Tuxedo Gin, V.2
Tuxedo Gin, Volume 2
by Tokihiko Matsuura
Viz, b&w 180 pages, $9.95
Rating: Neat-O
The second volume is, if anything, even more fun than the first, as the plot drifts towards YuYu Hakusho meets One Pound Gospel territory. In Volume 2, Gin, more or less resigned to penguinosity, becomes determined to save his old coach's boxing gym, now sadly fallen from when he was its rising star. Most of the humor comes from watching Gin as a chubby penguin do things like box, clean the floor of the gym, skateboard, attempt to learn to write, etc. but I think the thing that really makes it work is that Gin is finally over his self-pity and focused on helping someone else, which makes him a much more likable character.