英文原版对话1000个:641 Manga 2（在线收听）

Joel: So, anyway, you talked about city hunter. That's a Japanese comic? OK, tell me about that?

Tres: I really don't remember much. It was some guy that was wanted, I guess for murder, I don't think he really did it. I think. I'm not sure. But, yeah, the issues I treked through, this guy was searching for a little elementary school girl, and eventually he found her, but right before they could reunite, the cop came in and they started fighting and the cop beat him really bad and shot him a few times but the guy still escaped.

Joel: So this is just one comic book or it's a whole series?

Tres: It was, what do you call, BJ Jump from like 1992.

Joel: What's BJ jump?

Tres: It's a weekly thick comic book, so it has many comics inside.

Joel: Oh, I see, so it's just one story

Tres: Right, they have various comics.

Joel: You can buy that in the United States?

Tres: My sister brought it back from me when she studied in Japan in Junior High School.

Joel: I think I remember you telling me about some other comic book that you used to read when you were a kid or..?

Tres: I can tell you about the comic book I read as an adult. (OK. OK.) I think the best Japanese comic out there today is Nijuuseki-shonen, "20th Century Boys" and it's a story of kids who make up this fantasy world and how they save the world and then when they become adults they learn that all these things that they've created are starting to come true. The rest you should read.

Joel: What does a comic book cost in Japan anyway?

Tres: You can buy one brand new from say 500 Yen to up to a 1,000 Yen, or you can go to convenience stores and buy the weekly safe books that have various comics inside, which I think are maybe 270 Yen, I think, or you can go to a used comic book store and buy the popular comics for somewhere from 250 and 350 yen.

Joel: I'm gonna have to buy your used ones for a starter kit.

Tres: Alright. I can help you out.

Joel: OK, hook me up.