I read the first one and really liked it, and I've bought the others but haven't read them yet. Story of my life, there's never enough time to read all the books you want. Tbr, indeed ...
Slum Wolf and Trash Market by Tadao Tsuge Contributor to avant-garde Japanese comics magazine Garo in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Gritty, adult oriented, character-driven stories about life in post–World War II Japan. Life in the Tokyo slums, dysfunctional families, for profit blood banks, punks, pimps, and drunks. Known for Gekiga (劇画, lit. 'dramatic pictures') a style of Japanese comics aimed at adult audiences. Aesthetically defined by sharp angles, dark hatching, and gritty lines, and thematically by realism, social engagement, maturity, and masculinity.
Yeah, i've got a fair bit of Gekiga. I've read some of his older brothers stuff (Yoshiharu Tsuge) but i've never got round to buying any Tadao. Recent pick-ups
Just read "Goodbye, Eri" by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the author of Chainsaw Man. It was a great one-off about a would be movie-maker. Clever style.
