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Gangsta (manga)

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Gangsta.

Gangsta. volume 1.jpg

The cover of the first manga volume released in Japan on 8 July 2011

(Gyangusuta)

Genre Action, Crime drama[1]

Manga

Written by Kohske

Published by Shinchosha

English publisher

NA

Viz Media

Demographic Seinen

Magazine Monthly Comic @BUNCH

Original run 2011 present

Volumes 7 (List of volumes)

Manga

Gangsta.: Cursed

Written by Kohske

Illustrated by Syuhei Kamo

Published by Shinchosha

English publisher

NA

Viz Media

Demographic Seinen

Magazine Quarterly Comic Go Go Bunch

Original run 9 April 2014 present

Volumes 3 (List of volumes)

Audio drama

Original run 27 August 2014 present

Episodes 5

Anime television series

Directed by Shuk Murase

Written by Shinichi Inotsume

Music by Tsutchie

Studio Manglobe

Licensed by

AUS

Madman Entertainment

NA

Funimation

UK

Anime Limited

Original network ABC, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, BS11

English network

NA

Funimation Channel

Original run 1 July 2015 27 September 2015

Episodes 12[2] (List of episodes)

Novel

Written by Jun'ichi Kawabata

Published by Shinchosha

Imprint Shicho Bunko nex

Published 1 August 2015

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Gangsta (Japanese: Hepburn: Gyangusuta, stylized as GANGSTA.) is a Japanese

manga series written and illustrated by Kohske. It has been published in Shinchosha's Monthly Comic
@BUNCH magazine since 2011. The series has inspired a spin-off manga, an audio drama series, an
anime television series, and an original novel.
Contents [hide]

1 Plot

2 Characters

2.1 Main characters

2.2 Supporting characters

3 Media

3.1 Manga

3.1.1 List of volumes

3.1.1.1 Gangsta.: Cursed

3.2 Audio drama

3.3 Anime

3.3.1 List of episodes

3.3.2 Home video

3.4 Novel

4 Reception

5 References

6 External links

Plot[edit]

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

Characters[edit]

Main characters[edit]

Worick Arcangelo

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe,[3] Ayumu Murase (young)[4] (Japanese); Ian Sinclair,[5] Justin Briner
(young) (English)

Worick Arcangelo ( Worikku Arukanjero)[4] (formerly Wallace

Arcangelo) is Nic's partner. He has been a gigolo since he was thirteen, and views it as his side job.
Nic worked as a Worick's personal guard, bearing witness to the abuse his father put him through.
Nic killed Worick's abusive family (with Worick's permission) twenty-two years ago in a fit of
psychotic rage after witnessing Worick's father press a lit cigarette into his left eye, which to this day
he wears a patch over. He has hyperthymesia and carries a M1911A1 pistol.

Nicolas Brown
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda,[3] Natsuki Hanae (young)[4] (Japanese); Brandon Potter,[5] Micah
Solusod[6] (young) (English)

Nicolas Brown ( Nikorasu Buraun),[4] or Nic, is a "Twilight", or someone with

superhuman abilities gained from the drug Celebrer. Nic is the result of a former West Gate
mercenary named Gaston Brown sleeping with a Twilight prostitute. Gaston had impregnated the
prostitute for the sole purpose of avoiding the expense of hiring a Tagged mercenary, and murdered
the woman after Nic was born. Nic was abused by Gaston, who saw him as nothing more than a
monster. He is deaf, and communicates primarily through sign language, but has exceptionally
strong vision and lip reading skills. As a child mercenary, he was hired by the Arcangelo family to be
Worick's bodyguard. Like all Twilights, he is identified by the dog tags that he wears. With his natural
ability, he is a B/5 level Twilight, but gains A/0 level by overdosing on Celebrer.

Alex Benedetto

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto[3] (Japanese); Felecia Angelle[5] (English)

Alex Benedetto ( Arekkusu Benedetto),[4] or Ally, is a former prostitute.

She joins the Handymen after the police have Nic and Worick eliminate the gang she was working
for, and Worick decides to spare her life. Alex was previously under the control of Barry Abbott, who
is suspected to have drugged her to keep her submissive. She is learning Sign Language in order to
communicate better with Nic, and on several occasions has comforted Worick when the latter was in
the throes of a nightmare. She is a calm, caring person who is unafraid of violence when Worick, Nic,
or Nina, are threatened. She is revealed to be a talented singer and occasionally works for the
Cristiano family in that capacity. She has a younger brother named Emilio, who she worked to
support.

Supporting characters[edit]

Dr. Theo

Voiced by: Satoshi Mikami[7] (Japanese); Robert McCollum (English)

Dr. Theo ( Teo)[4] is a doctor who supplies Nic and other Twilights with Celebrer and other
treatments. He runs a small clinic in District 7 and tries to stay neutral between the rival gangs. He is
missing two fingers on his left hand. Dr. Theo is a kind person except when his clinic and Nina are
threatened.

Nina

Voiced by: Aoi Yki[7] (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English)

Nina ()[4] is a young girl who works at Dr. Theo's clinic as a nurse, and is close friends with
Worick and Nicolas.

Chad Adkins

Voiced by: Tetsuo Kanao[7] (Japanese); John Swasey[5] (English)

Chad Adkins ( Chado Atokinsu)[4] is a police officer in Ergastulum. He hires Nic

and Worick to do jobs for the police and often has to clean up their messes when they get into
trouble. There are indications in the manga that when Nic and Worick were young teens that Adkins
acted as a protector and surrogate father to them.
Daniel Monroe

Voiced by: Katsuhisa Hki[7] (Japanese); Mark Stoddard (English)

Daniel Monroe ( Danieru Monr)[4] is a mafia boss, and head of one of the
three main 'gangs' in Ergastulum. He is Nic's former employer.

Delico

Voiced by: Tomohisa Hashizume[7] (Japanese); Marcus D. Stimac (English)

Delico ( Deriko)[4] is a rank D/0 Twilight who works for the Monroe Family.

Loretta Cristiano Amodio

Voiced by: Kana Ueda[7] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)

Loretta Cristiano Amodio ( Roretta Kurisutino

Amodio)[4]

Fourteen year old daughter of the former boss and current leader of the Cristiano family. She uses
her family's resources to help Twilights in need. Her associates and de facto protectors are Marco
Adriano (who has superhuman strength) and Galahad Woeher (a Twilight).

Sir Gina Paulklee

Voiced by: Yoshiko Sakakibara[7] (Japanese); Clarine Harp (English)

Gina Paulklee ( Jna Paurukurei)[4]

Referred to as 'Sir' by her subordinates, she is a Twilight and head of the Paulklee Guild, which takes
in rogue Twilights and hires them out. Gina believes strongly in the Three Laws that govern Twilights,
which are based on Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics: No action can be taken against 'normals', obey
your master, defend yourself. She is taller than Nic, which is something he comments that he hates.

Ginger

Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[7] (Japanese); Jamie Marchi[8] (English)

Ginger ( Jinj)[4] is a highly ranked Twilight and member of the Paulklee Guild. She is
seemingly Gina Paulklee's lover. She is a rank S/5 Twilight.

Doug

Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino[7] (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English)

Doug ( Dagu)[4] is a rank A/0 Twilight, like Nic. He worked for the Paulklee Guild and was
roommates with Galahad Woeher.

Joel Raveau

Voiced by: Masako Isobe[7] (Japanese); Rachel Robinson (English)

Joel Raveau ( Joeru Rab)[4] is an old woman who runs a shop in Ergastulum,
and a frequent customer of the Handymen.

Uranos Corsica
Voiced by: Hideyuki Umezu[9] (Japanese); Greg Dulcie (English)

Uranos Corsica ( Uranosu Korushika) is the head of the Corsica Family. He has
a large scar on his forehead. He bears an intense dislike toward Twilights.

Constance Raveau

Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu[7] (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)

Constance Raveau ( Konsutansu Rav)[4] is the owner of a gun shop who

is on friendly terms with the handymen.

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

The manga, which is written and illustrated by Kohske, was launched in 2011 in Shinchosha's
Monthly Comic @ Bunch magazine. Gangsta. is the author's first manga series, after she debuted in
Shnen Gangan in 2009 with a short story. Viz Media announced in July 2013 that it had acquired
the rights to publish Gangsta. in North America, with plans to release a new volume on a tri-monthly
basis.[1][3][10] The series went on hiatus due to Kohske's health in November 2015.[11] In January
2016, she posted on Twitter that she was preparing to resume the series.[12] The series resumed
publication on 20 May 2017.[13]

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.[14] The first collected volume was published on 9 July 2015.[15]
Viz Media announced in April 2016 that it had licensed the series under the title Gangsta.:
Cursed.[16][17]

List of volumes[edit]

The series has been collected into seven tankbon volumes,[18] seven of which have been
republished in English.[19] The fifth volume made it onto The New York Times manga best sellers
list, ranking at number three.[20]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN English release date English ISBN

1 8 July 2011[21] ISBN 978-4-10-771625-5 18 February 2014[22] ISBN 978-1-421560-

77-9

2 7 January 2012[23] ISBN 978-4-10-771646-0 20 May 2014[24] ISBN 978-1-

421564-53-1

3 9 July 2012[25] ISBN 978-4-10-771667-5 19 August 2014[26] ISBN 978-1-421564-

54-8
4 9 February 2013[27] ISBN 978-4-10-771694-1 18 November 2014[28] ISBN 978-1-
421566-00-9

5 9 October 2013[29] ISBN 978-4-10-771719-1 17 February 2015[30] ISBN 978-1-

421573-48-9

6 9 July 2014[31] ISBN 978-4-10-771754-2 19 May 2015[32] ISBN 978-1-421579-

06-1

7 9 July 2015[18] ISBN 978-4-10-771826-6 19 July 2016[33] ISBN 978-1-421586-

48-9

Gangsta.: Cursed[edit]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN English release date English ISBN

1 9 July 2015[15] ISBN 978-4-10-771828-0 20 December 2016[34] ISBN 978-1-421590-

54-7

2 9 January 2016[35] ISBN 978-4-10-771868-6 16 May 2017[36] ISBN 978-1-

421591-32-2

3 8 October 2016[37] ISBN 978-4-10-771923-2

Audio drama[edit]

The manga has been adapted into a series of audio drama CDs, released by Frontier Works, the first
of which was released on 21 August 2014.[3][38] The series was originally intended to end with the
third CD,[39] but five have been released as of June 2015. It was announced in November 2015 that
the sixth and seventh CDs, scheduled for 25 November 2015 and 27 January 2016, respectively, had
been delayed until further notice.[38]

No. Release date

01

21 August 2014[3]

02

29 October 2014[3]

03

24 December 2014[3]

04

29 April 2015[7]

05

24 June 2015[40]

06
TBA

07

TBA

Anime[edit]