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“Garouden spin-off: Tanba vs ex-sumo Kiriu, told through Kido's eyes, as both seek life's top spot.”
Garouden Boy
餓狼伝BOY
6.62
16,077 rank · 957 readers · 4 favorites
Shounen
Martial Arts
Action
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Synopsis
Garouden spin-off: Tanba vs ex-sumo Kiriu, told through Kido's eyes, as both seek life's top spot.
Based on the Garouden manga. A short 2 volume manga about two males whose goals are to become number one in life (and their success). The plot outlines the protagonist, Tanba and a former sumo wrestller turned high school teacher, Kiriu and their head to head combat, from the eyes and views of the main character, Shinichi Kido.
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7.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.00
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Dec 2018 → Aug 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Preface: I know next to nothing about the Garouden manga series or novel series and went in this only familiar with Keisuke Itagaki being the artist and the Garouden video game. That being said, I...”
- 6 “There isn't much to say about this short series, it might as well have been a arc in the main series instead of being it's own thing, so this will be a short review. Art: It's Itagaki, his art is a...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 0%
Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Jan 2003 – Jan 2004
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M10346 catalog