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Aug 19, 2012 8:09 PM

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it was a good read.

Jan 31, 2013 12:26 AM

Rhedak

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Indeed. A true Fukumoto.

Mar 17, 2018 12:27 AM

QueenNothing

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That was honestly incredible. Definitely going to put this among my favorites list. After I finished reading Part 2 of Zero I was a little worried Fukumoto wasn't as great as I built him up to be, but this series proved me wrong. Even though I haven't read a lot of Fukumoto's other manga (I need to learn mahjong and get on that), I definitely consider this my new favorite. Its a real shame this series hasn't gotten a lot of attention (Hell, most people on the forum haven't even discussed chapters for the series), and I hope one day this receives an anime adaptation that does it justice. Hopefully Tonegawa does well and brings in a new wave of Fukumoto anime, and even though that seems unlikely I can only dream.

May 11, 2018 6:14 AM

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Buraiden Gai needs a anime adaptation !

Jan 28, 2019 8:20 AM

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Yup, this was great! Maybe not quite as well-written as his other works, but still sharing the same qualities that made Kaiji, Kurosawa etc. great! Gai is a badass. And yeah, this does deserve an anime adaptation! I think it would make for a great 1-cour series, they could include all of it and still have great pacing.

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Mar 12, 2019 12:59 AM

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A fine read for the most part, but it lacks lot of the stuff that makes Fukumoto´s works ambitious. This could strongly benefit from an extended anime adaptation.

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Oct 14, 2019 9:56 AM

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This was my easily my least favorite out of the current mainline Fukumoto works that I’ve read. But, I want to stress that I don’t particularly dislike anything, it’s rather that not much actually stuck out and left a mark on me. It’s easily the most plot-driven Fukumoto manga I’ve read which means I can see why some people would love it more than his other works. It’s pretty fast paced, it has a nice flow which is nearly always moving and when it’s not, it’s tense or philosophical. It’s exciting, it’s action packed, it’s a lot of fun. I found the characters to be the least engaging out of any other work but they served their purpose. Ogawa was simple but had development being the baby that was forced to fight, Gai was a determined and quiet protagonist but he had foundation underlying him, and Ishihara was charming in his silent camaraderie and willpower. Sawai has numerous sides to him and Hirata, was maybe a bit cheesy and dumb, but he served a thematic purpose. Everything came together in such a way that it worked and complimented the story which was maybe even excellent but despite that it never bled into the territory of being special to me. I saw it as a functionally well done story that had many moments that took me out of lukewarm enjoyment and into something greater, but I’d fade back into that territory after.

I’m sure I won't end up forgetting Gai learning to swallow his pride, or the gaslighting hugs of Sawai after releasing the kids from their dog cage, or Abe’s dialogue on what power is, or Abe’s self contained chapter which let us know everything about him in moments. I adore Gai’s past in the abandoned house and how he found peace in that form of freedom, one that was simple and minimalistic but without restriction or fakeness. Gai’s masterful hide and seek skills. Ishihara’s bromance. Gai making Abe come forward and say his real intentions as that makes it easier to work with him, another case of two men standing alone but helping carry each other nonetheless. It’s like, all of these are great but these are its personal peaks for me, and this manga lacked the thematic ideas that I could grasp to leave me mesmerized and thinking, and it lacked the characters that I could constantly think about and dissect. Perhaps Gai was too quiet and determined unlike someone like Kaiji or Kurosawa which let us see their thoughts and feelings constantly, maybe I missed out of the character Gai had to offer. Maybe the themes here went over my head and if I had grasped them better I would have gotten a challenging and satisfying experience. As it is, I found one suit of the manga strong but the others simply good or enjoyable.

I must also admit that I have had a much better experience reading bum vs rich guy putting them in insane situations in Kaiji, further Kaiji has a character that I found deeply engaging and interesting, filled with supporting characters I thought had some depth in part 2 onwards and always fascinating villains. In fact some of the most intriguing ever in my mind. Plus, it has thematic ideas that stuck with me until now. And I feel Gai served as a beta for Kurosawa in quite a few ways, I saw some moments near identical to ones I found more refined in Kurosawa! Kurosawa being my favorite manga for the record. This is to say, if I had gone into Gai first perhaps I’d be more taken aback and enjoy it more.

All that goes to say, I understand why Buraiden Gai would actually be someone’s favorite Fukumoto story but for me it didn’t end up leaving a big and complete impression. 6/10

Mar 4, 2022 6:37 AM

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Too bad the ending felt rushed because otherwise it was definitely interesting, not surprising from Fukumoto though but I wish it wasn't axed

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