29 Kawaguchi Kaiji $@$+$o$0$A$+$$$8(B
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This article is from the Manga FAQ, by Steve Pearl starbuck@cybercomm.net with numerous contributions by others.
29 Kawaguchi Kaiji $@$+$o$0$A$+$$$8(B
One of the current leading seinen-manga pros. Kawaguchi has a crisp, effective
and distinctive style.
(born 27 July 1958)
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Medusa $@%a%G%e!<%5(B - serialized on Big Comics, 1990, 12 volumes @ Y500.
The story starts in 1969, when the student movement in Japan was at its
peak.
Chinmoku no Kantai $@D@L[$N4OBb(B [The Silent Service] - currently serialized
on Morning, 1989-present, 28 volumes @ Y500.
The advanced US nuclear submarine `Seabat' is taken over by a Japanese
crew, and renamed `Yamato'. It then proceeds to waste a large portion of
the superpowers' fleets. This manga has some infamy (being mentioned in
the Diet), and is slightly derivative of The Hunt for Red October. Lots of
suspense, politics, and well-done naval warfare scenes. However, it
suffers from long and dull lapses in the action (partially due to
Kawaguchi idling while military photographers took him to court for
copying their work). The ending was determined by a Morning readers' poll.
Kawaguchi Kaiji no sekai $@$+$o$0$A$+$$$8$N@$3&(B - published by Matsubunkan
$@>>J84[(B, 1994, Y1980.
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