Get Backers
Main
Characters:
Mitoban, Amano Ginji, and a host of other delectable characters
like Kazuki, Shido, Dr Jackal...
Short synopsis/Theme:
I have no idea whether the anime's out. This manga is basically
about two guys, Ban and Ginji, who start a Get Backer business.
They claim to be able to "get back" anything that you've
misplaced, or had stolen from you. The manga follows their
adventures and mishaps in their desperate attempts to earn
money. Oh, the guys also possess powers. Ban has a jagan
(evil eye) and Ginji can generate electricity! Along their
adventures, you'll find out more about Ban and Ginji's pasts
(something you'll really want to know). The manga can be
funny sometimes but mostly it's action-oriented. It's a
shounen manga so there are shots of boobs and stuff. But
the good art and amazing characters make up for it. I've
only seen 6 volumes of the manga and I've been told that
the more volumes go, the more action there is. Ban and Ginji
will team up with more characters and come across new enemies.
Probably more slash potential around later, since most of
their enemies and friends are guys.
Poor synopsis of mine. But if you're interested in manga
like Yu Yu Hakusho, you'll probably like this one.
Potential slash couples and why?
Again, I'll say that I've only read some volumes of the
manga. At the present time (vol 6) these are my findings.
- Ban and Ginji: They're very close friends and have
influenced each other's present lives a lot. We know that
Ban has been an important factor in why Ginji is now the
light-hearted fun guy he is. We don't know much else but
the manga itself establishes that the two of them have an
especially close friendship. Being a yaoi-fan, you can easily
translate that to a 'more than friends' relationship.
- Ginji and Dr Jackal: Dr Jackal is this cool-looking
guy who has a thing for killing. He can make surgical knifes
appear from within his body, it seems. He's interested in
Ginji because Ginji has defeated him before and he knows
that Ginji is a lot stronger, given his past reputation.
He wants to fight Ginji again. This couples appeals a lot
because of the fact that Ginji is freaked out by Dr Jackal
and hates the way he indiscriminantly kills people. In a
yaoi relationship, the dynamics would be _very_ interesting.
- Ban and Shido: Actually, Shido has a female love interest
and Ban too, in a way. But they're slashable. Because it'd
be a lot of fun to slash the two. The both of them can't
stand each other. You could always pretend that Ban is attracted
to Shiro and is reacting badly to it and vice versa. *grin*
Probably more could be possible.
Urls:
Sadly, there is only one Get Backers site, but it's good
enough. There are Ban and Ginji fics and fanart there too.
I haven't read any of the fics yet though so I can't say
if they're good. IMHO, the art is a lot better than GW,
even if sometimes some characters look similar.
https://members.tripod.com/~Mitoban/g_b_index.html