon was to draw something that was more interesting than anything you could say in words. Manga still has great potential that does not exist in other media. I plan to continue developing the art of expression." - Masashi Tanaka
Gon follows the daily adventures of a little dinosaur with attitude - with the same name as the title - who was able to survive the catastrophic extinction that wiped out the other Jurassic animals all those years ago. This manga is one in a million; it has absolutely no dialogue, no human characters, and is set entirely in
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: ゴン More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 24
Status: Finished
Published: 1992 to 2002
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Morning Authors:
Tanaka, Masashi (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #53502 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1271
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Sep 14, 2011
Tanaka managed to present a beautiful and illustrious masterpiece which indulges your senses and conveys animal kingdom in somewhat fanciful manner.
Story is literally depicted with absence of dialogues and onomatopoeias. Instead, it is communicated via facial expressions and body language. Usually such approach would leave a certain ambiguity regarding the reader's interpolation, but Tanaka's precise and masterful art offer perfect clarity and understanding of scenes. There isn't one overarching story, but small events in which Gon is discontinuously thrown into different floras & faunas. It mostly resolves around his attempts to assimilate, which is usually disturbed by local inhabitants. Each of these little stories is ... 
Jan 7, 2009
Not meant for people my age, I presume.
But Gon's a highly enjoyable manga, Gon itself is a strong, fierce, smart and yet sometimes stupid dinosaur. He has a big attitude and he travels through forests, jungle's, rivers and plenty more various scenery's. The art of Gon is the first thing I noticed, very realistic, and with very I mean, very very very realistic. Most animals are just as they are in real life, sometimes even better (? lol). Even Gon looks like what a ...dinosaur would've looked like if it existed. Furthermore the story's, these are just basic little adventures that Gon goes through, these are ... 
Jan 22, 2021
(TLDR Review at the bottom, thanks for reading in advance.)
This is Gon. Gon does what needs to be done. When Gon needs to eat. Gon will get what he wants. When Gon needs a ride. Gon will tame you. When you mess with Gon (and his fam). Gon will get back at you. And I tell you. You won't like an angry Gon. Sometimes Gon travels, far and wide. ... 
Jan 18, 2023
[Review and recommendation. Only 00000.001% thousandths of spoilers]
(google credits): Gon is a manga written and illustrated by Masashi Tanaka. The story revolves around Gon, a baby dinosaur with disproportionate strength, and contains no dialogue. The series was originally published between 1991 and 2002 by Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮: Gon... Gon is a silent/textless manga, you can understand it however you want and illustrate it with your imagination, this manga is very well done, designed and developed, because you can understand it anyway one way or another. •𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻: Gon should have an anime adaptation, a good adaptation in the old style/old aesthetic as it wouldn't ... 
Feb 25, 2023
When I was a kid, I loved "Man vs Wild". The fact that this retired army man is challenging nature by doing the most caveman shit I've ever seen fascinated me (Though it was extremely hard to take a meal after watching that show lol).
This manga reminded me of that show, except instead of the Bear, we're watching a force of nature in motion, Gon. 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 ... 
Jan 2, 2021
As a silent Manga, trying to review Gon like traditional Manga is quite difficult and most likely unfair to each side but it is definitely interesting to compare both.
Gon is a small Dinosaur that somehow survived the extinction of his kind and travels around the planet having fun, eating and interacting with all kinds Post-Cretateous animals. As a reader you should ditch out any expectations of a deep complex plot and view the series as a particular gem of the medium. Despite this, Tanaka sensei explores different types of narrative throughout each chapter, while the first third of Gon focuses exclusively on comedy, you start ... 
Nov 2, 2015
Gon is manga that depicting bubble talk is meaningless to the action of the characters through the story. The fun, thrilling, over the top depiction of nature, gritty if you can said that, is definitely manga that most of people can read without being gross out about human relationship, betrayal or something, because there is no human inside it, and it had fun while readers skimming trough to sometimes get random page that certainly gorgeous , well other than lack of plot, every aspect can cover it, made it enjoyable to read.
There is many arch, as every chapter is somewhat stand alone, and many ... 
May 9, 2021
Given how mankind has been both awed and horrified from nature’s power it was easy to attribute various traits such as being motherly, wicked and outside God’s domain, cruel or kind, evil or good.
But those remain subjective human attributions, for nature simply is. How Gon is connected to this? Quite honestly it might not be, and I may just be babbling nonsense. I can’t help but remember it though, for it reminded me of how subjective our perception is. Skip [2.] if you just want to know what to expect from the manga. [__1. On story...__] There’s no need to say much, but either way: ... 
Dec 21, 2023
Gon is easily one of the most unique manga ever made and I am so glad I discovered it. Telling of the wonderful misadventures of an adorable yet fierce dinosaur who does whatever he wants wherever he wants, I would say he looks a lot like Baby Dragon from Yu-Gi-Oh, but Gon actually came first! Depicted only with art and not a single line of dialogue, some awesome stories are told that fully showcase the power of comics as a medium. Don't be fooled by the goofy cover, Masashi Tanaka has created one of the best drawn manga ever made and a masterclass of visual
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Jun 11, 2019
There is no speech in Gon. There is only 1 named character. There is essentially no explanation given for why anything is happening.There is only Gon.
Gon is the creation of Masashi Tanaka and the character is most recognisable outside of Japan from his appearance in Tekken 3. As a tekken player myself, I had heard Gon had came from a manga but I never really looked into it. After finishing SunKenRock I wanted to read something else with good art and was recommended Gon. I was pleasantly surprised whilst reading the first chapter to find out there was no dialogue. A very interesting stylistic choice ... 
Oct 15, 2022
When I was a kid, I loved "Man vs Wild". The fact that this retired army man is challenging nature by doing the most caveman shit I've ever seen fascinated me (Though it was extremely hard to take a meal after watching that show lol).
This manga reminded me of that show, except instead of the Bear, we're watching a force of nature in motion, Gon. Action speaks louder than words 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 ... |
