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Sun-Ken Rock #4
Sun-Ken Rock 4
Kitano Ken, un jeune japonais, débarque à Séoul pour suivre Yumin, la
fille dont il est tombé éperdument amoureux. Son caractère bien
trempé et ses qualités de combattant plaisent à Tae-Soo, le boss d’un
gang de quartier qui à la surprise de tous, lui cède sa place de
chef. Plus tard, en voulant aider la serveuse de leur dabang préféré,
Ken et sa bande subissent un revers face au groupe Gal-Ki, la mafia
du quartier. Pour pallier leurs limites, nos héros suivent un
entraînement draconien dans un temple situé sur le mont Ji-Ri. Dix
mois plus tard, de retour à Séoul ils se frottent à nouveau au groupe
Gal-ki.
fille dont il est tombé éperdument amoureux. Son caractère bien
trempé et ses qualités de combattant plaisent à Tae-Soo, le boss d’un
gang de quartier qui à la surprise de tous, lui cède sa place de
chef. Plus tard, en voulant aider la serveuse de leur dabang préféré,
Ken et sa bande subissent un revers face au groupe Gal-Ki, la mafia
du quartier. Pour pallier leurs limites, nos héros suivent un
entraînement draconien dans un temple situé sur le mont Ji-Ri. Dix
mois plus tard, de retour à Séoul ils se frottent à nouveau au groupe
Gal-ki.
420 pages, Paperback
First published November 9, 2007
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About the author
Boichi
264 books141 followersIntending to be a manga artist from his childhood days, majored in physics in college as preparation to draw science fiction works, and also to learn the technology of performance and imaging, went on to graduate school to major in image technology.
In 1993, while still enrolled, debuted in a Korean shoujo manga magazine. Since then, he gained popularity releasing a number of works and publishing books on how to draw manga targeting a wide range of reader.
In 2004 he stepped into the world of Japanese manga. His “Ultimate Space Emperor Caesar”, serialized in Monthly “Comic Gum”, was his first tankōbon in Japan.
In 2005, 9 out of Boichi’s 11 hentai one-shot serialized in Comic Aun were reunited under the volume titled “Lover in Winter”.
In 2006, he released two science fiction one-shot, “Hotel” and “Present” which, in 2008, were compiled in a volume titled Hotel along the other one-shots “It was all for the tuna”, “Stephanos” and “Diadem”.
2006 is the year of Boichi’s first serialized manga: “Sun Ken Rock” in the bi-weekly magazine Young King. This manga will also have a side-story based on Yumin in 2011 and one based on Pickaxe in 2012. 2012 will also see the serialization of “I want to feed Yumin”, another spin-off of Sun Ken Rock based on Yumin and serialized in “Monthly Young King”.
Boichi also worked on a 5 volume long manga titled Raqiya and written by Masao Yajima where he was in charge of the art and published in 2009. He also only did the art of the Brutality one-shot by Takeda Yuusuke in 2007.
In later 2011, he started the serialization of another manga titled “H.E the hunt for energy” in a new monthly magazine: Jump X. In this year, he won the Gran Guinigi prize for “It was all for the Tuna”.
To express his sentiment towards Vietnam and apologize for Korea’s action during the war, Sun Ken Rock volume 2′s royalties were donated to the humanitarian organization “Child of Viet Nam”. He asked Korean manga artists to contribute towards drawing a support page for Japan in regards to 2011′s big earthquake, and giving the royalties from the proceeding to the Red Cross. He also donated the money he planned to use to buy a new car towards helping tsunami victims.
In 1993, while still enrolled, debuted in a Korean shoujo manga magazine. Since then, he gained popularity releasing a number of works and publishing books on how to draw manga targeting a wide range of reader.
In 2004 he stepped into the world of Japanese manga. His “Ultimate Space Emperor Caesar”, serialized in Monthly “Comic Gum”, was his first tankōbon in Japan.
In 2005, 9 out of Boichi’s 11 hentai one-shot serialized in Comic Aun were reunited under the volume titled “Lover in Winter”.
In 2006, he released two science fiction one-shot, “Hotel” and “Present” which, in 2008, were compiled in a volume titled Hotel along the other one-shots “It was all for the tuna”, “Stephanos” and “Diadem”.
2006 is the year of Boichi’s first serialized manga: “Sun Ken Rock” in the bi-weekly magazine Young King. This manga will also have a side-story based on Yumin in 2011 and one based on Pickaxe in 2012. 2012 will also see the serialization of “I want to feed Yumin”, another spin-off of Sun Ken Rock based on Yumin and serialized in “Monthly Young King”.
Boichi also worked on a 5 volume long manga titled Raqiya and written by Masao Yajima where he was in charge of the art and published in 2009. He also only did the art of the Brutality one-shot by Takeda Yuusuke in 2007.
In later 2011, he started the serialization of another manga titled “H.E the hunt for energy” in a new monthly magazine: Jump X. In this year, he won the Gran Guinigi prize for “It was all for the Tuna”.
To express his sentiment towards Vietnam and apologize for Korea’s action during the war, Sun Ken Rock volume 2′s royalties were donated to the humanitarian organization “Child of Viet Nam”. He asked Korean manga artists to contribute towards drawing a support page for Japan in regards to 2011′s big earthquake, and giving the royalties from the proceeding to the Red Cross. He also donated the money he planned to use to buy a new car towards helping tsunami victims.
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February 14, 2017
At the end, Ken says he's finally one step closer to Yumi's father so it makes it seem as if his goal had always been to get strong and avenge his family. But from the start, he said after he lost his whole family he didn't have a dream. Then his dream became to follow Yumi to Korea and become a police officer. There was never a mention of avenging his parents.
Just a little something I wanted to point out.
Just a little something I wanted to point out.
April 4, 2024
After reading all of DR. STONE, I fell in love with artist South Korean artist Boichi's jaw-dropping art style that mixes dynamic high-detail figures with very cartoony punchlines, so I had to read SUN-KEN ROCK, his first Japanese manga (which he wrote/drew himself) and from the get-go, it's exactly like his previous work, iconic, funny and with a straight-ahead message ("Hey! Everyone deserves respect! Even sex workers who should seize control of their jobs!") I could get behind.
After a few chapters of gangster goof-em-ups, I was surprised to see a pair of hyper-detailed bare breasts show up, but sure, that's just a natural extension of all the panty stuff (which doesn't do anything for me, but whatever floats someone's boat!), but then, sexual assault reared its ugly head as a motivating factor for our protagonist... and it happens way more than once. Sigh.
I don't know if it's normal for this type of work, but it stinks of an immature author trying to SHOCK and makes it difficult to keep reading—especially when it's drawn in such a way to make it titillating to the reader. It made my perception of the manga go from a "Wow! How have I never heard of this?" to a "Wow! Now I know why I've never had this recommended to me!"
Everything else is golden, from the goofy hero to the (brief) but violent action to the charming romance with a policewoman, but man, that sexual violence stuff sucks so much.
The DELUXE hardcovers of the book published in France have a lot of behind-the-scenes material in the back of the book, which is a rarity for any manga, and chronicles how the manga is put together. It does not mention the porno frames I assume Boichi uses as inspiration for certain scenes.
After a few chapters of gangster goof-em-ups, I was surprised to see a pair of hyper-detailed bare breasts show up, but sure, that's just a natural extension of all the panty stuff (which doesn't do anything for me, but whatever floats someone's boat!), but then, sexual assault reared its ugly head as a motivating factor for our protagonist... and it happens way more than once. Sigh.
I don't know if it's normal for this type of work, but it stinks of an immature author trying to SHOCK and makes it difficult to keep reading—especially when it's drawn in such a way to make it titillating to the reader. It made my perception of the manga go from a "Wow! How have I never heard of this?" to a "Wow! Now I know why I've never had this recommended to me!"
Everything else is golden, from the goofy hero to the (brief) but violent action to the charming romance with a policewoman, but man, that sexual violence stuff sucks so much.
The DELUXE hardcovers of the book published in France have a lot of behind-the-scenes material in the back of the book, which is a rarity for any manga, and chronicles how the manga is put together. It does not mention the porno frames I assume Boichi uses as inspiration for certain scenes.
February 9, 2018
Was soll ich sagen, ich liebe diese Reihe. Es ist einfach eine unglaubliche Mischung aus Action, Erotik und vor allem Humor. Dazu noch eine richtige Story, die spannend ist und die ein oder andere überraschende Wendung aufweist. Zum Inhalt möchte ich hier nichts mehr sagen, da es bereits der 4. Band ist. Man muss bei der Reihe auch unbedingt die Reihenfolge einhalten, um die ganze Mafia-Geschichte mitzubekommen. Die Zeichnungen waren wie immer der absolute Hammer und die Charaktere waren ach wieder herrlich. Hier kommen wieder einige Neue dazu und verprechen auch für die nächsten Bände wieder Abwechslung. Band 5 liegt schon bereit zum Lesen.
December 24, 2021
Unas tramas algo forzadas. Te cuentan una especie de flashback y de pronto descubres que el protagonista está relacionada con ella. Es algo duro de creer pero bueno, es otra manera de construir una historia donde en realidad lo importante es el dibujo. Sigue siendo guay.
February 22, 2022
Dans ce volume, on en apprend plus sur Yumin et plus précisément, sur son passé. L’histoire est toujours aussi violente mais je m’y habitue si on peut dire cela. En tout cas, ce qui est sûr est que Yumin a une place bien particulière dans la vie de Ken.
September 24, 2020
Pretty awesome gang fighting manga, tho it spent way to much time on Echii stuff it was a pretty great story and exciting fights 😁👌💪❤️
June 5, 2021
Partly trashy, partly soapy, and ocassionally really good.
November 21, 2024
JE LES FINIS CETTE SEMAINE JE M'EN FICHE
January 4, 2016
This volume starts at Chapter 20-24.
That's all for now until I hit editing mode...
Ta-ta Pretties!
That's all for now until I hit editing mode...
Ta-ta Pretties!
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews