Offered, Volume 1

Offered #1

by Kazuo Koike, Ryōichi Ikegami (Artist)

Olympic track star. MIT whiz-kid. Adored by the beautiful co-ed's. Revered by classmates and teammates alike. Yu was sitting on top of the world. That is, until the evil seductress Payetta, leader of an outlaw gang of boozers and brawlers, kidnaps Yu at knifepoint and steals him away to her hideout. He learns he's actually the son of Gilgamesh, the legendary founder and ruler of the ancient yet highly advanced civilization of Agarti. The history lesson doesn't stop there, though. Payetta claims to be the granddaughter of Adolf Hitler and wants to share her maniacal dreams with Yu and the new dystopia she plans to create! She hypnotizes Yu with the constant, burning thought of a quest in his to locate the ancient city of Agarti and to become the modern-day Gilgamesh. So, Yu has managed to gather around him an unlikely group to help him search for the ancient city of Agarti. Their first stop finds them visiting Yu's mother, Shimako. She informs Yu that he's got a half brother who lives in Turkey...hmmm, how come it took her so long to tell him that!? And how is that dude, Gilgamesh, impregnating so many women when he's been dead for so long!? Stick around and see in Volume 2...

Genres: Manga, Comics Manga, Comics

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Kazuo Koike (小池一夫, Koike Kazuo) was a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur.

Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series.

Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Koike and Kojima became known as the "Golden Duo" because of the success of Lone Wolf and Cub.

Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans.

Kazuo Koike started the Gekika Sonjuku, a college course meant to teach people how to be mangaka.

In addition to his more violent, action-oriented manga, Koike, an avid golfer, has also written golf manga.

Reviews

[John Maresco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Have you ever wondered what it meant to be a man? The extremes a man will go for the sake of legacy? The hardships and choices a man must face to reclaim a birthright? The author, Kazou Koike, is a man. A man that may or may not know these answers, but is still a man. The pictures and story contained within Offered's pages must be seen to be believed. If you have never heard or read anything by Kazuo Koike, this is the place to start.

[Kiri · Rating 5 out of 5]

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