History Manga / Gangsta

** Doug, the kukri-wielding Twilight is either a midget or a short older teen. Either way, he's a total badass.

''Gangsta'' is a {{Seinen}} action manga written and drawn by Kohske. It's set in [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield what appears to be a Mediterranean country]] and follows the exploits of two NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters, Nicolas and Worick. You see, Nicolas and Worick are "Benriya," ("utility man") bodyguards-for-hire. They take jobs from gangs to prostitutes to cops and everyone in between. While on a job, they cross paths with Alex, a former prostitute and hire her as their secretary.

! '''Gangsta includes examples of:'''

* PintsizedPowerhouse: Nicolas is the most powerful member of the main cast. He is also the shortest man in it.

* [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Where The Hell Is Ergestulum?]]: In the beginning it seems as though all the action is happening in a Mediterranean country, with Italian (especially) and Greek naming conventions prominent; however, there are odd names out, such as Cody, and in chapter 8 a man is seen passing what look like American hundred dollar bills, with the vague profile of Ben Franklin on them. Then it's finally revealed that Ergestulum is its own city-state on/by an unnamed continent, with its own history. Not long after that, it's heavily implied to be either part of an alternate history or possibly even part of a completely different world from Earth (this is not entirely clear from the get-go, considering the otherwise realistic backdrop).

* [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Where The Hell Is Ergestulum?]]: In the beginning it seems as though all the action is happening in a Mediterranean country, with Italian (especially) and Greek naming conventions prominent; however, there are odd names out, such as Cody, and in chapter 8 a man is seen passing what look like American hundred dollar bills, with the vague profile of Ben Franklin on them. Then it's finally revealed that Ergestulum is its on city-state on/by an unnamed continent, with its own history. Not long after that, it's heavily implied to be either part of an alternate history or possibly even part of a completely different world from Earth (this is not entirely clear from the get-go, considering the otherwise realistic backdrop).

''Gangsta'' is a {{Seinen}} action manga written and drawn by Kohske. It's set in a [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield what appears to be a Mediterranean country]] and follows the exploits of two NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters, Nicolas and Worick. You see, Nicolas and Worick are "Benriya," ("utility man") bodyguards-for-hire. They take jobs from gangs to prostitutes to cops and everyone in between. While on a job, they cross paths with Alex, a former prostitute and hire her as their secretary.

''Gangsta'' is a {{Seinen}} action manga written and drawn by Kohske. It's set in a [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign possibly Mediterranean country]] and follows the exploits of two NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters, Nicolas and Worick. You see, Nicolas and Worick are "Benriya," ("utility man") bodyguards-for-hire. They take jobs from gangs to prostitutes to cops and everyone in between. While on a job, they cross paths with Alex, a former prostitute and hire her as their secretary.

** It seems likely to be an alternate history (or perhaps future?), since there's mention of Alex possibly being [[spoiler:part Chinese. Which would be an acknowledgement of China existing in the world]].

* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Inverted. When Alex goes out on a errand with Nic, an old lady asks why she (a former hooker) is still hanging around with Benriya. Nic says because "She's my woman." He's lying for the sake of simplicity though.[[hottip:*:[[TheoryOfNarrativeCausality Probably.]] [[WillTheyOrWontThey Maybe.]]]]

* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: Right as Alex is about to turn an alley during her search for one of Worick's clients' missing cat, she hears the threats and beatings of a bunch of men to a homeless, half-starved-looking Twilight girl, [[spoiler: and just as they begin talking about doing worse to her, ''Alex suddenly leaps out to smash the main man saying so in the face with a lead pipe''. Definitely awesome.]]

** [[spoiler:Nicolas' dad isn't such a nice guy either.]]

''Gangsta'' is a {{Seinen}} action manga written and drawn by Kosuke. It's set in a [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign possibly Mediterranean country]] and follows the exploits of two NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters, Nicolas and Worick. You see, Nicolas and Worick are "Benriya," ("utility man") bodyguards-for-hire. They take jobs from gangs to prostitutes to cops and everyone in between. While on a job, they cross paths with Alex, a former prostitute and hire her as their secretary.

* PsychoSerum: What goes into making a Twilight it seems, making them more or less superpowered {{ill girl}}s and boys.

* TeamDad: Chad. We even see him patching Nicolas up in a flashblack, just like you'd expect a father to.

* [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Where The Hell Is Ergestulum?]]: In the beginning it seems as though all the action is happening in a Mediterranean country, with Italian (especially) and Greek naming conventions prominent; however, there are odd names out, such as Cody, and in chapter 8 a man is seen passing what look like American hundred dollar bills, with the vague profile of Ben Franklin on them. Then it's finally revealed that Ergestulum is its on city-state on/by an unnamed continent.

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: In the beginning it seems as though all the action is happening in a Mediterranean country, with Italian (especially) and Greek naming conventions prominent; however, there are odd names out, such as Cody, and in chapter 8 a man is seen passing what look like American hundred dollar bills, with the vague profile of Ben Franklin on them.

* AdultsAreUseless: Or big fat [[FantasticRacism speciests]] to Nicolas during his childhood. Or just out and out {{Complete Monster}}s.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Most people do not like the Koukin ("Twilight") species. Not helped by the fact that most of the Koukin we've seen have been violent, if not just jerks.

* AxCrazy: Nicolas in all probability and all other members of the Koukin.

* BadBoss: A B-level Koukin smashes one of his underlings into a wall when he tells him some bad news.
** And then that Koukin is [[LaserGuidedKarma killed by]] ''[[LaserGuidedKarma his]]'' [[LaserGuidedKarma boss.]]

* ComedicSociopathy: Dr. Theo trying to stab Nicolas with a poisoned syringe for letting his hospital get damaged by the black Koukin man.

* [[spoiler:FeelNoPain: Nicolas sometimes takes an overdose of his Koukin meds to give himself an edge over his opponents.]]

* IllGirl:[[spoiler:The Koukin girl Big Mama is housing at the brothel.]]

* ScaryBlackMan: The B-level Koukin. He also has SuperStrength.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: When the B-level Koukin threatens Nicolas. Nicolas is, for the record, an [[EvilerThanThou A-level]] Koukin. [[CurbStompBattle Guess what happens.]]
** Doug underestimates Delico, who is a D-level Koukin because Doug himself is an A-level. This is [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] because while Doug is mostly right, Delico manages to disrupt Doug's attempts on Monroe's life long enough for [[BigDamnHeroes Nicolas to show up.]]

* WouldHitAGirl: Nic suggested killing Alex in the first chapter. Worick talks him out of it. [[spoiler:Implied to be what happened to the Koukin girl Veronica.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: The B-level Koukin is killed by his boss [[spoiler:for failing to kidnap Dr. Theo.]]
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* TheBaroness: [[GenderBlenderName Paul Klee]] has this vibe.

* GenderBlenderName: Paul Klee, the head of the city's Twilight guild, is a woman.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Did Nicolas just [[SilentBob speak?]] Has Worick stopped acting like a HandsomeLech? SHIT JUST GOT REAL.

* LamarckWasRight: Twilights are most often the children and descendants of Celebre users. Celebre was a body modification drug created during wartimes to enhance strength, speed and agility, all of which it did, at the cost of being mostly toxic in large or repeated dosages. Besides gaining physical strength similar to their parents, Twilights are most often affected by genetic, mental and physical deficiencies and not particularly long-lived (hence the name [[MeaningfulName "Twilight"]]). Because a Twilight must take Celebre to control their withdrawal symptoms, it's assumed that if a Twilight has children, they will also be Twilights.

* VocalDissonance: EvilSoundsDeep, doesn't it, [[CuteShotaroBoy Doug?]]