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Gamaran
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Description
"Middle Edo Period -- One state becomes the gathering place for sinful martial artists, who believe in nothing other than power, know of no other way of life other than letting oneself go wild in the battle. That state is the Unabara State, the "Haunt of Demons" . . ."
Washitzu Naosata, the ruler of the powerful state, Unabara, is looking for his successor. He calls upon all his 31 sons, and tells them to search for whoever they believe to be the strongest martial artist of all. Each of their chosen martial artists then are to fight against each other until only one is left standing. Whoever is the winner, whoever has the strongest martial artist in the nation by his side will become his successor . . .
Out in the midst of the mountain is the doujo of the "Daigame Ryuu" (Giant Tortoise Style). There lives Kurogane Gama, the son of the legendary swordsman, Kurogane Jinsuke, who is believed to be able to kill 1000 martial artists in Unabara. There, one of the sons of Washitzu Naosata, Washitzu Naoshi, comes in search of the legendary swordsman, only to find that he had gone missing several years ago. After seeing the battle style of Gama, he instead chooses to ask Gama to come with him. Wanting to become stronger, Gama agrees to his offer, and that marks the beginning of Gama's battle to become the strongest of all . . .
(From Ju-da-su)
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Associated Names
我間乱 〜GAMARAN〜
我间乱
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Status in Country of Origin
2 Volumes (Ongoing)
Completely Scanlated?
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User Rating
Average: 9 / 10.0 (137 votes) Bayesian Average: 8.73 / 10.0
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Last Updated
November 17th 2009, 3:40pm PST
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Year
2009
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 144  (+59) Monthly Pos # 41 (+5) 3 Month Pos # 53 (+9) 6 Month Pos # 46 (+44)
List Stats
On 875 reading lists On 243 wish lists On 3 unfinished lists On 43 custom lists
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| Nicely drawn combat that isn't too hard to follow. by Celianna on October 22nd, 2009, 6:33am |
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I was looking for some new fighting manga, and after reading some of the popular content, I got sick of all the big-breasted fanservice-girls and just randomly clicked on a name in the list. It happened to be Gamaran. I was so happy to read a shounen manga with no big-breasted fanservice girls!
The story picks up really fast. which in my opinion, is not a bad thing at all. I don't want to read long boring intros about the characters. You dive straight into the action, and it's exciting all the way.
What I really like about this manga is the way the action is drawn. It is very clean and the style makes sure you know in which direction the character is moving in. You won't read the manga and think; "Just what in the world did they pull off in this frame?". The action is really easy to follow, so you don't become confused about the scenes and it ties up pretty nicely in the end.
The second thing I like about this manga is that the main character (Gama) has no problem killing people. He does seem to have morals though; he doesn't like it that innocent bystanders get killed. I think he will only kill people that willingly put themselves in dangerous situations in which they COULD be killed. He seems to have no problem killing off people like that. Plus he doesn't want to kill anyone that can't defend himself either.
I also like how the main character, while really strong and fast - still gets hurt! And he doesn't just recover in a few days like most shounen main characters do, he is dragged into fights with previous battle wounds that slow him down. It's a nice realistic touch.
I've read 21 chapters so far and the action is really nice. Aside from Gama, there hasn't been anyone in the series that seems interesting though, or has appeared long enough on the screen to spark any interest in me. Well I guess there's that guy who stalks Gama and narrates and explains Gama's moves, but that's about it.
I have high hopes for this manga; it's been a great read so far.
Rating: 7 / 10.0
... Last updated on October 22nd, 2009, 9:02am |
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| OK by kujika on October 14th, 2009, 2:29am |
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I like it. I've seen worse faces too. If you are in mind of a simple sword-style shounen that's for you.
And people who only read the first chapter and think "he is overpowered", you haven't watched Yu Yu Hakusho, have you? One of their favourite sentences is "There is always bigger fish". Which is the case in Gamaran too, starting at chapter 2. |
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| Read Vagabond instead... by JHax9999 on October 7th, 2009, 11:48pm |
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1) The artist is kinda bad at drawing facial expressions. Even tho the combat scenes are great, the stupidly drawn faces kinda puts me off.
2) Poor job of setting up the background story and introducing the characters. You're just kinda thrown into the manga, and before you can get acquainted with the characters, the story takes off. Everything happens so fast, which dampens the suspense. That's probably why it was hard to feel any connection with the characters here.
3) Gama is one dimensional and too strong right off the bat. He doesn't have any depth as a main character. He's just a kid who's really good at fighting... what else is there to say? He doesn't do a thing for me as a protagonist. Sure he comes off as cool at first, but after the initial impression, I realize that I'm just not that into him at all. At least in Vagabond, the protagonist embodies the samurai spirit. This kid is kinda shallow. Without any emotional or spiritual depth, he's just a guy who likes to kill.
4) The combat scenes are great... love the motion captures.
5) I don't like that the main character kills people so easily, without blinking an eye. Especially since he's just a kid. Since his reason for fighting is a bit shallow, I kinda look down on him. It's hard to root for these kinds of protagonists.
Rating: 6 / 10.0
... Last updated on October 13th, 2009, 5:23am |
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| Don't remember the last time a series was this popular right off the bat. by gencbiba on September 17th, 2009, 7:10am |
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It's one of the best shounen I've read since I can remember. Barely into the story and it already has caught everyone's attention. I don't agree however, that the main character is similar to Ichigo (guy from Bleach for some of you). Two completely different characters... So let's keep comparisons away from this one.
This, so far, is a badass samurai shounen title with a main character that gets things done. Does not overthink or anything like that. Action like it was meant to be.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| read it ..... by ultimatepunk on August 24th, 2009, 3:54pm |
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I love it. it is very captivating. like other people said, the main character is similar to the guy from bleach. I love the "battles". can't wait for the completion of the series. Highly Recommended.  |
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| dont worry! the drawing gets better. by xsamu on August 19th, 2009, 7:07pm |
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..Come on guys, the drawing is kinda off at a few first chapters but it gets better. I just started reading this so far its not that bad. Vagabond is still my favorite samurai manga tho, next to samurai x. (^^x)"
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| No fair no boredom! by mastertek on August 17th, 2009, 5:00am |
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This is great! I super love this manga! Cheating, Shortcut, Backstabbing. this is the first manga where fair play is disdained and murdered. utterly fun!
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| Great! by Aeylis on August 16th, 2009, 9:03pm |
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I -really- like this series. It just keeps improving and the character is kick ass. The most unique thing? Characters die. Gama has no qualms with cutting people down, so that's a breath of fresh air. Hopefully it will last for a while because right now I love it.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| amazing!! by dreamer00013 on August 6th, 2009, 1:44pm |
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i really really love the art. The characters are really greatly done, and the story is pretty original.
i also actually like the genre "historical" here, what's not the usual case. The fights are awesome, really. You really don't see such great style in lots of mangas, so try it out!
10/10 for the moment
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| Very attracting............ by wangxjj on July 21st, 2009, 9:15pm |
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haven't read any manga lately, especially fighting ones. But this one is very good, so far i cant stop reading it. great battle scenes, the protagonist, although just a boy, but is limitless when it comes to fighting. reminds me of Baki.
... Last updated on July 21st, 2009, 9:16pm |
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