Rojiura Bunch

A manga about a runaway rich girl who befriends an old homeless man with a dark past.

I quite liked this series so I was pretty disappointed when it ended after 19 chapters. There’s a really charming aspect to this tale of a former special forces assassin who becomes the obsession of a young rich girl who just wants to be his friend. This leads to kidnappers targeting the rich girl and the old man saving her, which in turn leads to his former allies and enemies tracking him down. The old man just wants to live quietly in peace but when he’s not fighting he’s still surrounded by a colorful group of homeless characters.

Every part of this manga works great. The action is well drawn, the comedy is good, and the mystery behind the old man’s origins are engaging. When Spy x Family started I was immediately reminded of this series. So again, it’s such a shame that this series was canceled and Kabata Matsumoto hasn’t had a serialized manga since then. This ran on Jump+ and is still there to read.

~dakazu