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Manga Monday 01: Beck

November 8th, 2009 | Author: van | Filed under: Art, Manga | No Comments »

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Welcome to Manga Monday, where I’ll introduce you to a manga series I’ve read and loved in the past. If you’re not clear on just what manga is, the Wikipedia entry would be the best overview – but in simplest terms, manga is the term for Japanese comic books.

First up is Beck, the story of ‘Koyuki’, a young boy who takes up the guitar after saving an odd-looking dog – Beck – from some neighbourhood kids. Beck’s owner, Ryusuke, is a young American-Japanese guitarist in a rock band, and to Koyuki, it’s just the change his self-described boring life needs.

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