Caribu Marley & Minegishi Shinmei | Loose Senki: Old Boy (R17)

Japanese: ルーズ戦記 オールドボーイ
English: Old Boy
Type: Manga
Volumes: 8
Chapters: 79
Status: Completed
Published: 1996 to 1998
Genres: Action, Mystery, Drama, Psychological, Seinen
Authors: Caribu Marley (Story), Minegishi Shinmei (Art)
Serialization: Manga Action

Synopsis: Ten years ago, they took him in. He doesn't even know who. And for ten years, he has been confined in a private prison. He doesn't know why. For ten years, his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of his jail mates. In time, he lost himself. He changed...transformed himself into something else...something hard...something lethal. Suddenly, one day his incarceration ends, again without explanation. He is sedated, stuffed inside a trunk, and dumped in a park. When he awakes, he is free to reclaim what's left of his life...and what's left is revenge.

Background

Oldboy 2003 Movie poster

In 2003 Loose Senki: Old Boy was adapted into a film Old Boy by the Korean director Park Chan-wook, with many plot points completely altered. The film won the Examiner's Special Grand Prix at the 57th Cannes Film Festival in 2004. In 2013, a remake of the same name was directed by the American director Spike Lee, but received mixed critical reception.

Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates

Side notes: There are limitless ways to make money.>.< Never mind who suffers, nee. But anyways the art is on good level though it's heavily personalized by the style. Also the story is pretty strong, so it moves on a good pace. I've not read it all so can't say what happens after volume 1 but at least the first volume is decent manga to read.

Main characters

Shinichi Goto

A man who was imprisoned for 10 years and seeks revenge on his former captors. 

Takaaki Kakinuma


He is the main villain of story and wants revenge on Goto.