Golosseum 1 (Paperback)
The sci-fi wrestling political parody action manga that rocked Japan finally comes to America! Now with EVEN MORE suplexes per volume!
Ages 16 and up.
Scientists discover a new material that renders people immune to all existing weapons. But these "peacemakers" instead transform world war into a martial-arts free-for-all! Russian President Putinov plots to control the global supply and defeat the dissident Rasputin. Opposing them are the unstoppable Axe Bogan, a certain master in a jumpsuit from China, and a slew of other muscular heroes!
Ages 16 and up.
Scientists discover a new material that renders people immune to all existing weapons. But these "peacemakers" instead transform world war into a martial-arts free-for-all! Russian President Putinov plots to control the global supply and defeat the dissident Rasputin. Opposing them are the unstoppable Axe Bogan, a certain master in a jumpsuit from China, and a slew of other muscular heroes!
Creator of the comedy manga Lizard King and the martial arts manga Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru, Baba Yasushi put both those genres to work in Golosseum, his first manga to be published in English.
"The weirdest manga since Gantz… Madness." -Otaku USA Magazine
"Manga with the charm of a grindhouse film pumped up on steroids." -Adventures in Poor Taste
"Golosseum reminds me a bit of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, in that it’s totally ridiculous, and also filled with ridiculous deaths... Good Lord." -Manga Bookshelf
"Just an excuse for one massively grotesque smack-down after another, chapter after chapter." -Anime UK News