Mafia - Page 5

This manga is partly inspired by the real-life Japanese horse bandit, Hakuro Kohinata, and depicts the tumultuous life of Kensaku Ohinata, who moved to China at a young age, was kidnapped by a group of horse bandits, but rose to prominence among their ranks and eventually grew up to unite a number of them under the name of Xiao Dongyang. Kensaku\'s adventurous spirit and ambition, as well as his positive, brave personality, can sometimes lead to light-hearted mischief, but as he matures into a young man, he grows to experience bouts of delusion. Regarded as one of Mitsuteru Yokoyama\'s most realistic and human works, this manga draws inspiration from another real-life Japanese horse bandit: Date Junnosuke, thus vividly depicting the reality of Chinese horse bandits.

Miyako Yamazumei, who grew up in a single-parent household, returns to her hometown for the first time in 10 years after the death of her father. Her father left Miyako with the public bathhouse that he cherished, and a debt of 10 million yen that he owed to the yakuza. Miyako and the yakuza money-lender are determined to rebuild the bathhouse to make it profitable again. (Source: Natalie.mu, translated)