Black Joke (ブラック・ジョーク, Burakku Jōku) is a Japanese manga series written KOIKE Rintarou and illustrated by TAGUCHI Masayuki.
History
Black Joke started in February 2008 in Issue 2008-5 of Young Champion, though being published in biweekly magazine (published once every two weeks), the manga was published as a monthly series. The manga continued until Issue 2011-7 (March 2011), where it was moved to the monthly magazine Young Champion Retsu and continued in May 2011 from Issue 2011-6 and is still being published.
Plot
Japan is now the 51st state of the U.S.A.. The isle of Neon, located near Japan, is the only place where prostitution and gambling are legal. There, Italian Mafia, Chinese Triad and Yakuza fight each other to gain the control of casinos and brothels.
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Volumes
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1 | September 19, 2008 | Volume 1 |
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2 | April 20, 2009 | Volume 2 |
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3 | December 18, 2009 | Volume 3 |
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4 | June 18, 2011 | Volume 4 |
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5 | March 19, 2011 | Volume 5 |
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6 | November 18, 2011 | Volume 6 |
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7 | June 20, 2012 | Volume 7 |
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8 | April 19, 2013 | Volume 8 |
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9 | April 20, 2014 | Volume 9 |
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
- Chapter 52
- Chapter 53
- Chapter 54
- Chapter 55
- Chapter 56
- Chapter 57
- Chapter 58