GetBackers

Ginji Amano and Ban Mido are superhuman operatives known as the GetBackers, a freelance repossession team based in a disreputable district of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Specializing in the recovery of lost or stolen items, they claim an exceptionally high success rate, undertaking assignments that frequently involve perilous and unusual circumstances. Their targets vary widely, from mundane personal belongings to components of advanced weaponry. Their exploits are often intertwined with their own complex histories.

A significant portion of their endeavors takes place within the Infinity Fortress, an enigmatic structure composed of interconnected condemned buildings, functioning as a self-sustained microcosm. The Fortress is divided into three distinct regions: Lower Town, the lowest and most subterranean sector; the Beltline, a hazardous intermediary zone; and Babylon City, the highest level. Babylon City serves as the domain of the Brain Trust, the clandestine organization responsible for the Fortress's creation, and is also the residence of Ginji's mother. It is later revealed that Babylon City constitutes the true reality, while the external world exists as a virtual construct. Access to Babylon City is permitted exclusively to those who prevail in the Ogre Battle, a combat tournament whose victors earn the right to reshape reality as they see fit.

Yuya Aoki conceived the idea of GetBackers two years before it started serialization. By that time he had few notes about it. Aoki remembers giving many troubles to his editor when he started writing it, but was glad he could finish it. The character of Ban Mido was originally meant to appear in another series from Aoki, but his editor liked it and wanted it to be one of the manga's protagonists. Ginji was meant to appear in the series, but his original personality was first meant to belong to Ban.

The GetBackers manga has had over 18 million copies in circulation. English volumes from the manga have also been popular, appearing various times in Diamond Comic's rankings of best selling graphic novels. Anime News Network's Liann Cooper has commented on the manga, praising for using the "simple concept" in order to create an entertaining plot. The manga has been noted to have a large number of types of fan service, showing several kinds of beautiful women and noted a "relationship" between the two main characters and giving the series a nice bishōnen tone.

The art of Rando Ayamine has been praised for having the dark and gritty mood emphasizes he makes in the series making readers think that the Jagan scene of Ban Mido is a "horrifying nightmare". The Tokyopop translation of the manga has been criticized for making the main characters sound like gangsters giving them strange dialogues. Cooper later noted that readers from Clamp's works or Rurouni Kenshin would find GetBackers appealing due to the several aspects it has. He still found issues with Tokyopop's translation, but still found the final product entertaining, also complimenting the series' comedy.