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CREATOR

Name: VIZ Media (Japanese comics corporation based in the USA).
Personal dates: Founded 1986 in California by Japanese born Seiji Horibuchi. Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under VIZ in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation publishes Manga stories and uses a variety of logos; the one to the left is one of many.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 2009. Stopped in 2012 after 22 issues.

The most often recurring character in this series is the easy-going Kenji Endō, whose life we follow from 1969 to 2017. He founds a secret base where he and his friends can share common interests - Endō is fascinated by rock'n'roll music - but one day they have to address a serious problem. A mysterious cult led by an elusive figure only known as Friend emerges at the international scene bent on world destruction. From now on Endō has a mission; to find, unveil, and kill Friend.
A few of the many recurring characters are Donkey, Kamisama, Maruo, Otcho, Yoshitsune, and Yukiji.