IWGP - Ikebukuro West Gate Park Volume 1 (v. 1) [Paperback]

Ira Ishida (Author), Sena Aritou (Author)

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Publication Date: September 28, 2004 | Series: Ikebukuro West Gate Park

The story focuses around the 21 year old Makoto, a cool and level headed member of the G-boys gang. Makoto, talented with defusing tense situations and keeping his friends out of harm's way possibly stumbles into more than he can handle. Is Makoto really in over his head? His new girlfriend's just been found murdered and a turf war is escalating between the two rival gangs. Volume one of Ikebukuro starts with Makoto meeting a couple of girls at a New Year's Eve party, one of which he falls in love with. One month later she is found strangled to death and Makoto feels guilty for hearing her die over his phone while not being able to do anything about it. He vows to use his underground connections, the "G-boys," to catch the murderer. Soon after he finds the likely culprit - a perverted old doctor - but as the story unravels Makoto finds out the old man's innocent and the plot thickens, uncovering the twisted shocking truth! Comes with a dust jacket.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (September 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569709866
• ISBN-13: 978-1569709863
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully drawn, a little strange. Good stuff., November 15, 2004

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Benjamin Overmyer "Godric Alburne of Northshield" (Brookings, SD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IWGP - Ikebukuro West Gate Park Volume 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)

The thing that first hit me about this manga is that the artwork is absolutely stunning. The slightly larger-than-normal size adds to this effect, making the book a really beautiful thing to read.

The plot is a bit adult in nature, and there is enough adult-oriented material in the book to merit an R rating if such a thing existed for books. Not recommended for younger audiences.

While the storyline is sometimes a little hard to follow, it starts playing out into a very good detective/vigilante tale that shows real promise for future volumes.

I recommend that adult readers who are fans of Japanese drama (particularly the one this manga was based on) pick this title up.

3.0 out of 5 stars Tried Something New, July 11, 2006

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fujimiya's girl "kyoko_tsukiyono" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: IWGP - Ikebukuro West Gate Park Volume 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)

I picked this up because I wanted to try something new. The draw for me was that it was for mature audiences. A group of guys that hang around a park and end up lookiong for a girl's killer sounds like a good plot. I read volume 2 since the stroyline didn't end in volume 1. After that I realized that the series is episodic. I picked up volume 3 but by then I'd lost interest(that one had a story about a girl strung out on drugs and the middle eastern guy that loved her anyway) This is not my kind of reading(I just thought it was okay) but if you like a lot of action and crazy humor mixed with sex then I guess you'd enjoy this one.

4.0 out of 5 stars For Mature Audiences Only, March 7, 2005

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This review is from: IWGP - Ikebukuro West Gate Park Volume 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)

I usually don't read this genre of books; i mostly read love stories and action mangas but the the descripition of this book was very interesting to say the least. I am glad I bought this. This story line is great, the drawing is very nice and characters are very loveable. This book is very much for mature audiences and that was one of the things that made me get this. I was looking for something with a more grown up attitude and this book has it. I will be getting vol. 2.