Demolition Man Gen

Kowashiya Gen
解体屋ゲン

Description

Iwao Asakura, a.k.a. Gen, president of Asakura Corporation, a subcontractor demolition company, regains his passion as a world-class demolition engineer when Keiko Otsuki, an employee of major general contractor Sanyu Heavy Machinery Lease, brings him a demolition job. He accepted her invitation to join the "Sanyu Group" and established the company "Sanyu Blasting Co. Later, he added an old acquaintance, Roku Iwashita a.k.a. "Roku the Tugger", a wooden construction specialist, Hideo Tokita a.k.a. Hide, a crane engineer who was about to commit suicide due to debt, and Hikaru Nakahara, a truck driver and former TV personality, to his team. However, in order to become "Japan's No. 1 demolition company" that is not bound by the traditions of bid-rigging that persist in the construction industry, he leaves the Sanyu Group and reestablishes himself as Itsumo Blowup Co. This is one of the longest manga of all time, with 100 volumes as of May 2023.

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Genres
Drama Slice of Life
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented Seinen
Themes
Artificial Intelligence Philosophy Politics
Character Types
Cast Primarily Adult Cast
Activities
Working Crimes Daily Life Agriculture