This is my favorite Manga, Pro-Wrestling Superstar Biographies. This work was serialized in Shonen Sunday (boy's Manga magazine) in the 80's, written by Ikki Kajiwara, drawn by Kunichika Harada. In those days, many new stars appeared one after another, for example Hansen, Brody, and Hogan, there was a PURORESU boom in Japan. I was also watching TV every week with excitement, and that was the happiest days for a wrestling fan. Legends were still alive, nobody talked silly things like an 'angle' or 'fixed'. (boorish words !!)
In this Manga, many superstar wrestlers' lives were introduced. The Butcher, Hansen, Mascaras, Singh, the Funks, Andre, Baba, Inoki, Tiger Mask, Hogan, Brody, Kabuki, Flair, and Gotch. Probably most of them are fictional, I guess facts might be less than 10 percent. That's all right. We PURORESU boys were enjoying this Manga with all our hearts, but somehow Kajiwara was arrested (why?), this masterpiece suddenly ended.
Now, there are some people who are crazy fan of this Manga (I am one of them, too), and they are talking among them with unique words of this work. That's a funny sight, but they may be very serious. I think they are very crazy !!
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