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Synonyms: Trigun: The Lost Plant, Yumin, Dango Knight: Awaking

Japanese: サンケンロック

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 25

Chapters: 181

Status: Finished

Published: Apr 24, 2006 to Feb 22, 2016

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Ecchi

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young King

Authors: Boichi (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.92¹ (scored by 41,031 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #976²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #115

Members: 112,408

Favorites: 3,617

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Feb 19, 2021

A-B-C-D

Recommended

I never have written a review to a manga before and I never tought that I would write one, but after i finished sun ken rock i felt like I have to.
The art of the manga is just incredible and I liked the story overall. There was an arc which I didn't really liked but that was compensated with the arc that followed.
BUT the ending was just insanely bad (in my opinion). I felt like this manga was a waste of time afterwards. But I still give it a 7/10 because of the art and the beginning which I really liked.

Mar 27, 2010

Sinful0ne

Recommended

Preliminary (12/181 chp)

I have to say this is potentially one of the best I have read.
It blends comedy and mature seinen into one. On one hand it is a comedy but on the other it begins to deal with the mature and realistic side of korean gangs. This is by far a classic and will not onlymake you laugh but have your blood pumping for the next chapter,
Do not read if you hate awesome stories/

Nov 29, 2009

warniefn

Recommended

Preliminary (Unknown/181 chp)

This looks like even after only two chapters its going to be something really really great.

Basically, this Korean girl attends a Japanese school , where one of the locals fall for her.Problem is she wants to be a cop in Korea and hes a hoodlum .
Following her dread she actually leaves and becomes a cop.
Deciding to follow her to Korea , with the view of becoming a cop , he ends up by default becoming the head of the local gang! classic!

The comedy ...

Oct 30, 2016

kwire042

Recommended

You got to be crazy not to enjoy Sun-Ken Rock or a child or even just a parent who doesn't like explicit things. This is by far in my top five of my favorite mangas and only the purest of eyes should be able to read Sun-Ken Rock if it was up to me,but luckily for you its not the story was magnificent I had to have read every single chapter in a 2 day span of time because of my infatuation with the plot. The art was so focused and centered but still so different that I was happy to use some styles even ...

Mar 31, 2015

herohiralal

Recommended

Preliminary (154/181 chp)

May contain minor spoilers for initial 2-3 chapters.
On a side-note, my first review on MAL.
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STORY: Kitano Ken's crush Yoshizawa Yumin, moves to Korea to become a police officer. Following her, Ken moves to Korea as well. However, he is a failure. He meets Park Tae-Soo, leader of a local gang. Tae-Soo tries to convince Ken to become their boss. Ken agrees on something really ridiculous. (Salary what?). So basically, a failure rises from the bottom of scum to the top of the country. So, in my opinion, story is a 9/10.
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ART: Each strip of the manga perfectly switches from sadism to beauty to fanservice as ...

May 1, 2012

zalti

Recommended

Preliminary (94/181 chp)

I have to say the personally this is one of my favourite manga's that I have read although sometimes I think they go over the top with ecchi.

Story: 7/10
I would not say that it had the best story but it certainly provides and entertaining story. its about a girl who goes to Korea to become a cop and Ken who is a delinquent who follows her which I find a little bit weird but who cares. During his time in Korea ken becomes a boss of a gang I found this to be funny but serious a lot of the times. ...

Feb 28, 2014

Po_and_Dong

Recommended

Preliminary (134/181 chp)

Sun Ken Rock is about a Japanese man named Ken. Ken's love interest Yumin moves to Korea to become a police officer, and Ken follows her to impress her with success. In a ridiculously short time he becomes the leader of one of the largest criminal organizations in the world, with a shitload of some of the most insane plot twists and over the top martial art fights I have ever seen in a manga in between. Make no mistake that this is predominantly an action manga, but by no means does that mean the characters were left out of the loop. Ken is like ... a magnet, he has an almost supernatural aura of main character righteousness that he seemingly indoctrinates people into good morale by beating the shit out of them. Rather than this being deus ex however, its a plot device that is observed by other characters in the story. It also doesn't hurt that Ken is an extremely likeable character. He does not always win, and he does not always lose, he is not arrogant, but he respects himself and his gang and will beat the shit out of other gangs that challenge its pride of the street. As time goes on and his gang becomes more and more of an influence in Korea, Ken's character starts to change rather drastically as well. It's cool to read is the bottom line here.

Plot is good. Plot is bretty very good. I liked the plot, which is basically divided into "arcs," that involve a specific plot device or character or event with Ken and the others. There aren't very many of these arcs, maybe like 4, but the length is perfectly sufficient to tell the story at hand and the overall tale of the Sun Ken Rock team. No arc is irrelevant etc. and none drags on for longer than it needs too. Theres depth to the story which has alot to do with the background of Korea, which the manga presents to you both directly and indirectly. Very frequently the manga will show the long term influences of the Vietnam and Korean Wars, as well as the slow collapse of morale in the populace of Korea. It's definitely not paper thin and will make you think which is ALWAYS GOOD IN A MANGA or any media for that matter. It's a deconstruction of society and this theme is heavily present through the entire manga, not thrown in one chapter for sillyness.

Action is CRAZY insane. If their was a 1-5 scale of how realistic fights were in manga, with 1 being Hajimme no Ippo and 5 being some energy technique battle stuff, Sun Ken Rock would be 2. But that does not stop the fights from being brutal and over the top, in fact it exemplifies it because there is no blatant superhumaning (save for one scene with the Vietnam Satan but it was so cool it doesn't matter.) Ken and his gang use an unidentified mix of martial arts to kick everyones ass to varying degrees of success, but its always awesome to read. NEVER BORING. Art is fantastic of course as well, make no mistake that although the mangaka is not particularly famous, he can really fucking draw (don't judge the art by the picture I show you, judge his art as you read it all) it also improves throughout the manga. So basically the action scenes are very dramatic, awesome great super cool, there is a very high chnace you will think so too.

There is comedy in the manga as well, its used frequently in the beginning as well as in between main arcs. It will usually come in the form of one panel of some sillyness or fanservice (which is also over the top but by no means does it dominate the whole manga), or an entire chapter about Don Huang's Sushi Adventure. Never really got on my nerves in the slightest which may be an indicator that it flows well with the dramatic moments. Not out of place and random basically.

In conclusion I feel as if I have barely said anything about this manga that makes it stand out, an action with plot ok theres half of manga right there. But make no mistake that this entire manga is standing out, its so ridiculous and so awesome its an unbelivable that it isn't top of the charts, you will certainly see what I mean.
This is NOT a manga where you have to read 15 chapters for things to start moving. Read one chapter and I am sure you will be sold, specifically 25 pages in or so to said chapter. It's super cool shit, fantastic super awesome, great good.

Apr 22, 2013

DEIMOSLOL

Recommended

Preliminary (121/181 chp)

Story: 8/10
Protagonist starts out at ground zero in a foreign country and gradually builds his way to the top. You know that feeling when you're playing pokemon and you level up or evolve a pokemon? That's the feeling I get when I finish reading each volume because after each arc they just keep adding onto the gang empire as a whole, getting 1 step closer to their ultimate goal.

Art: 9/10
Amazing, art-style is beautiful and the author of Sun-Ken Rock takes the time to explain how he drew each page at the end of a chapter. Really dedicated author, more manga creators should do ...

Mar 7, 2014

Obeythealfa

Recommended

Preliminary (47/181 chp)

One of my favorite manga's so far. Sun-ken rock is a manga that gives good balance, with action/comedy/ecchi and a very great story behind it surprisingly. Also the story brings great character the developments along the way, with great resolve coming from the main character Ken. All in all without giving to much of spoilers this is a story about a guy who falls for a girl that he would do anything for even if he has to become a gang leader knowing shes a cop. Which brings some good comedy and suspense with big surprises and not knowing what will happen next in upcoming ...

Nov 28, 2012

iCameSwagYOLO420

Recommended

Preliminary (110/181 chp)

Sun Ken Rock starts out like most romance manga with the main character, Kitano Ken, falling heads over heels in love with a girl named Yumin, but rather after three chapters I was able to tell that this was going to be nothing like your typical romance manga where he gets the girl in the end... No, Sun Ken Rock is nothing like that that. It's a story about a man named Kitano Ken, who by chance, discovered the brutality of how the gangs treat the simple folk. Ken then decides that enough is enough and with time, and a little "exchange" with one of ... the many gangs, he forms his own gang called the "Sun Ken Rock team" whose goal is to become the strongest gang in Korea.

While the cast of characters may be filled with ripped as fuck men who just love to take off their shirts when they fight, it isn't something that is boring and repetitive. It offers more than just your usual fist fights with some fights being won by just outwitting your opponent. Another great thing is that the fights that do happen don't span over 20 chapters and are straight to the point. It gives you more room to find out more about the personalities of the characters which is by far the biggest treat because no two characters are alike, and as time goes on you began to pick up on their little quirks that just bring a dumb ass grin to your face.

The art in this manga is gorgeous. I love the detail that the mangaka puts into it and it's just so different from what I'm used to seeing. The faces are a lot more realistic when compared to your typical manga. This gives it that realistic feeling that a story like this really needs since Sun Ken Rock is a serious manga it needs art that shows that it isn't playing around. Not only did the mangaka accomplish that he also managed to make it beautiful. The scenery drawn in this manga is from pictures that he and his assistant took with their camera. To me, this shows dedication and it shows in every chapter where I can never make out a single flaw or a point where he, (the author), got lazy and just rashly finished.

The overall enjoyment of this manga should be directed at people that can enjoy a mature manga that is very emphasized on nudity and themes like prostitution, violence, and rape. If you are someone who doesn't like seeing a lot of nudity or is disgusted by rape, then you should definitely not pick this manga up because there is a lot of it. If you're okay with seeing these themes then you're in for a ride of a lifetime because although the nudity is emphasized it has never once gotten in the way of its true plot: Becoming the biggest gang in Korea. With everything you would expect to come out of a gang manga, Sun Ken Rock brings it. Bribery, amazing fights, political influence, theft, murder, and sex are just some of what you can expect from a "gangsta" manga such as this.

Jul 8, 2014

YetaiChu

Recommended

Preliminary (121/181 chp)

Sun-Ken rock has one of the best mafia/underworld/gangster based story line in any those genres manga nowadays. The story is fast paced from the start. The ART of this manga is probably something you will rarely get to see . The characters are quite uniquely made but Ken is just too freaking kind for a guy who beats the shit out of other gang members . The art during the action sequences plus the art of the many landscapes that are shown are too epic.
Random ecchi scenes and the fanservice are quite not needed , they just ...

Oct 17, 2013

ManlyOpinion

Recommended

Preliminary (125/181 chp)

This is my current favorite manga. I'm quite surprised an anime isn't already planned, this has all the workings of a great show -

- Great plot and character development
- An original storyline
- Random twists to keep it interesting
- Humor
- Very well-drawn art
- Fanservice, but not forced fanservice

If you're not reading this... you should be

May 18, 2021

Joricardo

Recommended

Sun-ken Rock was a complicated read and even a little disappointing to do. Do you know when you see something that everyone praises, but you haven't found everything? That was up to me until chapter 80. The reason for this frustration has to do with the beginning being filled with rape as a form of fetish with angles and close-ups. However, after being able to ignore that, I had big surprises.

The characters of the work, are very well made, each one has its purpose of life and depth and moral. All of them have their historic moment, making us worry about them in addition to ...

Aug 21, 2012

Warskippy

Recommended

Preliminary (15/181 chp)

This manga is epic. Its harsh, its disgusting and its amazing. If you don't like violence and blood, dont watch it. Ther are some scenes who are over the top, but that's good. Its mind blowing. Trust me.

May 16, 2013

Cibeles

Recommended

Preliminary (75/181 chp)

This is my first review, so apologies for incoherentness or other issues.

Sun Ken Rock is a manga which I came across by chance without really knowing what to expect. In the end it was better than what I expected.

The story is about a Japanese high school student named Ken who falls in love with a Korean girl called Yumin and when she leaves to Korea in order to become a police officer he decides to follow her and become a policeman like her. However, being a Japanese high schooler means it is not that easy to find yourself a job so he ends up ... being a shut in in Korea for a year until one day he saves an old man after his food cart gets destroyed by some mafia hitmen and finds himself recruited and turned into the boss of a Korean mafia group. So we follow the adventures of Ken as a mafia boss as his organisation rises in power while at the same time trying to woo Yumin without her knowing he's part of a gang.

This manga is far from over but from what i have read so far all i can say is that it is amazing. Even though the plot is not the most original thing ever it is very engaging and addictive and this is due to several factors.

The first one being the art, this is probably the best drawn manga i have ever read, there is so much detail and it looks so realistic. You can clearly see the author put a lot of effort and did a lot of research regarding locations and fighting movements, in fact at the end of some chapters you get additional information on how they drew a specific scene. The fights are incredible well drawn and are very engaging, the shots of Seoul are incredible well done hell even the food is drawn with an incredible amount of detail. In several ocasions I have found myself hungry because of that.

Another factor is the plot, even though is not original it is still very addictive, the love story while not the main focus is also engaging enough and there are great comedic moments within it. Also, if you really look into it its got more depth than what you would expect.

The last factor is the characters, especially the main character. I find him incredibly likeable and charismatic on top of that he is a badass by being an extremely skilled fighter, humble even though he has found himsellf in world where he can earn an awful amount of money he still sticks to his ideals and smarter than what others are willing to give him credit for. The rest of cast, Yumin is likeable enough, his gang is both badass and hilarious With Tae Seo being a particular standout, he is the schemer and arguably the second boss of the gang.

Now even though i have been praising it so far the manga suffers from in my opinion a very big problem which is, it is way too ecchi. I don't mind fanservice I understand why it exists, nevertheless in here they go way too far in several ocassions and it gets in the way of the story far too much. In fact one of the chapters has one of the grossest attempts at fanservice i have ever seen, featuring a barbecue, that is all i am going to say but it is disgusting. In addition, this over the top fanservice reduces almost all the female cast to mindless sex objects that just attempt to get into Ken's pants, with the exception of Yumin who has a bit more of personality and a backstory but still gets her clothes torn quite often too. I think this is a pity it could be so good but it gets brought down due to the fanservice. I think the manga could gain a lot with a bit less fanservice and better female characters, since this also ruins potentially cool female characters such as Tae-Lyn one of Ken's gang members, she is one of the strongest members, however when she is not fighting she is only acting like a sex object whose only goal is to get into Ken's pants and wear as like clothing as possible.

To conclude, despite the excessive fanservice it is a very enjoyable manga that has got me hooked and that more people should check out if they are looking for good fights, a bit of romance and a badass lead. I think almost everybody can find something they might like in here.

Nov 14, 2012

Stormydays

Recommended

Preliminary (Unknown/181 chp)

Ever wanted to be a gang leader? Well, Ken Kitano never wanted to become one, but meh... he did. Let teh comedy ensue.

Enter the world of Sun-ken rock. An awesome manga written and illustrated by Boichi. If you are familiar with his other works such as Hotel or Ultimate space chef Caesar, then you know what kind of art to expect. But Sun-ken rock deviates from Boichi's usual sci-fi and delves into the world of THE MAFIA!

Pros:
-Great story.
-Outstanding art.
-Just plain ol' hilarious jokes.
-Great cast of characters.
-Fairly realistic (Fairly...).
...

Mar 28, 2023

Cbxtheking

Recommended

I think reading Boichi sensei’s Sun-ken rock is an experience everyone should go through, The author captures alot of his creativity and top level drawing in his backgrounds and food panels, The emotions that are portrayed by the characters feels so real the reader has to feel compassion for the characters especially with Kitano Ken, The story is a journey worth going through its a roller coaster of emotions it knows when to be funny and knows when to get serious, In my opinion some plot points couldve been handled way better and seem random BUT some plot points fit the narrative that is portrayed ...

Oct 13, 2012

Shad0wStrike

Recommended

Preliminary (106/181 chp)

Well my writing sucks so bare with me. I'll say it flat out this is my favorite manga out of everything i have read, and here is why this manga is funny has great fights its kinda tragic as well it has comedy and some romance and ugh its kind of hard to put how great this manga is in words by itself so just give it a try it will get u hooked on a couple of chapters making you want more and more.

Feb 18, 2012

YOli666na

Recommended

Preliminary (92/181 chp)

Amazing graphics. Great story line.
This manga will make you laugh and it will make you cry. You will always be on the edge, anticipating to see what's going to happen next and craving for more.

May 14, 2022

CazzMadale

Recommended

I really liked the manga, especially for the characters and for the art, which shows that a lot of effort has been put In my opinion, the story is a pretty good one, meaning don't think of a story that will leave you speechless, it's a simple story, but one that makes the characters as attractive as possible.ken is a very interesting character who becomes more and more powerful throughout the story turning into a beast of a human being
sun ken rock also has a lot of pretty interesting fights but the most interesting was the fight between ken and ban phuong which was a ...