History Manga / GetBackers

Ban and friends appear in the MassiveMultiplayerCrossover game, ''VideoGame/SundayVSMagazineShuuketsuChoujouDaikessen''.

The anime, which aired from 2002 to 2003 for 49 episodes, was produced by Creator/StudioDEEN, a studio known for other series that have achieved international popularity such as ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', and ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. It was co-directed by ''[[Manga/RurouniKenshin Kenshin]]'' director Kazuhiro Furuhashi, and the character designs redone by Atsuko Nakajima.

The manga was licensed in North America by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}, who published the first 25 volumes before pulling a ''[[Manga/{{Dragonball}} Dragonball Z]]'' and opting to release the last third of the series as ''[=GetBackers=]: Infinity Fortress'', starting with volume 26. Unfortunately, Tokyopop [[OrphanedSeries lost the license just a couple months later (vol.27 was their last)]][[note]]For the uninitiated, ''[=GetBackers=]'' was one of the many unfortunate casualties of Kodansha [[ScrewedByTheNetwork yanking all their Tokyopop licenses at once]]—other manga affected included TP's first mega-hit ''Manga/LoveHina'', which had been finished for years, and ''{{Manga/BECK|1999}}'', which was orphaned like ''GB''. No one is 100% sure why Kodansha did it, but most speculation is that it was because they wanted to consolidate all their licenses in one foreign publisher, in this case Del Rey, to save time and money. Indeed, the fact that Kodansha would later buy out Del Rey's manga division and distribution channels (and take on some of their staff) and turned it into their own North American imprint, lends credence to this theory[[/note]], so the final 12 volumes have not seen a legitimate English-language release, and most likely never will.

The manga was licensed in North America by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}, who published the first 25 volumes before pulling a ''[[Manga/{{Dragonball}} Dragonball Z]]'' and opting to release the last third of the series as ''[=GetBackers=]: Infinity Fortress'', starting with volume 26. Unfortunately, Tokyopop [[OrphanedSeries lost the license just a couple months later (vol.27 was their last)]][[note]]For the uninitiated, ''[=GetBackers=]'' was one of the many unfortunate casualties of Kodansha [[ScrewedByTheNetwork yanking all their Tokyopop licenses at once]]—other manga affected included TP's first mega-hit ''Manga/LoveHina'', which had been finished for years, and ''{{Manga/BECK}}'', which was orphaned like ''GB''. No one is 100% sure why Kodansha did it, but most speculation is that it was because they wanted to consolidate all their licenses in one foreign publisher, in this case Del Rey, to save time and money. Indeed, the fact that Kodansha would later buy out Del Rey's manga division and distribution channels (and take on some of their staff) and turned it into their own North American imprint, lends credence to this theory[[/note]], so the final 12 volumes have not seen a legitimate English-language release, and most likely never will.

A manga by Rando Ayamine (original concept by Yuya Aoki[[note]]One of the [[IHaveManyNames many pennames]] of Shin Kobayashi, the same one who brought you ''Manga/TheDropsOfGod'' and ''Manga/PsychoBusters''[[/note]]), published in ''Weekly Shonen Magazine'' from 1999 to 2007, ''Get Backers'' focuses on Ban Mido and Ginji Amano, two superpowered pals who run a repossession service to help people get their lost stuff back. Ginji's body can generate a [[ShockAndAwe powerful electrical current]], and Ban has both [[SuperStrength a two kilo-newton grip]] (look it up) and the "[[MagicalEye Evil Eye]]", which can induce powerful hallucinations through eye contact.

* VirtualReality: [[spoiler:Pretty much the entire world]], but this was only in the manga.

* {{Bishonen}}: Most male characters in the anime. Specifically, Kazuki, who retains his bishounen status even in the manga.

* WhipItGood: Emishi's Loulan Dancing Whip.

The anime, which aired from 2002 to 2003 (49 episodes), was produced by Creator/StudioDEEN, a studio known for other series that have achieved international popularity such as ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', and ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. It was co-directed by ''[[Manga/RurouniKenshin Kenshin]]'' director Kazuhiro Furuhashi, and the character designs redone by Atsuko Nakajima.

** Due to his curiosity getting better of him, Ginji accidentally sunk the only known existence of Venus De Milo's arms. Also, he sunk a replica of Venus de Milo itself made from a FantasticDrug. This not only causes GB to miss out on the payment for the arms, but also Emishi and Shidou who was paid to retrieve the replica. To be fair, the GB would not really approve of the drugs being sold on the market.

* IHaveTheHighGround: The Lightning Emperor and the Four Kings are often shown sitting or standing on large piles of rubble. A later filler episode has Emishi parody it, then Kazuki play it straight, then Emishi completely destroys Kazuki's coolness factor by bringing him into the parody as "the Beauty Warrior of love and good looks". Kazuki is not amused.