Master Keaton, Vol. 1
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Naoki Urasawa
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Mook Woramon
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เราติดตามผลงานของนักเขียนท่านนี้เพราะติดใจจากเรื่อง monster เล่มนั้นดาร์ค หนักหน่วง เล่นประเด็นกับจิตใจมาก ไม่ใช่การ์ตูนอ่านง่ายๆชิลล์เลยMaster keaton นี่เราว่ากำลังดี อ่านง่าย สนุก ตลก แฝงความรู้คีตันเป็นตัวละครที่มีเสน่ห์ เขาเป็นลูกครึ่งอังกฤษ-ญี่ปุ่น เป็นอาจารย์สอนโบราณคดีและผู้ตรวจสอบประกันภัยอิสระ เคยเป็นผู้บังคับบัญชาหน่วย SAS และได้รับยกย่องว่าเป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้าน survival คือสามารถประยุกต์สิ่งของใกล้ตัวมาใ้ช้เอาตัวรอดในทุกสถานการณ์เสน่ห์ของคีตันคือภายนอกดูเป็นอาจารย์เนิร์ดๆ ขี้ตืด ไม่มีพ เราติดตามผลงานของนักเขียนท่านนี้เพราะติดใจจากเรื่อง monster เล่มนั้นดาร์ค หนักหน่วง เล่นประเด็นกับจิตใจมาก ไม่ใช่การ์ตูนอ่านง่ายๆชิลล์เลยMaster keaton นี่เราว่ากำลังดี อ่านง่าย สนุก ตลก แฝงความรู้คีตันเป็นตัวละครที่มีเสน่ห์ เขาเป็นลูกครึ่งอังกฤษ-ญี่ปุ่น เป็นอาจารย์สอนโบราณคดีและผู้ตรวจสอบประกันภัยอิสระ เคยเป็นผู้บังคับบัญชาหน่วย SAS และได้รับยกย่องว่าเป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้าน survival คือสามารถประยุกต์สิ่งของใกล้ตัวมาใ้ช้เอาตัวรอดในทุกสถานการณ์เสน่ห์ของคีตันคือภายนอกดูเป็นอาจารย์เนิร์ดๆ ขี้ตืด ไม่มีพิษมีภัย แต่เวลาต้องทำงานไปตรวจสอบประกัน ข้องเกี่ยวกับมาเฟีย เรื่องยุ่งยาก กลับเก่งกาจและเอาตัวรอดได้อย่างไม่น่าเชื่อส่วนชีวิตครอบครัวคีตันคือลุ่มๆดอนๆแบบอบอุ่น บางทีก็ตลก คีตันมีพ่อที่รักกับแม่คีตันมาก แต่ก็แยกทางกัน ส่วนตัวคีตันเองก็มีภรรยาที่รักกันมากเช่นกันแต่ก็อยู่ร่วมกันไม่ได้ ทั้งคู่มีลูกสาววัยมัธยมต้น้นคอยเป็นกาวใจอยู่ ลุ้นต่อว่าเล่มต่อไปเป็นยังไง 。。。more
Grg
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The MacGyver meets Indiana Jones adventures are pretty fun， but I much preferred the parts where he eats hamburgers with his daughter or plays with his father's "ugly" dog。 Also， Keaton must have like a billion frequent flyer miles at this point。 The MacGyver meets Indiana Jones adventures are pretty fun， but I much preferred the parts where he eats hamburgers with his daughter or plays with his father's "ugly" dog。 Also， Keaton must have like a billion frequent flyer miles at this point。 。。。more
Tyler How
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Great detective manga about an unsuspecting Archeology scholar （ex S。A。S soldier） who has a unique ability to survive behind eneymy lines by making the most of his surroundings （think MacGyver tactics）。 I love the accurate information on geology and history throughout the book， also the real life struggles that the main character goes through。 Looking forward to reading the rest of the series 🙂
Kezia
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Surprisingly an amazing combination of short stories or chapters， I suppose。 I very much enjoyed this manga。 The plot seemed boring when I read the short description but I was happily surprised at how great it was。 There's even some great humor in it！ Surprisingly an amazing combination of short stories or chapters， I suppose。 I very much enjoyed this manga。 The plot seemed boring when I read the short description but I was happily surprised at how great it was。 There's even some great humor in it！ 。。。more
R。J。 Miranda
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3，9⭐️
Kayt O'Bibliophile
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Full 12-volume series reviewImagine Indiana Jones meets James Bond。 A struggling professor of archaeology who moonlights as an insurance investigator and gets out of tight situations using his past experience as a former Special Forces military member， Taichi Hiraga-Keaton would like nothing more than to teach students and excavate ruins， hoping to discover the location of a theoretical Danube civilization in Europe。 Unfortunately for him， his kind nature and need for money mean his teaching cha Full 12-volume series reviewImagine Indiana Jones meets James Bond。 A struggling professor of archaeology who moonlights as an insurance investigator and gets out of tight situations using his past experience as a former Special Forces military member， Taichi Hiraga-Keaton would like nothing more than to teach students and excavate ruins， hoping to discover the location of a theoretical Danube civilization in Europe。 Unfortunately for him， his kind nature and need for money mean his teaching chances are frequently sabotaged by investigations arising。Keaton is a likeable dork， though one whose genial， besuited exterior hides a badass proficient in weapons and survival。 A running theme through the series is how he's caught between two worlds: biracial Keaton left Japan as a child when his parents divorced and his English mother took him back with her; now he has his own divorce to a Japanese woman and a teenage daughter who lives in Japan。 His love is archaeology， particularly a theoretical civilization near the Danube in Europe， but teaching jobs are hard to come by and the insurance company is in London。 He left the military， but those same skills save his life， and others'， over and over again。 Insurance investigation pays the bills， but he's liable to get distracted by fossil and rocks at the drop of a hat。I have no idea what an actual insurance investigator does， but it's safe to assume the story plays pretty loose with realism。 Sure， sometimes Keaton is sent out to confirm that someone died from an accident and not suicide， or that a relic is genuine， but sometimes he's also sent to be a hostage negotiator or to stop a poisoning。 As the series goes on， it's clear （or perhaps the writer subtlety added this in a bit later） that Keaton is basically a private detective who gets hired by the insurance company--and sometimes by other people。The series is fairly episodic， though many stories take several chapters。 I enjoyed the character designs， men in particular were usually very easy to tell apart， with distinctive facial features and face shapes。Though recently released in America， the series was originally released in the late 80s-early 90s in Japan， and was set then。 You get a real sense of time and place: not ludicrous designs， but fashions like big shoulder pads for women， boxy cars， etc。 The setting also means that Keaton can't rely on modern conveniences like cell phones or even convenient computers all the time。 Tracking someone down？ You better have maps and hope you run into strangers who don't mind answering a few questions。 It adds to the story， of course， but it works well--the story itself doesn't feel old or musty。Overall， an thoroughly enjoyable series， even if the adventures Keaton was getting into got steadily。。。not ridiculous， but more high-stakes， as the series went on。 I enjoyed the episodic nature because while stories were exciting， it was nice to have a natural stopping point （prime bedtime reading material， but also perfect for when you only have a short/limited time for reading， because you don't have to stop in the middle of a scene）。 。。。more
Hazichan So
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amazing manga i enjoyed it
Mademoiselle
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Der Verschnitt aus Indiana Jones， James Bond und McGyver ist ja schon ganz cool。 Und genreübergreifend mit kleinen tragischen Höhepunkten in bester Urasawa-Manier。 Aber leider auch ein wenig "zu oft gesehen"。 Der Verschnitt aus Indiana Jones， James Bond und McGyver ist ja schon ganz cool。 Und genreübergreifend mit kleinen tragischen Höhepunkten in bester Urasawa-Manier。 Aber leider auch ein wenig "zu oft gesehen"。 。。。more
Rodrigue Ronald
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This graphic Novel has so much detailed history in them， the author drops these little gems of historical events and knowledge that just makes you want to keep turning the pages。 I've so added all the series of books to my library borrowing list。 If you're an avid graphic novel reader， you'll enjoy this novel。 This graphic Novel has so much detailed history in them， the author drops these little gems of historical events and knowledge that just makes you want to keep turning the pages。 I've so added all the series of books to my library borrowing list。 If you're an avid graphic novel reader， you'll enjoy this novel。 。。。more
Tar Buendía
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Pues me ha encantado。 Esperaba que me gustase y aún así me ha sorprendido para bien。（Aunque aviso de que tiene clichés de mal gusto sobre prostitución）
Leslie Ann
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3。5 stars。 The art is okay， but the storylines got more interesting as the collection progressed。
Dylan Michael
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9/10It’s a little insane how good this was。 If you like history， the world， traveling， adventure， then try this series out！ I think I’m gonna get more someday。
Noninuna
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3。87 starsThis manga has me curious for quite sometime， it just that I cant seem to find it anywhere until now。 The drawing is just okay。 The characters are really strong in my opinion， really distinctive in terms of characterization。 Although the story got me praising left and right about how diverse it goes without being disrespect because the story deals with all sort of different ethnicity from different part of the world， there's no an overarch storyline in this volume。 We got short stories 3。87 starsThis manga has me curious for quite sometime， it just that I cant seem to find it anywhere until now。 The drawing is just okay。 The characters are really strong in my opinion， really distinctive in terms of characterization。 Although the story got me praising left and right about how diverse it goes without being disrespect because the story deals with all sort of different ethnicity from different part of the world， there's no an overarch storyline in this volume。 We got short stories from various timeline to answer all the 4W1H questions about the main character， Mr Taichi Hiraga Keaton。 It got me confused a few times when the shift of timeline happened。 The short stories themselves are quite good because they explains a lot。 However， I will definitely continue with the series。 。。。more
Adam Spanos
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Not the biggest fan of this manga， even though there is sensei Urasawa involved。 Artwork is great， story lacking depth。
RG
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I love the artwork but the story not so much。 Kind of an Indiana Jones mixed with MacGyver。 The chapters just seem to be a little haphazard without any flowing narrative。 Just a bunch of shorter stories with a weak tie in。
Alaina Sloo
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Super fun manga for the curious。 Each story was a mix of detection， action， a short archeology and/or history lesson and a a short survival tactics lesson。
Lou
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Okay， when I started to read this book， I was a bit disappointed because the story wasn’t captivating enough。 I even had to pause and wait a whole day before I picked up this book again。 However， as the story progressed， it became intriguing and addictive。 I’m super hyped about this series now！
Elinor Master of Gifs
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Suuuper sympa ！ Vraiment dans l'esprit Blake et Mortimer je trouve， on a des aventures toutes plus intéressantes， prenantes et cool les unes que les autres。 Dessin un chouille vieillot （mais alors vraiment un chouille） MAIS il est aussi très soigné donc ça passe comme une lettre à la poste。 Une très bonne lecture， je recommande。 Suuuper sympa ！ Vraiment dans l'esprit Blake et Mortimer je trouve， on a des aventures toutes plus intéressantes， prenantes et cool les unes que les autres。 Dessin un chouille vieillot （mais alors vraiment un chouille） MAIS il est aussi très soigné donc ça passe comme une lettre à la poste。 Une très bonne lecture， je recommande。 。。。more
Steve Chaput
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Taichi Keaton is an Oxford educated archaeologist working as a part-time lecturer at a university。 He also works as an insurance investigator for Lloyd’s of London。 He is also a former member of Special Forces where he taught survival techniques。His Lloyd assignments take him all around the world， often investigating thefts and even murders。 One of the nice things is that Urasawa will take a break from those cases to deal with Keaton’s domestic life or even crimes involving former Army team memb Taichi Keaton is an Oxford educated archaeologist working as a part-time lecturer at a university。 He also works as an insurance investigator for Lloyd’s of London。 He is also a former member of Special Forces where he taught survival techniques。His Lloyd assignments take him all around the world， often investigating thefts and even murders。 One of the nice things is that Urasawa will take a break from those cases to deal with Keaton’s domestic life or even crimes involving former Army team members。 。。。more
Eric
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Excellent: Japanese manga - character is a bit of a modern Sherlock Holmes/Indiana Jones mix。 Really fun！
Aoi
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Fun， but not very engrossing。 This was one of Urasawa's earliest works， but I plan on reading all of his better known ones this year Fun， but not very engrossing。 This was one of Urasawa's earliest works， but I plan on reading all of his better known ones this year 。。。more
Alana McCool
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I enjoyed this。 It has a very interesting character， he is an archeologist and insurance investigator， and very tough， but also has a spacey mind。 The stories all have a lot of history in them。
Andrew
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First few stories were fun， then got too wordy and technical for me。
Subashini
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3。5 stars， to be exact！ I found this absorbing and fun; the artwork is detailed and gorgeous， the stories compelling。 The main character is an archaeology lecturer who moonlights as an insurance investigator。 His previous training with the British SAS stands him in good stead in his adventures， but the history presented is thankfully not pro-empire （so far）。 Think a more taciturn， less annoying， scholarly MacGyver。
KW
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Recommended if you like: vignette manga， low-key protagonists， trivia， detective stories， well-researched fictionTriggers: Divorce， kidnapping， racial tension， real-life national strifes， murder， extortion， etc， abrupt endingsI'll just let this review stand for the series。 First of all， pick up anything by Naoki Urasawa and you will come away enlightened: maybe about humanity， maybe just about how Cornwall smells like mint， or how archaeology and insurance and military survival tactics go hand-i Recommended if you like: vignette manga， low-key protagonists， trivia， detective stories， well-researched fictionTriggers: Divorce， kidnapping， racial tension， real-life national strifes， murder， extortion， etc， abrupt endingsI'll just let this review stand for the series。 First of all， pick up anything by Naoki Urasawa and you will come away enlightened: maybe about humanity， maybe just about how Cornwall smells like mint， or how archaeology and insurance and military survival tactics go hand-in-hand。 It also helps that Urasawa has such a sense of presence in his style。 His characters come from a wide array of races--and these aren't beautiful faces in a glossy sense， but in a very human sense。 Moles， crooked noses， particular forehead wrinkles， period-style hair， carefully rendered clothing。 Urasawa uses the power of visual details to pack as many quirks and tics in as he can--like a glum insurance agent idly licking ice cream during work。 Moments such as these are a breath of fresh air。 The only thing I can nip at the series for is pacing; each vignette is so short that it often feels like it hits its conclusion too soon， but only because the stories are so packed with good ideas。 I know Hokusei Katsushika and Takashi Nagasaki are responsible for the stories here， and commended they should be， but Urasawa is just as brilliant in his other series （see Pluto， Monster）， which I highly recommend you visit as well。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Master Keaton uses his background in archaeology and S。A。S。 training to investigate insurance claims and find the truth。Just after I lost hope that I’d find a manga series I would like to read past the first volume， I read Master Keaton！ Thanks to my colleague， an ardent manga reader， who turned me in this direction！ Master Keaton is a quirky and intriguing character。 While I wish that an investigation lasted longer than one chapter （a few did stretch over 2 or 3 chapters）， I was interested enou Master Keaton uses his background in archaeology and S。A。S。 training to investigate insurance claims and find the truth。Just after I lost hope that I’d find a manga series I would like to read past the first volume， I read Master Keaton！ Thanks to my colleague， an ardent manga reader， who turned me in this direction！ Master Keaton is a quirky and intriguing character。 While I wish that an investigation lasted longer than one chapter （a few did stretch over 2 or 3 chapters）， I was interested enough to want to see more of him。 This was extremely enjoyable – and I already put the next two volumes on hold at my library。 。。。more
Chris
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A "fine" early work by Naoki Urasawa。 Reads like a USA Network "characters welcome" drama as a quirky archaeology professor & former SAS survival expert solves crimes while acting as an insurance investigator。 The storytelling develops as the stories go on， but it never comes close to his later heights with Pluto， 20th Century Boys， or even Monster。 A "fine" early work by Naoki Urasawa。 Reads like a USA Network "characters welcome" drama as a quirky archaeology professor & former SAS survival expert solves crimes while acting as an insurance investigator。 The storytelling develops as the stories go on， but it never comes close to his later heights with Pluto， 20th Century Boys， or even Monster。 。。。more
Ethan
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Like a cross between MacGuyver and Indiana Jones - I'll probably pick up the next couple of volumes the next time I'm in the graphic novel section of the library Like a cross between MacGuyver and Indiana Jones - I'll probably pick up the next couple of volumes the next time I'm in the graphic novel section of the library 。。。more
Angypants
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Master Keaton stories are smart， funny and well drawn。 And sort of silly， really。 :）。 I mean， the main character is an insurance investigator， who has a secret past。 That helps him fight bad guys and solve mysteries。
Bill
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Master Keaton appears to be a cram-school teacher with no ambition and even less attention span。。。 so why， one wonders， does he get hired for these globe-trotting art insurance investigations？ As the series progresses we see that his childish exterior hides a lot of skill and experience， not just in the arts， but survival， resourcefulness， and ingenuity as well。 He's more complex than that simple twist， though -- as the series progresses， we find out that he does have a genuinely childish， charm Master Keaton appears to be a cram-school teacher with no ambition and even less attention span。。。 so why， one wonders， does he get hired for these globe-trotting art insurance investigations？ As the series progresses we see that his childish exterior hides a lot of skill and experience， not just in the arts， but survival， resourcefulness， and ingenuity as well。 He's more complex than that simple twist， though -- as the series progresses， we find out that he does have a genuinely childish， charming， and occasionally bumbling side， particularly as we learn more about his family and his background。 When this volume gets into multi-chapter story lines and introduces his daughter， father， and other recurring characters， it really starts to shine， moreso than some of the early single-chapter stories in the volume。The art is rather well done， especially the background， landscape， and artwork drawings。 The artwork does have the occasional abrupt transitions that I tend to associate with manga， but here it is jarring in some places where a visual cue doesn't quite explain to me what happened or what the author is trying to say/focus on。 I'm looking forward to reading future volumes to learn more about this unique character， his family， and see how he handles further adventures。 。。。more
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