GetBackers story arcs

This article lists the story arcs of the manga version of GetBackers. More information can be found in the characters' descriptions. Also, the GB duo and the Honky Tonk crew are not listed in the returning characters' section.

5. Get Back the Magical Sunflower!
In this arc, the GB duo find themselves confronting a mysterious art thief named "Clayman". Their client is an art museum curator who wants them to get back a painting rumored to be Vincent Van Gogh's "13th Sunflower". But is the art thief really the bad guy, or have the duo been fooled by their client instead? Also, an old friend of Ban returns for some twists...


 * Contained in volumes: 5
 * New characters: Clayman
 * Returning ones: Kudo Himiko

6. The Battle to Retrieve Mugenjou's "IL"
The first major arc of the series, this story sees the Get Backers and their allies battling old friends and new enemies in Mugenjou for the device known only as IL. But what are MakubeX's true plans, and can the GB duo stop him in time?


 * Contained in volumes: 5 to 11
 * New characters: MakubeX, Kakei Jubei, Kagami Kyoji, Emishi Haruki, Fudou Takuma, Kakei Sakura, Teshimine Takeru, Radou Gen, Radou Ren
 * Returning ones: Akabane Kurodou, Kudo Himiko, Fuyuki Shido, Fuchouin Kazuki

7. Get Back the Arms of the Goddess!
The GB duo's old friend, Clayman, gives them their new job of getting back the arms of the Venus de Milo statue, before they are re-attached to the statue in front of a worldwide live audience. But, this means that they will have to forgo Hevn's offer. Being a professional, Hevn finds her substitutes (in the form of Shido and Emishi). The 2 teams are destined to cross each other's paths. However, they will need all the help they can get, for their opponents this time possess skills which they have never seen before...


 * Contained in volumes: 11 to 14
 * New characters: Miroku 7, the Professor, Hera, Mouuen Ryu, Kaito
 * Returning ones: Clayman, Akabane Kuroudo, Fuyuki Shido, Emishi Haruki

8. Kami no Kijitsu
When tasked to get back some wayward children, the GB duo gets involved in a card game from hell...literally! When Kazuki gets captured and their opponent turns out to be a disciple of the Witch Queen, Ban decides to look up an old lady from his past for help. But even with her assistance, can they succeed in their task of getting back the children, whom apparently have no intention of going home? Also, will the former partner of Kazuki and Jubei return to his senses, or will he perish in the battle to come?


 * Contained in volumes: 14 to 18
 * New characters: Maria Noches, Uryuu Toshiki, Lucifer, Sendou Rena, Kudo Yamato
 * Returning ones: Fuchouin Kazuki, Kudo Himiko, Kakei Jubei, Akabane Kuroudo, Fuyuki Shido

9. Get Back the Marlin Red!
The GB duo gets to brush up their history in this arc, when their client wants them to retrieve a case of red wine known as "Marlin Red" from a sunken World War II U-boat. But why will a simple case of red wine interest the yakuza? Also, an old friend of their client, together with a mysterious lady, is eyeing the case...


 * Contained in volumes: 18 and 19
 * New characters: Dokubachi
 * Returning ones: Maguruma Gouzou, Hishiki Ryuudou

10. Get Back the Eternal Bond!
The second major arc of the series, this story sees the GB duo and their allies taking sides in the war between the Maryuudo and the Kiryuudo. Fuyuki Shido had hired them in case Madoka is taken away from him. True enough, the Kiryuudo make off with the blind violinist; what plans do they have in store for her and Shido? Also, can the GB duo and their gang prevail against the 7 Champions of the Kiryuudo?


 * Contained in volumes: 19 to 25
 * New characters: Natsuki Amon, Haruki Kaoru, Agi Ryuuhou
 * Returning characters: Dokubachi, Kirihito, Kagami Kyoji, Akabane Kurodou, Kudo Himiko