Gangsta is a Seinen action manga written and drawn by Kosuke. It's set in a possibly Mediterranean country and follows the exploits of two Neighborhood Friendly Gangsters, 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.Not to be confused with Gangsta Style, Neighborhood Friendly Gangsters or Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangster, though that pops up quite a lot.
All of the Other Reindeer: 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.
As Long as It Sounds Foreign: 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.
Lamarck Was Right: 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 are not particularly long-lived (hence the name "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.
The Napoleon: While not a midget, Nicolas is shorter than most of the other men in the manga. Mentioning it doesn't send him into a violent rage but it does annoy him. He certainly doesn't like women taller than he is.
Doug, the kukri-wielding Twilight is either a midget or a short older teen. Either way, he's a total badass.
Photographic Memory: Worick. After flipping through a book of crime scene notes, he proceeds to rattle off various details about the people in them shown dismembered.
Pintsized Powerhouse: Nicolas is the most powerful member of the main cast. He is also the shortest man in it.
She Is Not My Girlfriend: 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.*
Doug underestimates Delico, who is a D-level Koukin because Doug himself is an A-level. This is played with because while Doug is mostly right, Delico manages to disrupt Doug's attempts on Monroe's life long enough for Nicolas to show up.
Wretched Hive: Elgastorm is not a happy place to live.
Woman in Black: Alex, when she goes out with the boys on official assignments.
Would Hit a Girl: Nic suggested killing Alex in the first chapter. Worick talks him out of it. Implied to be what happened to the Koukin girl Veronica.
You Have Failed Me: The B-level Koukin is killed by his boss for failing to kidnap Dr. Theo.
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