Given that Japanese audiences tend to prefer cuter lighthearted fare and mecha, what exactly makes Duke Togo (Golgo 13) a classic in Japan? Answer: Creator and illustrator Takao Saito’s ongoing manga series Golgo 13 is presently Japan’s longest running serialized manga. The story premiered in the October 1968 issue of Shogakukan’s Big Comic magazine and […]
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