漫画ゴラクスペシャル [Manga Goraku Special]

From 2015 to 2020, Nihon Bungeisha published 58 issues of Manga Goraku Special, a sibling title to the long-running Manga Goraku that focused on mature, standalone stories and shorter series. Known for its gritty crime dramas, yakuza tales, and slice-of-life vignettes, the magazine featured work by veteran creators like Hiroshi Takahashi and Yūji Horii, offering a grittier, more experimental counterpoint to its parent publication. It stands as a compact but vital snapshot of late-2010s Japanese genre comics, capturing the raw energy of the era's pulp storytelling.