Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post. Hope you all are safe and healthy. I like delinquent manga but this one is seriously something different, firstly because this is the story of the author himself and allows us a real insight into the character’s thoughts and because this one focuses not on being the strongest delinquent or being the largest gang, this one is about rebellion. MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD.
The plot follows, Takeshi Kaze, a troubled youth who moved with his parents to a new house and new school. One of his new friends is a motorcycle enthusiast and soon invites him to meet with his gang, the Zeros. Takashi comes to love motorcycles and finds himself attracted to the idea of the freedom tha comes when riding motocycles on the road. Soon Takeshi is invovled deeply with the Zeros as he sees the life that the bikers live and decides to rebel against society by being a delinquent.
Bakuon Rettou has a way of getting you to slowly like the characters, I didn’t like Ayase, the leader of the Zeros in Takeshi’s generation as much when he was first introduced but later on I came to respect him a lot. Kaze Takeshi, the MC is at first simply a troubled youth and that leads to him rebelling against a society which he feel sis not free since they are monotonous and do the same things without any freedom. However it is not Takeshi being cool as a delinquent but rather him maturing as a man that actually makes him such a great character and is really tough to talk about him without spoiling anything but I want you all to know that this is his story, his journey, not to be the strongest or the greatest but his rebellion against society. However that doesn’t mean that other characters are ignored such as Kazuya, a delinquent who Takeshi looks up to for a time and Shinji Miyamoto, a deep friend of Takeshi. There are other characters but talking about them will spoil the plot and I believe that this is not a manga you should be spoiled on this is a journey to experience
The manga is pretty good in showing the psychological affects of not being accepted in society and hence rebelling against the world which is what Takeshi’s entire character is about, rejecting society to live freely as a rebel. The series while being about a delinquent doesn’t once glorify the bike gangs or the yakuza in any way rather it only works to show how easy deaths come when one gets invovled with this and why the people invovled with it actually decided to risk it all. The art of the manga is also really great, moving bikes look beautiful and I truly believe that it only happens because the author has seen these very sights himself and is able to express them on paper beautifully. There’s a lot to talk about in the series but I can’t go blabbing on and on because I realize that talking about some things without the context of the story is simply boring.
Rebellion comes to an end however just becuase it comes to an end doesn’t mean that the rebellion was wrong in itself. Takeshi who goes from being a troubled youth to a biker shows immense growth through his rebellion however it is through his jounrey that we realize the very important message ingrained within the story. Takeshi always aspires to make the gang his job however he realizes that he too must grow up and pass the baton onto the next generation of Zeros and let them ride freely because he is growing into an adult. As we see Takeshi’s journey bringing him back to places where he first started from, we understand how his rebellion brought a great change in him and was worth it for him.
With 105 chapters I wouldn’t call Bakuon Rettou long however it is a journey that you might want to take slowly to truly take in the significance of the events that happen. The finale of the manga is absolutely amazing and while I do find it a bit rushed at a few parts I think that this was an amazing coming of age story that wraps up a young boy’s rebellion against society, his dream being only to remain free. I rate this story a solid 10/10 after much through from my first tweet about the ending simply because this story is one that hits hard and a little pacing isn’t worth taking off a whole point for. Yes, this is another manga in my 10/10 list.
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