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Minami no Teiō (1990)

Minami no Teiō poster
Directed by
Shōgorō Nishimura
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

A manga about a man navigating the underworld of Osaka's Minami district. The story follows his dealings with crime and business in a tough urban setting.

grittyintensedramaticurbanatmosphericslow-burnbroodingearnest

What happens

Minami no Teiō (ミナミの帝王; lit. 'King of Minami') is a Japanese manga series written by Dai Tennōji and illustrated by Rikiya Gō. It has been serialized in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku from 1992 to 2026. It is one of the longest manga series, with 188 volumes published. It has been adapted into several live-action films, including original videos and two television films and also into two original video animations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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