Mini Review: Buraiden Gai (Nobuyuki Fukumoto)

Buraiden Gai ran from 2000-2001

     Buraiden Gai (Outcast Story: Gai) is one of the various works of Nobuyuki Fukumoto, who is most famously known for being the creator of Kaji and Akagi. Unlike these works however, Buraiden Gai has nothing to do with gambling, Yakuza, and his trademark "ZAWA" line, which only makes a minor appearance. The manga involves a young man living in Japan named Gai, who is framed for the murder of an elderly man of an extremely wealthy family. The story focuses on Gai trying to prove his innocence while surviving the inhuman treatment of the Human Institute, an island prison similar to Alcatraz. It is here that criminals in society are "reformed" and get the chance to become "human" once more. 

     With only 38 chapters, it won't take you very long to read through Buraiden Gai, and if your a fan of the works of Fukumoto, I recommend you give this a read. Just don't expect it to be like his other works.

I give this short lived series a 7/10

(This was review was originally posted on myanimelist.com here)