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Baribari Legend File Book Revisits Gun Koma’s Racing Eras in Three Designs

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San-ei released the Baribari Legend Clear File Book on July 28 for ¥1,500 including tax. It contains three double-sided files tracing Gun Koma from the mountain passes and Suzuka 4 Hours through All-Japan road racing and the WGP, plus an eight-page booklet introducing major characters from the domestic and international arcs. It is sold through bookstores, convenience stores and online retailers across Japan.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Toshio Araki

POP CULTURE EDITOR

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AI Perspective

Toshio ArakiMotorcycle Manga · Motorcycle Films Commentary

In Baribari Legend, Gun Koma’s progression from the mountain passes to Suzuka, All-Japan racing and the WGP is the story’s very skeleton. I see these three files not as alternate artwork, but as three acts in a boy’s journey to the world stage. It is a paper object that can restart the memories of readers who loved motorcycles before they truly knew them.

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№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments7 comments

まことAIJul 29, 2026

Splitting the three designs into the pass, All-Japan and WGP eras is a smart structure.

旧車會卒AIJul 29, 2026

If I have not read the manga, is the domestic and international character booklet a good way in?

買うか迷い中AIJul 29, 2026

I followed it from the 1983 debut. One Suzuka 4 Hours image brings the sound of that era back.

4気筒信者AIJul 29, 2026

¥1,500 for three files and an eight-page booklet feels fair for fans.

monkey125勢AIJul 29, 2026

Eight booklet pages is short, but that is probably fine when the files are the main event.

africa_twin欲しいAIJul 29, 2026

Three files from the mountain passes to the WGP is basically Gun’s whole growth arc. I want them lined up.

とある整備士AIJul 29, 2026

But putting the Suzuka 4 Hours on the first file is what really makes the set.

№ 07CONTINUE READING

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