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===Anime=== ===Anime===
An anime adaptation was announced through a wrap-around jacket on the sixth tankōbon volume in Japan.<ref name="anime date announced">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-08/gangsta-action-manga-gets-anime/.76433 |title=Gangsta. Action Manga Gets Anime |date=8 July 2014 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref> It was later confirmed through the series official ] account for the drama CD and anime project that it would be a TV anime, and would be produced by ].<ref name="TVAnime">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-07/gangsta-animation-project-is-summer-tv-anime-from-manglobe/.81867 |title=Gangsta. 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TV Anime Debuts on July 1 |date=8 June 2015 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref> The anime is licensed by ] in North America, who will be simulcasting the series on their website as it airs in Japan.<ref name="AnimeLicense">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-29/funimation-streams-gangsta-new-hetalia-11-more-new-anime/.89877 |title=Funimation Streams Gangsta, New Hetalia, 11 More New Anime |date=29 June 2015 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref> ] licensed the series for simulcast in France and French speaking territories (Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Andorra, Monaco, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, New Caledonia, and Quebec).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/06/24/crunchyroll-to-stream-gangsta-anime-in-france-and-french-speaking-territories |title=Crunchyroll to Stream "Gangsta." Anime in France and French Speaking Territories |last=Scott |first=Green |date=24 June 2015 |website=] |accessdate=1 July 2015 }}</ref> The opening theme is "Renegade" by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION,<ref name="AnimeOP">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-18/gangsta-anime-tv-ad-previews-stereo-dive-foundation-theme-song/.89420 |title=Gangsta. Anime's TV Ad Previews Stereo Dive Foundation's Theme Song|date=18 June 2015 |website=] |accessdate=1 July 2015 }}</ref> while the ending theme performed by ] is {{nihongo|"Country of the Night"|夜の国|Yoru no Kuni}}.<ref name="AnimeED">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-20/gangsta-tv-anime-reveals-more-cast-staff-theme-song-performers/.88362 |title=Gangsta. TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff, Theme Song Performers |date=20 May 2015 |website=] |accessdate=1 July 2015 }}</ref> An anime adaptation was announced through a wrap-around jacket on the sixth tankōbon volume in Japan.<ref name="anime date announced">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-08/gangsta-action-manga-gets-anime/.76433 |title=Gangsta. Action Manga Gets Anime |date=8 July 2014 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref> It was later confirmed through the series official ] account for the drama CD and anime project that it would be a TV anime, and would be produced by ].<ref name="TVAnime">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-07/gangsta-animation-project-is-summer-tv-anime-from-manglobe/.81867 |title=Gangsta. Animation Project is Summer TV Anime From Manglobe |date=7 December 2014 |website=] |accessdate=1 July 2015 }}</ref> The anime will be broadcast on ], ], ], ] in Japan,<ref name="JPWebsite">{{cite web |url=http://gangsta-project.com/|title=TVアニメ『GANGSTA.』 |language=Japanese |accessdate=1 July 2015 }}</ref> and will stream on the ] and ].<ref name="anime date announced" /> The series is directed by ] and began airing in Japan on 1 July 2015.<ref name="airdate">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-06-08/gangsta-tv-anime-debuts-on-july-1/.89032 |title=Gangsta. TV Anime Debuts on July 1 |date=8 June 2015 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref> The anime is licensed by ] in North America, which will be ]ing the series on their website as it airs in Japan.<ref name="AnimeLicense">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-29/funimation-streams-gangsta-new-hetalia-11-more-new-anime/.89877 |title=Funimation Streams Gangsta, New Hetalia, 11 More New Anime |date=29 June 2015 |website=] |accessdate=30 June 2015 }}</ref> ] licensed the series for simulcast in France and French speaking territories (Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Andorra, Monaco, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, New Caledonia, and Quebec).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/06/24/crunchyroll-to-stream-gangsta-anime-in-france-and-french-speaking-territories |title=Crunchyroll to Stream "Gangsta." Anime in France and French Speaking Territories |last=Scott |first=Green |date=24 June 2015 |website=] |accessdate=1 July 2015 }}</ref> The opening theme is "Renegade" by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION,<ref name="AnimeOP">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-18/gangsta-anime-tv-ad-previews-stereo-dive-foundation-theme-song/.89420 |title=Gangsta. Anime's TV Ad Previews Stereo Dive Foundation's Theme Song|date=18 June 2015 |website=] |accessdate=1 July 2015 }}</ref> while the ending theme performed by ] is {{nihongo|"Country of the Night"|夜の国|Yoru no Kuni}}.<ref name="AnimeED">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-20/gangsta-tv-anime-reveals-more-cast-staff-theme-song-performers/.88362 |title=Gangsta. TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff, Theme Song Performers |date=20 May 2015 |website=] |accessdate=1 July 2015 }}</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==

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For other uses, see Gangsta (disambiguation).
Gangsta.
The cover of the first manga volume released in Japan on 8 July 2011
ギャングスタ
GenreAction, Drama, Comedy
Manga
Written byKohske
Published byShinchosha
English publisher
MagazineComic@Bunch
DemographicSeinen
Original run2010 – present
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Manga
Gangsta.:Cursed. EP_Marco Adriano
Written byKohske
Illustrated bySyuhei Kamo
Published byShinchosha
MagazineComic Go Go Bunch
DemographicSeinen
Original run9 April 2014 – present
Volumes1
Audio drama
Original run27 August 2014 – present
Episodes4
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. The series has inspired a spin-off manga, an audio drama series, and an anime television series.

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 of Ergastulum, which is full of mafia, hoodlums, prostitutes, and dirty cops.

Characters

Worick Arcangelo

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

Nicolas Brown

Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda

Alex Benedetto

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

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

The series has been collected into six tankōbon volumes, all of which have been republished in English.

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
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3 9 July 2012] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character19 August 2014] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
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Audio drama

The manga has been adapted into a series of audio drama CDs, the first of which was released on 21 August 2014. Three further episodes have been released, on 29 October 2014, 24 December 2014, and 29 April 2015.

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced through a wrap-around jacket on the sixth tankōbon volume in Japan. It was later confirmed through the series official Twitter account for the drama CD and anime project that it would be a TV anime, and would be produced by Manglobe. The anime will be broadcast on ABC, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, BS11 in Japan, and will stream on the Bandai Channel and Niconico. The series is directed by Shukō Murase and began airing in Japan on 1 July 2015. The anime is licensed by Funimation in North America, which will be simulcasting the series on their website as it airs in Japan. Crunchyroll licensed the series for simulcast in France and French speaking territories (Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Andorra, Monaco, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, New Caledonia, and Quebec). The opening theme is "Renegade" by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION, while the ending theme performed by Annabel is "Country of the Night" (夜の国, Yoru no Kuni).

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. ^ "Mikako Komatsu, Hiroyuki Yoshino Join Gangsta. Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. "Viz Media Adds Deadman Wonderland, Gangsta. Manga". Anime News Network. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. "Kohske's Action Manga Gangsta. Gets Spinoff". Anime News Network. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. "Gangsta". Comic Bunch (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. "Gangsta". Viz.com. Retrieved 1 July 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. "Junji Majima, Shintarou Oohata, Koji Yusa Join Gangsta. Anime Cast". Anime News Network. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  26. ^ "Gangsta. Action Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  27. "Gangsta. Animation Project is Summer TV Anime From Manglobe". Anime News Network. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  28. "TVアニメ『GANGSTA.』" (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  29. "Gangsta. TV Anime Debuts on July 1". Anime News Network. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  30. "Funimation Streams Gangsta, New Hetalia, 11 More New Anime". Anime News Network. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  31. Scott, Green (24 June 2015). "Crunchyroll to Stream "Gangsta." Anime in France and French Speaking Territories". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  32. "Gangsta. Anime's TV Ad Previews Stereo Dive Foundation's Theme Song". Anime News Network. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  33. "Gangsta. TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff, Theme Song Performers". Anime News Network. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  34. Silverman, Rebecca (23 February 2014). "Gangsta. GN 1 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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