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Garotos malcriados na cidade feia. Meninos abandonados na cidade perdida. Garotos mágicos na CIdade do Tesouro.

220 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 1994

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Taiyo Matsumoto

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See also: 松本大洋 and 松本 大洋

Although Taiyo Matsumoto desired a career as a professional soccerplayer at first, he eventually chose an artistic profession. He gained his first success through the Comic Open contest, held by the magazine Comic Morning, which allowed him to make his professional debut. He started out with 'Straight', a comic about basketball players. Sports remain his main influence in his next comic, 'Zéro', a story about a boxer.

In 1993 Matsumoto started the 'Tekkonkinkurito' trilogy in Big Spirits magazine, which was even adapted to a theatre play. He continued his comics exploits with several short stories for the Comic Aré magazine, which are collected in the book 'Nihon no Kyodai'. Again for Big Spirits, Taiyo Matsumoto started the series 'Ping Pong' in 1996. 'Number Five' followed in 2001, published by Shogakukan.

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29 reviews1 follower
May 26, 2012
This is actually Volume 2...

I recommend this series to everyone who lives and ever will..
Profile Image for Guilherme Smee.
Author 28 books196 followers
August 9, 2019
"Garotos malcriados na cidade feia. Meninos abandonados na cidade perdida. garotos mágicos na Cidade do Tesouro". Seria essa uma descrição boa para Preto e Branco? Possivelmente. Neste segundo volume a dupla começa enfrentando outros irmãos: dia e noite, que tem o símbolo de um so, e uma estrela no rosto. Mas esse combate acaba chamando a atenção dos grandes mafiosos da cidade, que passam a perseguir Preto e Branco pela cidade feia até que conseguem separar a dupla de alguma forma. Branco vai parar no hospital, Preto fica indolente. Quando Branco se recupera, é afastado de Preto que, para o bem do irmão, prefere não interferir. Este segundo volume não me pareceu tão legal quanto me pareceu o primeiro volume, que me empolgou para valer. Na verdade, esta continuação só começa a esquentar mesmo a partir do momento que Branco faz a sua luta e vai para no hospital. Ali as coisas ficam interessantes. Mas o volume acaba com um promessa de continuação, que vai encerrar a saga de Preto e Branco no terceiro volume. O grande problema para mim é que não acho esse terceiro volume para vender com um valor ok. Quem sabe eu encontre?
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May 25, 2024
What to say... I think I liked this one better than the first. The art feels much less claustrophobic, and much easier to "read". Kiddie Kastle hires 3 monk assassins to take out Black and White. The kids are tougher than they seem. White lights a guy on fire. The city is changing. Black balances White. White balances Black. White cries. White takes a blade to the chest. White is separated from Black. Look, this is shonen action Japanese urban poetry. Everything feels really cool & meaningful, but I think it's just best to unplug & enjoy the art, city, and costumes. I enjoyed it.
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