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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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 44774,477 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #7392
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1253
Members: 16,104
Favorites: 371

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Ranked #739Popularity #1253Members 16,104
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Volumes: /3
Chapters: /33

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 as Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White in a complete omnibus volume under the VIZ Signature imprint on September 25, 2007. It was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by Conrad Editora from May 2001 to September 2001.

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 ...
Mar 4, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Big fan of Taiyo Matsumoto here, but Tekkonkinkreet was kind of a letdown for me.

The artstyle, drawings and so are still really good, but at the same time they seem too european without a personal soul. The narrative was probably the main flaw of this manga, I don't really understand what Matsumoto wants to convey, and I'm not saying what he want to tell or what story, since in his case he is not someone who creates impressive stories but feelings, emotions, beautiful moments and so, more related to poetry than narrative. But in this case I don't really find that narrative nor poetry (just ...

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