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is a Japanese manga series by Kazuya Minekura set in Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan in the mid-1990s. There is also an alternate universe ''dōjinshi''〔 〕 and two episode OVA called ''Shiritsu Araiso Koto Gakko Seitokai Shikkobu'' (私立荒磯高等学校生徒会執行部 ''Araiso Private School Student Council Executive Committee''). ''Wild Adapter'' was also adapted as a two episode OVA in 2014, which is set in the universe of the manga series.() ==Overview== Although originally serialized in a boy's love anthology magazine, the content of the manga mixes seinen action and mystery with shōnen-ai themes and thus does not fall clearly into either category. The volumes are stand alones, each with its own storyline and theme that fit into the broader arc of the general plot, which has Kubota and Tokitoh, the main characters, investigating a mysterious drug, 'W·A', and finding out about Tokitoh's past before his amnesia. As such, the overall series is largely character-driven, rather than action-driven, and other events and issues are shown as part of the lives of the main characters. The storytelling is done through a different side character for each volume, and the author has described the series as "the lives of the protagonists as seen, and described by an onlooker". There is plenty of violence and bloodshed in the manga, which also deals with serious issues, and a theme for each volume, such as the cult of religion, the power of words, the struggle for survival. The yakuza underworld serves as a setting for the series, but it is not the main focal point. Rather, it is the interactions between the two protagonists, and the exploration of their characters. The artstyle of the manga is stark black and white with clean sharp lines, and there is less shading or greytones. Keeping in line with Minekura's style the characters are highly detailed, with emphasis on facial features, especially the hair, and anatomically accurate bodies. The backgrounds are also highly detailed and portray the Tokyo urban landscape very realistically.〔Common scenes are of buildings, the skyline, complete with billboards of real brands and logos.〕 A unique feature of the manga has all the pages and spaces outside the panels coloured black, a technique usually used in manga only to reflect a past event or a flashback.〔It is unclear if the black pages are used to signify the events of Wild Adapter being in the past, or if it is simply for asethetic reasons.〕 This work was originally serialized in Japan in ''Chara '' magazine, starting from 2001, and was published by Tokuma Shoten. Since 2011, it is published by ''Zero Sum Ward'' of Ichijinsha.〔 The series is licensed in North America by Tokyopop, the first volume of which was published in January 2007. There are 6 volumes which were originally published between 2001 and 2008. The series is also published in English by Chuang Yi, in German by Carlsen Comics and is published in East Asia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wild Adapter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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