Tekkon Kinkreet
Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White
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Tekkon Kinkreet

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Black and White
Japanese: 鉄コン筋クリート
English: Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 33
Status: Finished
Published: 1993 to 1994
Genre: Action Action
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Big Comic Spirits
Authors: Matsumoto, Taiyou (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.011 (scored by 36673,667 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #7232
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1294
Members: 14,173
Favorites: 360

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Synopsis

Orphaned on the mean streets of Treasure Town, lost boys Black and White must mug, steal and fight to survive. Around them moves a world of corruption and loneliness, small-time crooks and neurotic police officers, and a band of sadistic yakuza who have plans for their once-fair city. Can they rise above their environment? Surreal manga influenced by European comics.

Background

Tekkon Kinkreet was published in English as Black & White by VIZ Media from March 8, 1999 to November 20, 2000. VIZ Media republished the series in a complete omnibus under the VIZ Signature imprint on September 25, 2007.

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Characters

Shiro
Main
Kuro
Main
Suzuki
Supporting
The Minotaur
Supporting
Snake
Supporting
Kimura
Supporting
Jiccha
Supporting
Yakuza Boss
Supporting
Fujimura
Supporting
Sawada
Supporting

Reviews

Apr 11, 2008
After watching the anime there was no way that I would pass up the chance to read the manga. The result was something that was great but was completely different from anything that I expected.

Story: The story has several components. The first and main story follows Kuro and Shiro (Black and White) as they struggle to defend their territory and adapt to a changing city. Another follows the Rat as he also tries to fit in with adapting times. There's Kimura, who tries to find his own way and make his own path. Add in a few cops who realize ...
Feb 10, 2019
Mixed Feelings
I started reading Tekkon Kinkreet basically without any prior knowledge of what it's about and finished it over the weekend. I'm writing the review mostly just because there's currently only one review^^

Story:
The story has a pretty straightforward pace to it and doesn't really play around with any overly elaborate or complex plotlines. A few of the different mini-plotlines actually have a bit of a lush slice-of-life feel to them, which I found mostly enjoyable. It's suprisingly unpredictable, though.
There are a few absurd moments in the story, often related to the "abilities" of the main characters. It's not really clear to me whether all of the ...

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