Reborn!

Reborn!

Reborn!, known in Japan as , is a comedy manga written and illustrated by Akira Amano.

Reborn! about a boy, Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada, who is chosen to become a mafia boss. Tsuna unwillingly undergoes training from Reborn, an assassin from Italy. Timoteo a.k.a. "Vongola IX," the head of the Vongola Famiglia ("Famiglia" is "family" in Italian), sent Reborn to train Tsuna; the first Vongola boss moved to Japan, and Tsuna was his great-great-great grandfather; the other candidates for the position of the head of the Vongola family died. Enrico, who was the leading candidate to become "Vongola X", died in a gun battle. Massimo, the second, "sleeps with the fishes." Federico, the favored son, was found as a pile of bones. For these reasons, Tsuna is the only remaining heir.

Reborn's main instrument of choice in teaching Tsuna is the Deathperation Shot ('dying will bullet' in the Japanese versions) which will make the person be "reborn" as a stronger self intent on fulfilling his dying will.

The manga is published in Japan by Shueisha's Jump Comics imprint.

Viz Media recently licensed this series for release in the US in October of 2006; the title will simply be "Reborn!" , removing "Katekyo Hitman" from the title for unknown reasons.

Characters

Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada (沢田綱吉 Sawada Tsunayoshi, ツナ Tsuna) - Tsuna is an unwilling hitman-in-training. The reason Tsuna was recruited was because the first Vongola boss moved to Japan. Tsuna is his great-great-great grandson. The other candidates for the position of the head of the Vongola family died. Before Reborn finds Tsuna, Tsuna is known as "Loser Tsuna" for his poor grades and bad luck.
Reborn (リボーン) - The impish hitman who drags Tsuna into becoming a hitman. The head of the Vongola Famiglia sent Reborn to train Tsuna. When at Tsuna's school, Reborn usually hides in the fire extinguisher cabinet. Reborn uses "Ciao-su" (a mix of the Italian "ciao" and the Japanese "osu", which is a casual male greeting equivalent to the English "Yo!" or "Wassup!")
Hayato Gokudera (獄寺隼人 Gokudera Hayato) - A transfer student to Tsuna's class. Hayato, who had previously studied in Italy, is a demolition expert nicknamed "Smokin' Bomb Hayato." Hayato tests Tsuna's worthiness for becoming the heir to the Vongola Famiglia.
Takeshi Yamamoto (山本武 Yamamoto Takeshi) - Takeshi is the popular baseball star of Tsuna's school. He becomes friends with Tsuna, and Reborn tries to recruit him into the Vongola Famiglia.
Kyoko Sasagawa (笹川京子 Sasagawa Kyōko) - The girl that Tsuna admires.
Ryuhei Sasagawa (笹川了平 Sasagawa Ryūhei)
Leon - Reborn's chameleon companion, who sits on Reborn's fedora
Lambo (ランボ) - A 5-year old assassin affiliated with the Bovino Famiglia who comes to Japan to kill Reborn. "Bovino" means "cow" in Italian.
Kyoya Hibari (雲雀恭弥 Hibari Kyōya)
Haru Miura (三浦ハル Miura Haru)
Nana Sawada (沢田奈々 Sawada Nana) - Tsuna's mother
Hana Sawada (黒川花 Sawada Hana)
Iemitsu Sawada (沢田家光 Sawada Iemitsu) - Tsuna's father. Iemitsu is the great-great grandson of the first Vongola boss.
Timoteo a.k.a. Vongola IX - The head of the Vongola crime family. Vongola means "clam" in Italian.

External links

[Shueisha's Reborn page] (Japanese)

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