ガン・キング

简介

Twin Pistols Blazing!! From a Master of Action Manga: The Curtain Rises on a Smoke-Filled Western Adventure! **Synopsis** Searching for the enemies who wronged his family, Gun King eventually finds himself... solving a myriad of conspiracies and crimes as a righteous sheriff! A true-to-form Western makes its grand revival right here! **Commentary** Serialized in Kobunsha’s *Shonen* magazine starting in 1960, *Gun King* is a Western manga created by the legendary master of action comics, Taku Horie. Produced during a period when he was simultaneously serializing hits like *Yaguruma Kennosuke* and *Tenma Tenpei*, this work hails from the era when Horie was at the height of his powers, wielding his pen as one of the most popular manga artists of the time. Among Horie’s extensive body of work—which includes numerous historical dramas and action series—his Westerns tend to be somewhat less prominent. However, *Gun King* achieved significant popularity thanks to a confluence of factors: the prevailing Western boom of the era, and the way the author infused the story with his signature "historical drama" flair—depicting the protagonist, Gun King, in the role of a sheriff traveling across the West to vanquish villains plotting various conspiracies. This release compiles every single episode originally serialized in *Shonen* magazine to present the definitive [Complete Edition]. We invite you to pay special attention to the gunfights, which are choreographed with the dynamic flair of traditional stage combat!

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