GAMARAN
STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
22
RELEASE
June 26, 2013
CHAPTERS
194
DESCRIPTION
Unabara Domain—home to nightmarishly strong students and masters of martial arts of all kinds. The lord of the Unabara has decided that whichever of his sons discovers the strongest martial arts style will be his heir, but when 28th son Naoyoshi Washizu decides on Ogama-style practitioner Gama Kurogane, son of notorious father and scion of a “weak” style, to represent him, the odds seem bleak. But between Naoyoshi’s determination and Gama’s hard-earned strength, they may yet come out on top!
(Source: Kodansha USA)
CAST
Gama Kurogane
Iori Sengoku
Shinnojou Sakura
Zenmaru Ichinose
Kashitarou
Shimon Kudou
Naoyoshi Washitzu
Maki Baian
Arata Nakaizumi
Jinsuke Kurogane
Kizaki Gensai
Rintarou
Ranmaru Itou
Yumeji
Ryugo Daimaru
Sasuke Sakakibara
Mika
Souji Daimaru
Saizou Fujibayashi
Muraku Matsumoto
Kotarou
Riko Murasame
Kai Ichinose
Omiya Banri
Jinno Ichiou
CHAPTERS
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REVIEWS
ShisuiAfterDark
70/100Gamaran isn’t a great story but it does a very good job of keeping you entertained.Continue on AniListGAMARAN Story Direction: Not familiar with Nakamaru's work but I would say the story was immensely entertaining. The choreography is damn well executed. The focal point of how swords ruled Japan and martial arts were the epitome of warfare was definitely fleshed out plenty through various characters and motives. It nice to see the description of how each martial technique works with some realistic logic (and some not so realistic obviously) is still intriguing and shows the author's passion for the weapons and martial arts of Japan's past.
7/10► VISUALS: I would say the drawing aspect has various moments of being well illustrated. The art stylization isn’t spectacular, but it’s definitely consistently good.
8/10►DIALOGUE: It’s pretty standard definitely moments where it feels a bit loose and unpolished but it fits characters like Kashitorou, Gama, & Iori with comedy and demeanor so well that it goes unnoticed for the most part except regarding the antagonists.
7/10
►STRUCTURE: I would that the author has a pretty firm understanding of his core audience, a highlight being Quick and decisive fights. However, pacing both excels and suffers. From an entertainment aspect, it’s great for a binge. Definitely see why someone would recommend it. What suffers though because things are being developed so fast is storylines connected to the antagonists. The motivations of both the shogunate and Jinsuke Kurogane are clear. But aren’t all that interesting as they could have been, especially the advisors & personal core. Example Shimon & Ranmaru. Also quite a few late and underdeveloped introductions of characters.
6/10
►RESOLUTION: I could see why people would have a problem with the ending, more so the events leading up to it. My best boys made it out Kashitorou, Gama, & Iori so I’m content. The shogunate storyline, the fight between Iori & Jinsuke. The continuation of Jinsuke kurogane’s will through Tsuchiryuu, Jinguu, and shimon are kinda MID NGL. Also not even one panel for Yumeji & Gama? Come on dawg you know we need to eat.
6/10
►OVERALL: Pretty good for an action and fighting genre. The first 60 chapters were pretty exceptional; quite the build-up, The Unabara tournament and the contestants fighting on behalf of the 31 Daimyo's sons was a definite hook. The rest struggles to live up to that but there were a lot of clean moments. The ending is pretty anti-climatic in regards to the last fights. The Ogame gang pretty much carried the whole story on their backs. Shinnojou had a weak backstory but he still hit plenty. Gamaran isn’t a great story but it does a very good job of keeping you entertained. Like I said it has more than quite a few characters that keep you hooked. The fights are well constructed. The Storyline is lacking & the Antagonist are mediocre. Quite underdeveloped and lacks substance in some areas. But I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it. That being said GAMARAN is a solidSCORE 7
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SCORE
- (3.6/5)
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