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“Tank Tankuro (1934): pioneering robot superhero manga that shaped Japanese comics and inspired Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio, and others.”
Tank Tankuro
タンク・タンクロー
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27,382 rank · 334 readers · 1 favorites
Mecha
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Tank Tankuro (1934): pioneering robot superhero manga that shaped Japanese comics and inspired Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio, and others.
First published in 1934, Tank Tankuro was one of the most famous manga characters during the time, lining up next to Norakuro. He is said to be one of the first roboto ever to appear in Japanese manga and may be the first superhero in manga. He fights villain, Kuro Kabuto, who attacks Japan, and this Kuro Kabuto is famous among Japanese SF fans that it has resemblance to Darth Vader of Star Wars. Tank Tankuro influenced greatly, many manga artists, such as Shigeru Sugiura, Osamu Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio, etc., and is the foundation stone from which many masterpieces of manga art would spring from. Tank Tankuro became the archetype for various Japanese manga heroes that were to follow. This work is famous for its innovative and captivating adventure stories full of surrealism, nonsense, innocence, absurdity, and eccentricity. (Source: Presspop inc.)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
5.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 3
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Apr 2019 → May 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The brilliant coloring and top-tier physical production quality make this volume a joy to hold and flip through. However, the story is boring and simplistic, marred by childish art and disturbing...”
- 3 “Tank Tankuro serves as a historically significant pioneer of story-driven manga and an essential inspiration for iconic works like Astro Boy and Doraemon, further bolstered by insightful essays in...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 50%
Long · 50%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Tank Tankuro begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 1 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 1934 – Dec 1936
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M17059 catalog