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This article is from the Manga FAQ, by Steve Pearl starbuck@cybercomm.net with numerous contributions by others.

65 Tanaka Masasi $@EDCf@/;V(B

Tanaka Masasi's manga is almost completely dialogue-free, but his dark,
detailed line art - no screentone whatsoever, just pen, ink and crosshatching -
tells the whole story. His work is characterised by over-the-top action and a
black sense of humour.

(born 10 July 1962, Gotsu, Shimane prefecture)

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Flash $@%U%i%C%7(B - serialized on Morning, 1986-90, 3 volumes @ Y750.
Flash is a bandit from the wild west, a man of few words who comes out of
extraordinary situations with the money and the girl, every time. The
first volume seems like a bit of an experiment, but Tanaka has his
technique well and truly sorted out by the third volume. The final story
is The Junior, where Flash raises a baby dinosaur as his sidekick. (The
dinosaur later spins off into his own manga, Gon.)

Unidentified Prince Object U.P.O. $@L$3NG'%W%j%s%9J*BN(B - serialized on
Morning, 1990, Y720.
A prince singlemindedly pursues his princess, ploughing through Nazis,
demons and medieval battlefields in the process. Not much plot here, but
pretty amusing.

Gon $@%4%s(B - serialized on Morning, 1992, 3 volumes @ Y530.
A baby dinosaur, Gon, causes havoc throughout the animal kingdom. There's
no dialogue at all; just about anyone should be able to pick this up and
enjoy it.

Samurai Daiboken $B;xBgKA81(B - serialized on Afternoon, 1991, Y800.

Boken Victoria-go $BKA81%t%#%/%H%j%"9f(B - serialized on Morning, 1988, Y700.

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