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==Media== ==Media==
===Manga=== ===Manga===
The manga, which is written and illustrated by Kohske, was launched in 2010 in ]'s ''Comic @ Bunch'' magazine. ] announced in July 2013 that it had acquired the rights to publish ''Gangsta.'' in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-07/viz-media-adds-deadman-wonderland-gangsta-manga |title=Viz Media Adds Deadman Wonderland, Gangsta. Manga |date=7 July 2013 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>

The manga inspired a ] series, titled ''Gangsta.:Cursed. EP_Marco Adriano'', which began serialization in the fourth volume of the ''Quarterly Comic Go Go Bunch'' magazine, preceded by a prologue in the third volume, which was published on 9 April 2014. The series is illustrated by Syuhei Kamo. ''Gangsta.:Cursed. EP_Marco Adriano'' focuses on mafia staff member Marco Adriano, a character from the original manga.<ref name="Spin-off">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-08/kohske-action-manga-gangsta-gets-spinoff |title=Kohske's Action Manga Gangsta. Gets Spinoff |date=8 March 2014 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>

====List of volumes====
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalRelDate = 8 July 2011<ref name="v1">{{cite web |url=http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/771625/ |title=GANGSTA.　1巻 |website=] |language=Japanese |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-10-771625-5<ref name="v1" />
| LicensedRelDate = 18 February 2014<ref name="Viz v1">{{cite web |url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/gangsta-volume-1/10858 |title=Gangsta., Volume 1 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-421560-77-9<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421560771/ |title=Gangsta., Vol. 1 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| OriginalRelDate = 7 January 2012<ref name="v2">{{cite web |url=http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/771646/ |title=GANGSTA.　2巻 |website=] |language=Japanese |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-10-771646-0<ref name="v2" />
| LicensedRelDate = 20 May 2014<ref name="Viz v2">{{cite web |url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/gangsta-volume-2/11014 |title=Gangsta., Volume 2 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-421564-53-1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/142156453X/ |title=Gangsta., Vol. 2 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 3
| OriginalRelDate = 9 July 2012<ref name="v3">{{cite web |url=http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/771667/ |title=GANGSTA.　3巻 |website==] |language=Japanese |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-10-771667-5<ref name="v3" />
| LicensedRelDate = 19 August 2014<ref name="Viz v3">{{cite web |url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/gangsta-volume-3/11015 |title=Gangsta., Volume 3 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-421564-54-8<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421564548/ |title=Gangsta., Vol. 3 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 4
| OriginalRelDate = 9 February 2013<ref name="v4">{{cite web |url=http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/771694/ |title=GANGSTA.　4巻 |website==] |language=Japanese |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-10-771694-1<ref name="v4" />
| LicensedRelDate = 18 November 2014<ref name="Viz v4">{{cite web |url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/gangsta-volume-4/11085 |title=Gangsta., Volume 4 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-421566-00-9<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421566001/ |title=Gangsta., Vol. 4 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 5
| OriginalRelDate = 9 October 2013<ref name="v5">{{cite web |url=http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/771719/ |title=GANGSTA.　5巻 |website==] |language=Japanese |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-10-771719-1<ref name="v5" />
| LicensedRelDate = 17 February 2015<ref name="Viz v5">{{cite web |url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/gangsta-volume-5/11282 |title=Gangsta., Volume 5 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-421573-48-9<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421573482/ |title=Gangsta., Vol. 5 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
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| VolumeNumber = 6
| OriginalRelDate = 9 July 2014<ref name="v6">{{cite web |url=http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/771754/ |title=GANGSTA.　6巻 |website==] |language=Japanese |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-10-771754-2<ref name="v6" />
| LicensedRelDate = 19 May 2015<ref name="Viz v6">{{cite web |url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/gangsta-volume-6/11626 |title=Gangsta., Volume 6 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-421579-06-1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421579065/ |title=Gangsta., Vol. 6 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref>
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For other uses, see Gangsta (disambiguation).
Gangsta.
The cover of the first manga volume released in Japan on July 8, 2011
ギャングスタ
GenreAction, Drama, Comedy
Manga
Written byKohske
Published byShinchosha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic @ Bunch
DemographicSeinen
Original run2010 – present
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byShukō Murase
Music byTsutchie
StudioManglobe
Licensed by
Original networkABC, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, BS11
English network
Original run 1 July 2015 – present

Gangsta. (ギャングスタ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kohske. It has been published in Shinchosha's Monthly Comic @ Bunch magazine since 2010. An anime television series will begin airing in July 2015. The series is licensed for North American release by Funimation, which will simulcast the series as it airs in Japan.

Plot

The series revolves around two "handymen" who take on jobs for both the mob and the police force that no one else can handle. These handymen, named Nicolas Brown and Worick Arcangelo work in the rotten town named Ergastulum which is full of mafia, hoodlums, prostitutes, and dirty cops.

Characters

Media

Manga

The manga, which is written and illustrated by Kohske, was launched in 2010 in Shinchosha's Comic @ Bunch magazine. Viz Media announced in July 2013 that it had acquired the rights to publish Gangsta. in North America.

The manga inspired a spin-off series, titled Gangsta.:Cursed. EP_Marco Adriano, which began serialization in the fourth volume of the Quarterly Comic Go Go Bunch magazine, preceded by a prologue in the third volume, which was published on 9 April 2014. The series is illustrated by Syuhei Kamo. Gangsta.:Cursed. EP_Marco Adriano focuses on mafia staff member Marco Adriano, a character from the original manga.

List of volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 8 July 2011] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character18 February 2014] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
2 7 January 2012] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character20 May 2014] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
3 9 July 2012] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character19 August 2014] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
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Anime

Reception

Rebecca Silverman, reviewing the first English volume for the Anime News Network, gave it an overall score of B+, giving the story a B+ grade and the art a grade of B.

References

  1. "Viz Media Launches Neo-Noir Crime Manga Series-Gangsta". Anime News Network. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. "Gangsta. Action Manga Gets Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. "Gangsta. TV Anime Debuts on July 1". Anime News Network. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. "Funimation Streams Gangsta, New Hetalia, 11 More New Anime". Anime News Network. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. "Viz Media Adds Deadman Wonderland, Gangsta. Manga". Anime News Network. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. "Kohske's Action Manga Gangsta. Gets Spinoff". Anime News Network. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  7. ^ "GANGSTA.　1巻". Shinchosha (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  8. "Gangsta., Volume 1". Viz.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  9. "Gangsta., Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  10. ^ "GANGSTA.　2巻". Shinchosha (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  11. "Gangsta., Volume 2". Viz.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  12. "Gangsta., Vol. 2". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  13. ^ "GANGSTA.　3巻". =Shinchosha (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  14. "Gangsta., Volume 3". Viz.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  15. "Gangsta., Vol. 3". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  16. ^ "GANGSTA.　4巻". =Shinchosha (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  17. "Gangsta., Volume 4". Viz.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  18. "Gangsta., Vol. 4". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  19. ^ "GANGSTA.　5巻". =Shinchosha (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  20. "Gangsta., Volume 5". Viz.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  21. "Gangsta., Vol. 5". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  22. ^ "GANGSTA.　6巻". =Shinchosha (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  23. "Gangsta., Volume 6". Viz.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  24. "Gangsta., Vol. 6". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  25. Silverman, Rebecca (23 February 2014). "Gangsta. GN 1 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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