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Tekkonkinkreet
Tekkonkinkurito.jpg
The protagonists, White (left) and Black (right).
鉄コン筋クリート
(Tekkonkinkreet)
Genre Adventures, Psychological, Drama
Manga
Written by Taiyō Matsumoto
Published by Shogakukan
English publisher Canada United States Viz Media
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Big Comic Spirits
Original run 1993 – 1994
Volumes 3 (regular), 5 (spin-off)
Anime film
Directed by Michael Arias
Produced by Eiko Tanaka
Naoki Kitagawa
Yasushi Shiina
Masao Teshima
Written by Anthony Weintraub
Music by Plaid
Studio Studio 4°C
Licensed by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group[1]
Released December 22, 2006
Runtime 111 minutes
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Tekkonkinkreet (鉄コン筋クリート Tekkonkinkurīto?, a child's mispronunciation of "Tekkin Konkurito" (steel reinforced concrete)[2] is a three-volume seinen manga series by Taiyō Matsumoto, which was originally serialized from 1993 to 1994 in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits and first published in English as Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White. It was adapted into a 2006 feature-length Japanese anime film of the same name, directed by Michael Arias and animated by Studio 4°C. The film Tekkonkinkreet premiered in Japan on December 23, 2006.

The story takes place in the fictional Treasure Town and centers on a pair of orphaned street kids - the tough, canny Black and the childish, innocent White, together known as the Cats - as they deal with yakuza attempting to take over the city of Treasure Town.

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[edit] Plot

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In Treasure Town, orphans Black and White rule the mean streets through violence and terror. These lost boys are direct opposites: Black being a streetwise punk who embodies everything wrong about the city, while White is an innocent dope, out of touch with the world around him. They're on the quest to prevent a yakuza plot to turn this city into an amusement park. Together, they're unstoppable as they take on petty thugs, religious fanatics and brutal yakuza. But when a corporation called "Kiddy Kastle" tries to tear down and rebuild Treasure Town to fit its own goals, the boys must save the soul of their beloved city, that is if they can save themselves from inner demons.

[edit] Cast

Character Japanese Cast English Cast**
Black/The Minotaur Kazunari Ninomiya Scott Menville
White Yu Aoi Kamali Minter
Kimura Yusuke Iseya Rick Gomez
Sawada Kankuru Kudo
Suzuki aka Rat Min Tanaka Matt McKenzie
Gramps Rokuro Naya
Fujimura Tomomichi Nishimura Maurice LaMarche
The Boss Mugihito John DiMaggio
Choco Nao Omori Alex Fernandez
Vanilla Yoshinori Okada Quinton Flynn
Gamer 1* Kazuko Kurosawa (Morisanchuu)
Gamer 2* Tomoko Murakami (Morisanchuu)
Gamer 3* Miyuki Oshima (Morisanchuu)
Dawn Yukiko Tamaki Yuri Lowenthal
Dusk Mayumi Yamaguchi Phil Lamarr
Akutso* Harumi Asoi
Yasuda* Atsushi Imaizuma
Ocohima* Bryan Burton-Lewis
Snake Masahiro Motoki Dwight Schultz
Kimura's Wife* Uncredited Kate Higgins
The Doctor* Uncredited Steven Jay Blum
The Alien Assassins Uncredited
"*" - Minor Role
"**" - Not credited on the DVD

[edit] Media

[edit] Manga

Tekkonkinkreet is a three-volume seinen manga series by Taiyō Matsumoto, which was originally serialized in North America between October 1998 and April 2000 in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits and first published in English as Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White.[3][4] The manga was released in North America on October 1998 and was re-released on September 25, 2007 as a compilation of three comics in one.

[edit] Film

The manga was adapted into a 2006 feature-length Japanese anime film of the same name, directed by Michael Arias and animated by Studio 4°C. The film Tekkonkinkreet premiered in Japan on December 23, 2006.[5]

[edit] Reception

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Joseph Luster felt that the brotherly bond between the protective Black and the endearing White was the heart of the manga.[6] "While it may not be what anime fans have come to expect for a traditional film, the end result is something that while predictable is surprisingly engaging." — Chris Beveridge, Mania.[7] "Regardless of how much you watch this one, though, this is a film that no serious anime fan should miss." — Chris Johnston, Newtype USA.[8]

[edit] Awards

The manga won the 2008 Eisner Award for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan".[9] Tekkonkinkreet won the prestigious Best Film Award at the 2006 Mainichi Film Awards.[10] It was also named Barbara London's top film of 2006 in the annual "Best of" roundup by the New York Museum of Modern Art's Artforum magazine.[11] In 2008, it received 'best original story' and 'best art direction' from the Tokyo International Anime Fair.[12] It won the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.[13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/03/12/2408111.htm
  2. ^ Wallace, Julia (2007-04-24). "Tracking Shots: Tekkonkinkreet". Film (The Village Voice). http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0717,wallace,76482,20.html. Retrieved 2007-04-26. 
  3. ^ "Michael Arias's Tekkonkinkreet". The Museum of Modern Art 2007 Film Exhibitions. MoMA.org. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20070503104913/http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/film_exhibitions.php?id=4290. Retrieved 2007-04-26. 
  4. ^ Amid (2006-03-21). "Studio 4°C's TEKKON KINKURITO". Cartoon Brew. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/studio-4cs-tekkon-kinkurito. Retrieved 2007-04-26. 
  5. ^ Schilling, Mark (2006-12-21). "Outlander gazes into Showa's soul". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20061221a1.html. Retrieved 2007-04-25. 
  6. ^ http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/News1/Tekkonkinkreet_Black_White_1233.aspx
  7. ^ Beveridge, Chris (October 5, 2007). "Tekkon Kinkreet". Mania. http://www.mania.com/tekkon-kinkreet_article_79641.html. 
  8. ^ Johnston, Chris (October 2007). "Tekkon Kinkreet". Newtype USA 6 (10): p. 97. ISSN 1541-4817. 
  9. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-26/tekkonkinkreet-wins-eisner-award
  10. ^ (Japanese) "映画「鉄コン筋クリート」OFFICIAL BLOG － TOL ブログ(Blog) 芸能人・有名人・ツタヤのお店がエンタメを語る～". Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20070509071259/http://blog.tsutaya.co.jp/tekkon. Retrieved 2007-04-27. 
  11. ^ "GreenCine Daily: Artforum. Best of 2006". http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002833.html. Retrieved 2007-04-27. 
  12. ^ Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year - Anime News Network
  13. ^ (Japanese) "Animation of the year". Archived from the original on 2008-03-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080316052741/http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/2008/index.html#02. Retrieved 2008-03-30. 

[edit] Further reading

  • Wong, Amos (January 2007). "Tekkon Kinkreet". Newtype USA 6 (1): p. 99. ISSN 1541-4817. 

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