Tank Chair Vol. 01

Tank Chair Vol. 01

An assassin in the world’s deadliest wheelchair and his devoted sister carve an ultra-violent path to recovery across a slick, dystopic landscape in this action manga for fans of Chainsaw Man, Battle Angel Alita, and Dorohedoro!

Living on Guicheng Isalnd, called “the most dangerous town in the universe,” is no easy task. Genetic doping is common for gangs to gain ultimate power. Shizuka, a young girl, takes on the most dangerous of assassin jobs, but she’s not the one doing the killing. Rather, it’s her brother, Nagi, a strong assassin who took a bullet to protect his sister, leaving him in a comatose state and having to use a wheelchair. However, Shizuka has figured out the key to waking her brother up: he must be faced with murderous intent! Thus begins a violent journey of recovery, battling the most dangerous foes!

Biographical Notes:

Manabu Yashiro debuted in 2011 with the oneshot Murahagane. Tank Chair started serialization in Monthly Shonen Sirius in 2021.

Title Notes:

• BONKERS DYSTOPIAN WORLDBUILDING: A world full of talking apes and people morphing into octopuses with a school full of kidnapped kids training to become assassins, realized with slick, dynamic art, will remind readers of gonzo action manga like Chainsaw Man, Dorohedoro, and Battle Angel Alita.
• REHABILITATION+ANNIHILATION: Anyone who has gone through physical therapy as a patient or as a loved one knows how frustratingly difficult it can be to struggle to regain ones’ original abilities, and in this case, the protagonists will do anything including possible death in order to regain some semblance of normalcy.
• GROWING DIGITAL FOLLOWING: The manga started serialization in 2021, but has been built buzz in a digital-first English release, shared by Japanese and overseas fans as one of the best manga to come out in recent years.

More details on Manabu Yashiro:

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