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Goku: Midnight Eye · review

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Top reader Jan 25, 2026 · 2 min read
↑ Recommended
7 /10

This is, to put it simply, smutty pulp noir done right. (I stole this phrase from someone on Reddit but this description was just too perfect) This manga, written in the 1980s and set in the distant future of 2014, follows a private detective named Goku who dies and then has his right eye replaced with a cybernetic eye that allows him to control every computer in the world. Also, he is given a steel stick that extends to make him seem more like Son Wukong (hence the name Goku) from a Journey to the West, but also works like a gun. Don't try to thinktoo hard about it.

There's a ton of action, enjoyable 80s noir vibes, badass fights, witty one liners, and more often than not the women are naked. It's nice that everyone involved is in their twenties and actually an adult, which apparently a lot of Japanese mangaka have trouble doing. There's a lot to enjoy about this manga. I don't think the story is incredibly well done, but this is more of an atmospheric or vibes based manga.

Something to note, however, is that I don't think you can read the entire thing online. The manga was translated and published by two separate companies, Viz and ComicsOne. Viz only published 6 chapters in one volume, covering the Yoko, Ryoko, and Leila ars, but they are colored so it's a much more enjoyable experience. ComicsOne, however, publishes the entire story in three volumes, which includes four more arcs (Yuko, Bonnie, The Floating Island, and Kassandra).

I think you should be able to count the series as finished if you only read the Viz translation, but I went on MangaDex and the other arcs happened to be published in Spanish, so I just Google translated everything to understand what was going on. They are pretty solid as well.

Overall rating: 7/10.
I think this is worth a read even if it's just for the vibes. Don't come in expecting a mind-blowing masterpiece though.

Mark
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