Hello Baby

by Masanori Morita, Takeshi Obata (Ilustrator)

The story is about Kinya, who is on the run from the Japanese mafia, after a failed murder attempt on the yakuza boss. Together with him are his brother, Takuzou and his girlfriend, Aya. But, things are not as simple when they have some… extra baggage along.

Genres: Manga

47 pages, Unknown Binding

First published November 2, 2007

About the author

Masanori Morita (森田まさのり Morita Masanori?) is a Japanese manga artist who is responsible for creating the manga series Rokudenashi Blues and Rookies. Rokudenashi Blues was made into a live action movie. At the beginning of Masonori's career he was an assistant of Tetsuo Hara on Hokuto no Ken.

His name is similar to the main character of Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba's new manga, Bakuman. The character's name is Mashiro Moritaka, and like his namesake, Morita made his debut while still in high school.

The Rookies manga was adapted for an 11 episode television drama in 2008.

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/ROOKIES

Reviews

[Rosenblue(vintage & retro manga & classic literature deserve more love on GR) · Rating 5 out of 5]

it has a sad ending..

[carolzinha · Rating 4 out of 5]

i definitely did not see that coming

[sevellie ✶꩜ .ᐟ · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is hella sad and… I DONT SEE THAT COMING HONESTLY… the art was fire and i love their sense of style! obviously for the cops…. she is HOT af…. i need more panels of her istg… you know,,,, for the mental stability….HAHSHAHHDHAHD but great work tho! hopefully there’s a special artwork of the super hot girl kissers thot mommy muscles typa cops on the next update…. THANK YOU!!!

[Onírica · Rating 1 out of 5]

¿Dónde está la historia?

[Leonor · Rating 4 out of 5]

La historia trata de dos hermanos y su relación con la mafia japonesa. Además, la novia de uno de ellos está embarazada y está a punto de dar a luz... en medio de una persecución porque el hermano mayor no pudo matar a su objetivo.

Uno de los autores, Takeshi Obata, tiene entre sus otras obras a Death Note, Hikaru no Go y Bakuman, entre otros.

[Fr0gzi11atheKilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is short and and leaves on a cliffhanger you could say but it doesn’t make the story feel unfinished or rushed. The ending is sad and what make it good is the characters and story. Even tho it is a one shot the authors masterfully create a good premise and plot to enjoy for a short read.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good one shot manga, love the art and would’ve been a good series 😁😻👌

[tanha♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I definitely didn’t expect that ending😭 This is soo good!!

[Tobias ☆ミ · Rating 5 out of 5]

does anybody actually know where to read this online for free? pls lmk!!!

[Alba · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obata es un gran ilustrador, y nos lo recuerda en este manga, que tiene mucho en común (hablando de ilustraciones) con Death Note, Blue Dragon y ligeramente con Hikari no Go.
La historia es interesante, entre flashbacks y vueltas al presente, nos muestra la historia de Kai, yakuza primerizo; Aya, su novia embarazada de nueve meses y de Taku-chan, el hermano menor de Kai.
La primera misión de Kai sale mal después de descubrir que su novia estaba embarazada, pues decide que no puede dejar a su hijo sin su padre.
Si me lo preguntan, yo creo que son puras patrañas. El lío de la historia es el egoísmo de cada uno, pues todos solo quieren salvarse y continuar con sus vidas, mientras que el bebe es medio y excusa para todo el lío.
Me gusto que al contrario de otros shounen, y más porque es un one-shot, donde el romance o las relaciones abarcan un pequeño punto de la historia y luego son olvidados por el bien de la acción la mayor parte de la historia, aqui es diferente. Es esa relación y el embarazo lo que cambia todo y pone la vida que Kai tenia planeada patas para arriba.
Mientras Kai piensa librarse de la carcel porque no puede dejar a su hijo sin padre, pone a todos incomodos a vivir en un auto y robar por su bien, no pensando que la vida del bebe iba a ser terrible y que seria mejor si el se fuera y creciera sin un padre. Aya, me parece que es solo el recipiente del bebe, pero también manipula a Kai para que haga lo que habia quedado y deshacerse de él por un tiempo. Taku-chan... bueno, lo que hace Taku-chan esta muy pero muy mal, aunque no acabare de contar la historia completa. Mejor leanla, son solo 45 hojas y si no disfrutan la historia, bueno, al menos los dibujos de Obata valen la pena.

[jiro · Rating 2 out of 5]

a good way to pass the time, but it's a one shot so don't expect fully fleshed out characters or too contrived plots. nevertheless, one of the good points of this one shot is the art, the gritty atmosphere, and the superb styling choices of the characters (esp kin's tattoos 🤌🏼). the ending is really bittersweet, at least based on how i've interpreted it. in my opinion, the baby looks like kin, therefore making it HIS child and not taku's. but it's too late because just when he have connected the dots, kin had already pulled the trigger.

also, what's ironic is that he failed his mission because he didn't take the life of the yakuza boss due to his naive wish for the baby to not grow up as a son of a murderer, but he ultimately ended up taking his own life out of despair, which in a way counts as an act of killing as well. technically, i guess his baby is growing up as the son of a murderer?

in the end, i think the authors are trying to convey to the readers that not everything is futile, because despite his chilling realization, kin still dies with a triumphant grin on his face upon the realization that the baby is indeed his. in a way, it also counts as a way of revenge for the adultery of taku and aya.