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“Orphaned street kids Black and White battle yakuza in surreal, European-influenced Treasure Town manga.”
Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White
鉄コン筋クリート
8.15
631 rank · 18,632 readers · 401 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Action
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Synopsis
Orphaned street kids Black and White battle yakuza in surreal, European-influenced Treasure Town manga.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 2.48
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.48 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.5 pts
Recommenders 9.5 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.20
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I highly recommend re-reading this manga after you finish it. There are a lot of subtle clues that become clearer the second time around. For example, in the last chapter, the homeless man says,...”
- 9 “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....”
- 6 “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...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 20%
Long · 20%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 33 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 24m approx
- Published Jan 1993 – Jan 1994
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0429 catalog