No Guns Life #1

ノー・ガンズ・ライフ [No Guns Life] #1

by Tasuku Karasuma

Jûzô Inui est un extend : on lui a implanté un revolver à la place de la tête. Depuis la grande guerre, il gagne sa vie dans cette ville grouillante d'autres extends, d'autres individus bénéficiant, comme lui, d'extensions mécaniques. Son business ? Résoudre des affaires dans lesquelles des extends sont impliqués. Un jour, Jûzô reçoit l'étrange visite d'un homme poursuivi par la police pour kidnapping. Il demande à Jûzô de protéger l'enfant qu'il a enlevé... !! Toutefois la gigantesque multinationale Beruhren va entrer dans le jeu... Jûzo est loin de se douter du guêpier dans lequel il vient de fourrer son nez !

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Comics, Cyberpunk, Action, Graphic Novels, Dystopia

244 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 19, 2015

About the author

Tasuku Karasuma (カラスマタスク; Karasuma Tasuku) is a japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yesterday I read a manga where the protagonist has a chainsaw coming out of his face. In today's manga, the hero literally has a gun -- a snub-nosed revolver, specifically -- for a head. He has no eyes, but he does have a handle and trigger coming out of the back of his head that literally anyone could grab and pull, though he is very protective of it.

Beyond that weirdness, there is not much here.

Instead of playing the oddness for laughs, the book starts out with a noirish atmosphere, with ol' gunhead being a troubleshooter, a sort of private investigator, getting drawn into being the bodyguard for a young kid being hunted by agents for a giant evil corporation that creates cyborgs like the protagonist. Pretty soon its all fights all the time as various factions clash over the boy and the MacGuffin in his head. Meh.

I feel no need to continue with this series. I'm done.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure if this is an actual hard-boiled story or a parody of hard-boiled stories.

[Frédéric · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5*

Once you get through the simple fact that the main protagonist has got a gun in lieu of a head well, it ain’t too bad.

The plot is very low-fi for now and has been seen countless times already. A bit of cyberpunk, a bit of noir, guns and action with a grumpy hero and his soft heart. That being said, there is some actual subtext dealing with choices and free will that is not uninteresting.

Storytelling is good but the art is scratchy, no effort being put into actually trying to ink the stuff. The rating would have been a full 4* then.

[Hal Incandenza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Che splendida scoperta questo manga.
Una storia scifi in salsa hard-boiled che mi ha ricordato tantissimo le atmosfere cyberpunk anni 90 di GITS, Alita, con forti richiami a Blade Runner e Akira.

Bellissimo primo volume!

[Sylvia Joyce · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t mean to be critical when the creator of this clearly had a lot of passion for it. It just wasn’t my thing. The artwork was really great though! I’d definitely try reading another one of this author’s works.

[DonutKnow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Juzo is so coool 😍😍😍

[Snail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. I had no expectations for No Guns Life and had never heard of it before seeing it on the library shelf... the art is solid and wonderfully detailed while still being loose and fluid—the attention to details like the cracked window, perspective, the bits of ceiling raining down when the renegade Extended hits his head against it, and the mark left there... I also wasn’t expected the lighthearted gags and chibi style that gets thrown in here and there. Overall gives the general vibe of the original Ghost in the Shell manga, and Shirow’s older works! A very good thing. I don’t know if I’ll continue to be as blown away by subsequent volumes now that my hopes are sky high, but even if the story falters I’d probably keep on reading just to go on enjoying the art and interesting compositional choices.

[RG · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty standard scifi neo noir type story (cyberpunk). The panelling was a little hectic

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

My rating for this volume is slightly inflated. I wouldn't exactly say this first volume is truly "five star" material, but rather that I predict I will consider this series to be one of my favorites overall, and so I'm starting with a five-star review for that reason. Realistically, I could end the series slapping every volume with "four stars," and it would be awkward to me as it would look like I don't find the series to be as good as I do. No Guns Life probably isn't anywhere close to The Greatest Manga of All Time, but it appeals to me in a few particular ways, which I really value.

I first got into No Guns Life through Madhouse's anime adaptation, the second cour of which is currently airing on Japanese TV as of the time of this writing (a few episodes from the end of the season). Before the show started, but after the adaptation had been announced, I'd had an interest in checking out the manga, but I ultimately waited to watch the show, deciding to pick the manga up afterward if I still felt there was a substantial reason to purchase and read the manga after the anime. I pretty much always hold the view that an original "source material" is superior to any adaptation (within reason; Kubrick's The Shining is better as a film than King's original text is as a novel, for example). Anime suffers the burden of needing several drawings to play per second, and the quality of an anime is largely tied to the amount of money on hand (the AKIRA film is great mostly because of Japan's economic bubble at the time). The difference in how shit works between media means it's easier for one man to make better-looking manga than for a whole team of dozens of animators to make good-looking anime. Simple as. Madhouse's One Punch Man was good because the animators went crazy with their work, being able to match the level of Murata's manga art without merely doing a 1:1 adaptation. Madhouse's second and third seasons of Overlord look like dogshit because they used too much crappy CGI for large armies of monsters. No Guns Life isn't a beautiful anime, largely because of the strange overuse of Unreal Engine for CGI backgrounds, most disturbing with the door and ceiling fan of Juzo's office. There's a lot of cool shit going on in the anime, in terms of the designs of Juzo himself and a lot of his Extended foes, but it's only logical to assume they'd all look better in the original manga.

They do. No Guns Life has a somewhat "rough"-looking artstyle, not unlike BLAME! or Fire Punch, or the most back-pained bits of Hunter x Hunter, or like a non-chibi version of Girls' Last Tour. This is the kind of shit I love in manga. In fact, the roughness of the art often reminds me vaguely of "alternative" Western comics; a few scenes when Mary takes on a cartoonier design for a bit of humor kinda remind me of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac or something. The manga has a kind of hardboiled cyber-noir setting, and Karasuma pays tribute to classic film noir with some great quasi-chiaroscuro shading; very stark blacks and whites with little gray shading. It makes everything look simply cool as fuck when we see wackier Extended designs, in particular Ende's spider-like form. The Extensions and the necessary "sub-brains" recall Ghost in the Shell, but many characters surpass the simpler cybernetic prostheses of that series and instead barrel through Battle Angel Alita territory, or even approach the weirder elements of the aforementioned BLAME! The story is rather episodic as far as this volume is concerned, and if I can judge accurately based on where the anime is currently it would be until Volume 5-ish that a larger arc would really begin, but it's pretty interesting. I enjoy the manga mostly for the art, though. And I really fuckin' love the art.

Juzo's cool. Most of the other Extended we see in this volume are cool, including extras in the background. The security guy and the Beruhren guy look like characters out of Tekkonkinkreet, specifically the weird alien(?) Yakuza fellas. Tetsuro looks pretty different here than in the anime adaptation, as the deeper black of his eyes lends him a more androgynous appearance versus the anime where his irises are clearly separate from his pupils. He also looks much younger here, which makes more sense in the context of the story. In the anime, he doesn't really look younger than Mary, so it's weird she calls him "shounen" all the time. There's a slight "problem" with Mary here that I rarely noticed in the anime, which is that the plump lips Tasuku Karasuma gives all the women make it so Mary's lip-ring looks way too small to make sense. I think sometimes I just take the lip-ring for granted in the anime and so stopped noticing how little space it covers on her lip, and the change in artstyle between the anime and its original manga made me notice it (again). But it's nice to know the anime did a good job at showing off Mary's butt, or, that is to say, the bubbliness of her butt in the anime wasn't an exaggeration and is true to the original text. The same can be said of the Beruhren nun's body, not just with her butt but with how her stockings cut slightly into her thighs. We see Olivier in a single panel near the end of the volume, and it looks like the anime did her justice as well.

A minor issue: a few of Karasuma's women look kinda samey in hairstyle. I remember it took a second when watching the first cour of the anime to determine whether or not Pepper is the same chick as the fake nun in the beginning. (I'm actually still uncertain whether they're really different lol) With the anime, I was maybe distracted too much by Ende's boobs to notice Anne looks a little too similar to Fake-Nun and Pepper as well. Mary and Olivier both look unique, so I don't know what's up. Actually, isn't the girl in the beginning of this volume the same girl who works at a bar or something later on? Is she the same person as the barber? If not, then Karasuma's long-haired blondes look the same as well, minus Mary. I tried to look on the No Guns Life Wiki to see if the barber, Scarlet, is a different person than the bartender, and she is, but there's no character page for a bartender. Looking at the "Category:Female" index, the thumbnails for the "Trending Pages" reinforce my opinion that Sister Karen, Pepper, and Anne all look pretty similar.

There's a panel where Juzo smokes a cigarette next to a "No Smoking" sign, which I appreciate with some ironic distance. When I used to smoke, I would often see people on college campuses smoking near "No Smoking" signs, but I rarely did it myself. Always too self-conscious, I guess. I would sometimes do it near non-smoker friends to be Ironic - not that I was doing it simply to be funny, but that I'd accidentally created a false mask for myself whom I believed would be the type of character to smoke in front of "No Smoking" signs. I did smoke with other smokers near said signs before, which kind of made me cringe internally, but I always appreciated the desire for "coolness" other smokers seemed to exhibit (I'd only picked up smoking when I realized simply that I could legally buy cigarettes at 18, and therefore may as well try it). I bring this all up specifically because I only smoked for a few years total (there was like a year and a half when I didn't smoke, before taking it up again for some months, before stopping for I guess four years now), but I find my curiosity flaring up on occasion, mainly because some people would smoke when walking from the parking garage to the office building where I work and the smell would feel vaguely nostalgic. If I'm in any "danger" of actually picking cigarettes back up, the "push" would have been from the No Guns Life anime, after a few too many scenes of Juzo feeling refreshed from his Tanegashimas.

[Brett Orr · Rating 4 out of 5]

No Guns Life is the type of manga I would have absolutely adored about ten years ago, when I was obsessed with cyberpunk storylines and dystopian futures. Now that I’m actually living in a dystopian world coming closer to augmented hell every day, I find my interest in the subject to have waned quite substantially. That said, No Guns Life is a perfect cyberpunk hellscape and a unique standout of a manga.

The general premise of No Guns Life is that human society augmented a large number of soldiers during an unspecified war, creating the “Extended.” Enhanced with cybernetic limbs, outfitted with additional computers and processors embedded into their flesh, these war machines have since been retired from the frontlines and live under the shadow of the mysterious corporation who created them.

Juzo Inui is one such Extended, modified to have prodigious strength and, strikingly, had his entire head replaced with an oversized revolver. He lives out his days smoking and fighting, taking on difficult cases involving renegade Extended for whomever will pay his bills. Then he gets involved with a young kid named Tetsuro, and his life is turned upside down as he’s dragged into a war against a corporation set on producing a new era of Extended.

All things told, No Guns Life is the distillation of the gritty cyberpunk future of the 1980’s — think Robocop and Blade Runner, mixed with the Japanese edge of Battle Angel Alita. The whole thing swaggers with a cocky arrogance, almost insufferably so, but the sheer energy of the volume manages to overpower any potential for cringe.

Juzo is the typical cyberpunk hero – he swears, smokes, kicks ass, and has a heart of gold. There’s nothing unique about his character if you’ve consumed any other piece of cyberpunk-style media before. But if you are somehow knew to this genre of fiction, you’ll find a type of rough-edged action seinen very rarely seen on the shelves.

In a modern era of Isekai harem protagonists, super-powered fantasies, and sugary-sweet rom-coms, No Guns Life stands out dramatically. It’s gritty and real, taking command of every page with the type of confidence I last saw in something like Tokyo Ghoul.

Depending on your knowledge and interest in cyberpunk culture as a whole, your mileage will definitely vary in No Guns Life, but one thing’s for sure — I hope we never live to see this type of future come to life.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

During the Great War, the military utilized technology invented by Berühren to replace body parts with weapons. These super beings are known as Extended. Over-zealous engineers also created Over-extended, beings who have most of their bodies replaced by technology. Now, the war is over, society lies in tatters, but Berühren is still creating new technologies. Juzo Inui is a Resolver - he settles arguments between humans and Extendeds. But Juzo himself is an over-extended with a revolving gun for a head, and several high powered weapons all over his body, but no memory of how he was made into an Extended. One day, another over-extended comes to him for help in saving a young boy, Tetsuro, from the clutches of Berühren’s engineers, but they won’t give up one of their most valuable tools that easily. Tetsuro possesses a device called Harmony, a sort of master key that lets him take over bodies of any Extended by connecting with the sub-brains, the mechanism that helps control the extensions. Tetsuro hires Juzo to help him save other test subjects within Berühren, and Juzo’s strict personal code of honor binds him to Tetsuro until the job is done.

Juzo is an interesting, dark-and-twisty protagonist, very similar to Batman. Several characters ask the important questions, like where are his eyes within his gun head, but we never really get a straight answer. For some of these technologies to work, Karasuma is asking the readers to suspend disbelief and just go with it all. After the initial shock within volume one and the realization that some of these technologies will never be explained, I found myself following Karasuma and not asking how things work. The world-building for this series is intense and grim. There are only a few characters who are altruistic and don’t have ulterior motives. This collapsed civilization is reminiscent of Blade Runner and Mad Max in its scarcity of resources, violence, and emphasis on technology “bettering” the citizenry. The art style is similarly blackened and very grim. It can be a little rough at times, especially with non-extended humans, because of over-exaggerated facial features like pursed lips or rough noses. This makes the Extended look more beautiful and smooth than the humans, and draws the reader’s attention and affections towards those imbued with technology, rather than normal humans.

There is a lot of violence and some gore during the fight scenes. The use of cigarettes is a constant as Juzo needs them to suppress his technology system from overloading. There is also experimentation on humans, particularly children, that contribute to the grisly themes. There are some suggestive themes between many women and Juzo, who is oddly irresistible, and mention of human trafficking and prostitution. VIZ rates this as Older Teen, and it’s part of their VIZ signature line that has more mature storylines.


Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 11-12

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[Sunread26 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Premier tome pour cette nouvelle série, j’avais acheté quelques tomes d’occasions par curiosité, je commence enfin à lire. Elle est d’ailleurs terminée en 13 volumes et édité aux éditions Kana. Il y a même une promotion avec les deux premiers tomes pour le prix d’un, de quoi découvrir la série tranquillement. Il faut avouer que la couverture fait quand même un peu envie.

La couverture est assez simple dans sa disposition, mais ce qui interpelle surtout, c’est le design du personnage qu’elle met en avant. Il s’agit ici de l’un des protagonistes, Jûzô Inui, un ancien soldat modifié pour la grande guerre. Il s’agit d’un ancien modèle, d’un retraité de guerre, qui gère désormais des affaires en lien avec les Extends, les êtres, qui comme lui, ont été modifiés. Sa tête est littéralement un revolver, toutefois, même s’il peut tirer des balles avec, il faut que ce soit quelqu’un d’autre qui actionne la gâchette, il ne peut le faire de lui-même. Comme il n’a plus de partenaire depuis longtemps, il n’utilise donc plus cette fonction, il semblerait qu’il est même horreur qu’on lui touche la gâchette.

Jûzô est très clairement un personnage au passé douloureux, impossible de déterminer son âge que ce soit par les événements décris ou pas son apparence. En tout cas, s’il avait un visage, il aurait sûrement un air blasé par la vie. Il l’indique lui-même rien ne lui donne envie de se battre pour sa vie, pourtant, il refuse de mourir et semble tout faire pour survivre, un comportement digne d’un humain souhaitant vivre sans le savoir. On en apprend assez peu au sujet de son passé, ce qui rend aussi le personnage assez mystérieux, à cela s’ajoute qu’il n’a aucun souvenir d’avant ses modifications physiques. Chose intéressante, la cigarette est un élément à part entière du récit, dans le sens, où celle-ci est nécessaire pour les Extends, afin de garder une certaine autonomie. Est-ce une petite astuce pour ne pas se faire censurer ?

[...]

[Kelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, I was concerned I wouldn’t like this one because of the reviews but I actually liked the story so far overall. It’s got an interesting plot set in an interesting world with plenty of action to propel the story forward.

In this futuristic world, humans can be “extended” or modified by essentially turning into living weapons. The main character, Juzo, has a revolver for a head with additional cartridges implanted in his extremities. He’s a relic from the war, who currently acts as a “Resolver” — I.e. a PI and “gun for hire”, handling extended human issues and conflicts for a price. (Though it seems the price doesn’t always matter...) Many extended don’t necessarily remember their lives before or how they came to be extended. It’s clear that human experimentation is a rampant issue in this world. Yet, knowing that and knowing that extended helped in the war, there’s still ample prejudice against them by non-extended humans.

Juzo acts as a kind of mediator for extended issues. But, he tries not to get involved with any politics and to stay clear of the current authoritarian government (heavily implied to be major perpetrators of human experimentation). Until a young boy with the ability to “harmonize” with extended beings and take over their sun-brains approaches him and asks for help. This boy doesn’t want to be used as a tool anymore, not for the government or anyone else.

So far, it’s a really interesting story with lots of different agendas and key players in the ring. I want to know more about this world and what justice there can be for the extended, who are essentially treated like second-class citizens in a world they helped create.

[Bonnie Burgos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to start by saying how much I loved Tasuku Karasuma’s art style. The rich, dark shadows and rough lines add an extra element of grit and drama to this already dark and dystopian story. I love the boldness of each and every illustration in this book. Superb!

This is a really well done Sci-Fi dystopian thriller. We are following Juzo Inui, a man who’s body was altered by a megacorporation called Berühren, to become a super soldier. Inui has no memories of his life before becoming a gun-headed cyborg, better known as an Extended. The war is over, but peace is a far cry from the reality of this world. Inui spends his days and an investigator, a Resolver, taking on cases that involve other Extended. When one day, a fellow Extended shows up at Inui’s office, he is tasked with the protection of a child. Keeping the boy safe won’t be easy because he possesses an ability that makes him a target of interest to the worst kinds of people, especially Berühren.

I loved the characters. Inui is an absolute badass with a good heart. He is my favorite type of merc; rough around the edges but tender in the soul.

I liked that Tasuku Karasuma didn’t over-write it. He let a lot of the artwork do the story telling which is what I love so much about manga and comics. Also, the English translation from the Japanese was quite fluid.

I highly recommend this one. I will be reading and collecting the rest of this series. It’s off to a great start.

Also there’s an anime that I will absolutely be watching in the very near future!

[Arska-täti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tulevaisuuden maailmassa ihmisiin lisätään erilaisia koneen osia, jolloin heistä tulee kyborgeja (extended). Juzo Inui on ihminen, jonka pään tilalle on asennettu revolveri. Hän työskentelee eräänlaisena palkkamurhaajana, joka käy hoitamassa päiviltä liiallista häiriötä aiheuttavia extendedejä. Juzo ei muista mitään elämästään ennen päänsä vaihtoa, mutta se ei häntä tunnu suuresti häiritsevän. Pääasia, että hänellä riittää lempitupakkaa poltettavaksi.

Eräänä päivänä Juzo saa tavallista hankalamman tapauksen hoidettavaksi; hänet palkataan suojelemaan nuorta poikaa, josta toiset extendedit ovat kovinkin kiinnostuneita. Juzo alkaa selvittämään tapausta, joka paisuu pian valtavaksi salaliittojen ja petosten vyyhdiksi.

Tsutomu Nihei -viboja herättelevä synkkäsävyinen trilleri, jossa riittää mitä ihmeellisimpiä kyborgeja. Ehkä jopa liiankin synkkä minun makuuni, eikä ainakaan heti tullut tarvetta saada tietää, miten Juzolle ja kumppaneille oikein käy.

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

I heard about this series first through the anime. And I thought, surely, this is too ridiculous to be true. But it wasn't a lie. And I love it. This book nicely balances cyber and noir sensibilities and packs a wallop both in the categories of heart and just plain cool. Juzo is an all-around cool guy while also having a ton of more endearing qualities as well (his various soft spots for his brood, how he handles getting soaked, how easily embarrassed he is by certain things, etc.), Tetsuro is adorable and feisty, and Mary is just excellent no matter how you rate her. The setting is cool, the vibe is fun, and the story is pretty solid. I'm docking a star as sometimes the art and/or word bubbles were a little hard to parse, but I'm hoping that will improve with time. I also wasn't crazy for Ende, because she looked just a little too wrong, but as with any manga, not all arcs are going to be equal.

[Elinor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un peu avant la sortie de ce premier volume, j'avais lu un extrait, ça m'avait un peu intriguée mais je m'étais finalement dit que ce n'était pas pour moi. Je veux dire, le héros a un flingue à la place de la tête. Et puis il n'y a pas longtemps, après avoir été éblouie par le tome 1 de Dimension W, je me demandais s'il existait d'autres mangas dans le même style, et on m'a conseillé No Guns Life. Et ben finalement, j'ai kiffé. Si le personnage principal est un chouilla cliché, je n'en ai encore pas beaucoup croisé dans un manga donc ça passe. L'histoire est franchement bien fichue pour le moment, l'univers intéressant, le dessin presque toujours à mon goût...
Bref, les préjugés, c'est mal.

[Trash Panzer · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is interesting enough that I'll probably continue reading the series. But the art style is a little too vague about what exactly is going on in some of the action panels; I had to stare at a few of them for a while to figure out what was actually going on, or read ahead a panel or two and then go back. Some of the panels are literally some whooshing action lines and a sound effect, with what looks like part of someone's body or an object intruding into the frame, and from that we're supposed to infer that a character has thrown a punch or dodged a bullet or something. Manga gets like that sometimes, but in this one it's pushed a little far for me. Like... just put in one or two more panels, or something. Please.

[Dan Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn't sure what to make of this going in. Was it meant to be satirical or straightforward? Ended up being this neo noir peppered with ludicrous yet seriously treated science fiction concepts. It ultimately works because despite all the noise the story is basic.

Past his prime and down on his luck private eye is actually a good guy whose tough exterior can be broken for the right reason. There is a bit more to it that but its clean execution makes the craziness a bit easier to digest. I was actually surprised how much I liked it.

[Michellejulia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this because it seemed interesting. And, well, while I did enjoy the relationship between our main characters, that was about as far as my enjoyment went.

It was a decent read, nothing really special or unique about it but the mechanics were interesting to read about! Other than that, the story somewhat bored me, which is probably because I’m not really into this type of genre much, but either way it did drain my enjoyment of it a lot.

Nothing very exciting to keep me going with this story honestly, I kind of expected more from it.

Nonetheless, a perfectly average read that you might enjoy if these types of cyborg stories are up your alley!

[Nolan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good first volume setting up this cyber-noir series, although the plot is sketchy and the illustrations are dense so I feel a little confused after reading. The concept is basic enough though, kind of playing with cliches and tropes of the genre, so it's easy enough to get the gist. It's also possible I'm just reading too many series at once, honestly. Regardless, it's fun, and given the content, it avoids being too morose for its own good, so I'll definitely check out the next volume.

[Lexyloowoo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is definitely interesting story. If you like manga such as GANGSTA! This is definitely one that I would suggest. The artwork is very interesting to look at. And the premise of the story is interesting. That being said, I am having to reread a little bit to solidify the context of how being an extension works. I’m not really sure if I’ll pick up the rest balls. But I’m glad I took the opportunity to read this one.

[Orlando Guzman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book.
If you love Blade Runner, Noir films, and robots this is the series for you.
The designs of the Extended and the city look and feel so well thought out.
I mean, the resolver has to be in my top 10 coolest characters of all time.
The man’s head is a combination of a revolver and a bear trap.
Him alone is worth picking up this series.
There were a few parts that slowed the pacing down but I’m sure they’ll come back to enhance the story in future volumes.

[Stéphanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ce manga me laisse dubitative. Le choix du personnage principal est on ne peut plus original avec sa tête de flingue, et le mangaka réussi malgré tout le tour de force de nous faire passer ses émotions. L'ambiance un peu "films noirs" est appréciable et rafraîchissante (si je puis dire...) Mais hélas ses dessins et l'action sont souvent confus et m'ont totalement perdue par moment (et malgré plusieurs lectures de certains passages je n'ai toujours rien compris...) ce qui a eu pour effet de gâcher mon plaisir de lecture. Bref je suis dubitative quoi...

[Pauline (Kiriiti's Blog) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un univers original où le côté robotique avec les hommes modifiés offre de nombreuses possibilités. Ce n'est pas le genre d'histoires que j'apprécie mais j'ai quand même tenté le coup. Cependant, bien que le pitch soit solide et intéressant, que ce soit les personnages ou le monde dans lequel ils vivent, rien ne m'a vraiment attiré dans cette série. Ce n'est pas pour moi.

[Nicole Westen · Rating 4 out of 5]

You'd think a main character with a gun for a head would be stupid, but it works really well. Especially because it leads to things like 'I can't stare you down if I don't know where your eyes are!'
Highly suggest you try this out if you like Gangsta. by Kohsku, especially if you're tearing your hair out waiting for the next chapter. Or if you loved this go read Gangsta. Epic series.

[Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story, I love the post war time that it is set in. I also like the design if the main character Juzo Inzi. I having a gun for head is something i haven't seen before. I can't wait to see the anime.

[Dylan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This manga was really fun! I loved the main character Juzo, he was so entertaining. And not to mention, hot! Yeah, I have weird taste in men.
I have the second volume on my TBR, and will read it soon! Check out my review on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvJe3...

[AndRhys Hend · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are looking for a funny, slightly heartwrenching, story full of action, wicked cool attachments, and a hero with a heart of gold and some noir PI leanings, then you will LOVE this manga! I can't wait to get my hands on the next volume!

[Ignacio Mazuecos · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great beginning for No Guns Life!! I'm still not too sure about how far Juzo's power goes, but he seems to be one of those protagonists that are utterly overpowered - which in this case is SO cool!!