Customer Reviews

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

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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.

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.

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.