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was a short-lived Manga series, created by Kazuya Minekura . It currently only exists as a single volume 'Pilot Edition' due to difficulties in serialization. It follows the story of three young men hired by a mysterious company to participate in a business game, a way for companies to gamble against each other for corporate secrets. Only eleven chapters of this series were ever published before the magazine in which it was serialized went under. While the artist, Kazuya Minekura, claims in the re-released Pilot Edition to still have interest in finishing the series and characters from it appear in her regularly released art books, no word has been given on when the series will be picked up again. It is, however, notable in that, despite its short-lived run, it has managed to retain an almost cult-like popularity status amongst her fans and, due to this, has been brought to the United States by Tokyopop . PLOT An illegal dog-fight conducted in strict secrecy, the ''Bus Game'' is a battle simulation game where gamers are selected by various corporations to compete three-on-three on a battleground which is usually inside Tokyo. The teams are divided into "HOME" and "AWAY". The "HOME" team is given a disk containing their corporation's secret files to protect while the "AWAY" team attempts to steal the disk. The "AWAY" team wins if they are able to steal the disk within the given time limit where the "HOME" team wins if they are able to keep their disk safe. The game information and details are distributed to the gamers via mini-disk. The businesses participating in the Bus Game wager large amounts of money on each game, watching the action from a distance. In other words, the Bus Games is a gambling pass-time in which the gamers are pawns for their amusement. In exchange for putting their lives at stake, the gamers stand to gain large amount of money, through their contracts and through winning each match of the Bus Game. When three complete strangers, Mishiba Toki, Nakajyo Nobuto and Saitoh Kazuo, are hired by a corporation to compete in the Bus Game, they are given the team code of "Team AAA" (Triple Anonymous). This group of three who differ entirely from their living environment and values to protect each other’s lives --- but without mutually wiping out their mistrust of each other or prying into each other's privacy, it would be the worst sort of teamwork, conflicting in every way. They only have one point in common, simply that each of them need a large amount of money for their individual circumstances. And to get the large monetary award, they must play in the game despite their very own lives being at stake. CHARACTERS Mishiba Toki 【美柴鴇】
A student at a Design trade school. Raised in an Aikido Dojo which explains his 2nd degree in black belt in Karate , 4th in Akido and 1st in Kendo , he excels at martial arts without weapons in general, but his outward appearance is delicate as a Kozuka (knife attached to the sheath of a sword). He’s short of height but secretly complex. Expressionless and reticent, and doesn’t show at a glance what he’s thinking, but there’s rumors that he’s actually unexpectedly just zoning off. He doesn’t talk, but he’s always sleepy or hungry. The bar manager at his job is his surrogate older brother, and he opens his heart only to him. Currently he lives alone in a one room apartment, and the circumstances of his family is unknown. It seems he had a twin brother named “Shigi”. He currently works part-time as a bartender, and a tape copier. His favorite food is salmon. He gets in a sort-of good mood when he eats Salmon Onigiri (Though he doesn’t show it). He can easily be distinguished by the weird outfits he wear. Nakajyo Nobuto 【中条伸人】
Nakajyo is currently a college student, medical faculty. Actually the third son heir to a serious illness hospital, he is currently legally disowned, and isn’t going to college. Tall and muscular, if you look at him closely he’s a good man, but usually his hair is long enough to hide his eyes. He now lives in a 6 foot apartment, but it seems there’s always women in his room (But each time it’s a different woman) Cool and completely realistic, he’s a nihilist who has great confidence in himself. However, he’s good at taking care of people, and as the eldest, he exists as the leader of AAA. Strong is strong, but he has experience in brawls rather than grappling, and he is a man who doesn’t hesitate in the face of violence. Although he has accepted equal responsibility as an active team member for the time being, there remains the possibility at some crucial moment he might abandon AAA if it was to his personal advantage.His favorite food is drinking alcohol, and he’s a heavy smoker that usually smokes Cabin cigarettes. His current jobs are as a lecturer in a Shogi classroom, guard, holding 2 or more jobs at a day labor place as a manual laborer. Saitoh Kazuo 【斉藤一雄】
He is currently a Senior High school student. Presently he’s a normal youth who is the only son of the Saitoh house, helping run a small electronics store, but he lost both of his parents at a very young age. He’s tall to the point where one would ask “What did you eat to get so big?”, his insides are empty, and to get right to the point, he’s an energetic idiot. In fact, in his own way, he’s a large dog of a boy that is sensitive to the subtle feelings of those around him. Forced to be friends with Nakajyo and Mishiba, they are fond of him but usually he's a burden. He never fights, but he’s good with machines, and oddly enough he excels at the ability to reason through puzzles and memory problems. His hobby is video games. His favorite foods are hamburgers and spaghetti. His current job is, secretly, he’s the convenience store clerk at his school. DRAMA CD
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