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Golgo 13 (VIZ - 13 Volumes) #5
Golgo 13, Vol. 5: Wiseguy
A world class hit man, the ultimate Professional fulfills contracts under the alias of "GOLGO13". Without allegiance to any group, cause, or nation, he follows his own personal code when choosing "jobs". And once he accepts a contract, it is always honored.
A true professional, GOLGO13 is an expert marksman familiar with most of the world's military hardware and master of several of the more lethal Oriental matial arts. Fluent in at least thirteen languages, GOLGO13 is able to slip in and out of even hostile nations without detection.
Victims, they never know what hit them.
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 17, 2006
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August 7, 2025I honestly have no idea on how I feel about this book. This manga didn't keep me interested because there wasn't much there. So this review will be very short.
What to say about this manga . . . Well, it was okay at best. It wasn’t horrible or anything like that but it wasn’t interesting enough for me to be to want to finish this manga series.
In a nutshell, this is basically James Bond but manga style. The main character is mysterious, a powerful assassin, a ladies man, and a kickass strategist. There’s not much to this guy really. He’s badass and there’s little known about him . . . and that’s about it.
The other characters, they’re not interesting either. I’m not sure you can even all them characters really. They just appear, serve their purpose and that’s it. So as you can see, the character cast is very tiny.
There’s not much to the story either. It’s just the main character taking jobs while also having this mysterious past that no one seems to know. But I do admit that he’s very creative and resourceful on how he gets his job done. Just looking at the strategies he uses is always fun and I do enjoy those parts. The other scenes, not so much.
I can’t find anything else to say about it. It wasn’t bad, you either find it enjoyable or you don’t. For me, I just didn’t find it that interesting.
What to say about this manga . . . Well, it was okay at best. It wasn’t horrible or anything like that but it wasn’t interesting enough for me to be to want to finish this manga series.
In a nutshell, this is basically James Bond but manga style. The main character is mysterious, a powerful assassin, a ladies man, and a kickass strategist. There’s not much to this guy really. He’s badass and there’s little known about him . . . and that’s about it.
The other characters, they’re not interesting either. I’m not sure you can even all them characters really. They just appear, serve their purpose and that’s it. So as you can see, the character cast is very tiny.
There’s not much to the story either. It’s just the main character taking jobs while also having this mysterious past that no one seems to know. But I do admit that he’s very creative and resourceful on how he gets his job done. Just looking at the strategies he uses is always fun and I do enjoy those parts. The other scenes, not so much.
I can’t find anything else to say about it. It wasn’t bad, you either find it enjoyable or you don’t. For me, I just didn’t find it that interesting.
August 19, 2024
Betrayal Is Never An Option…
Mafia Don hires G13 to take out a senator, who’s indirectly responsible for too hits on some of his associates as well as his son. An interesting contraption of curved design of a belt buckle that would allow a bullet to “ricochet” in a trajectory towards the target. Very clever.
A politician should do well when hiring G13 to take out a banker who bankrolling for German reunification, not to complicate things by warning the banker about the situation. The politician was warned that Golgo 13 does not tolerate treachery. Read this once before. Personal favorite. Recommended.
Mafia Don hires G13 to take out a senator, who’s indirectly responsible for too hits on some of his associates as well as his son. An interesting contraption of curved design of a belt buckle that would allow a bullet to “ricochet” in a trajectory towards the target. Very clever.
A politician should do well when hiring G13 to take out a banker who bankrolling for German reunification, not to complicate things by warning the banker about the situation. The politician was warned that Golgo 13 does not tolerate treachery. Read this once before. Personal favorite. Recommended.
October 1, 2024
This volume has a story about a Senator involved with the mafia, and a politician who wants to interfere with the reunification of Germany. These stories are often confusing, but I have to admit they are well researched and usually politically relevant for the time.
December 13, 2023
there's a bit in the back where someone claiming to be a martial arts master is asked about golgo's physical endurance and he spends most of the page discussing cock and ball torture
May 27, 2009
Golgo never disappoints, although this may be one of the weaker volumes in this set.
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