Caravan Kidd

Caravan Kidd
Volumes 1-5 of Caravan Kidd
キャラバン キッド (Kyaraban Kiddo)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Manga
Written by	Johji Manabe
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Shōnen Sunday Super
Original run	1986 – 1989
Volumes	5

Caravan Kidd (キャラバン キッド, Kyaraban Kiddo) is a shōnen science fiction manga by Johji Manabe. It was published in the United States and Canada in English by Dark Horse Comics.

Plot

Wataru and his partner Babo, two black market merchants with no morals to speak of, get caught up in a battle between the Helgebard Empire and the mysterious girl Mian Toris. To reward Wataru for saving her life, Mian collars both Wataru and Babo and declares them to be her pets. While dragging them across the continent, they learn that Mian's destination is a head-on confrontation with Shion, the empress of the Helgebard Empire itself, at Kyuraweil Keep.

Characters

Wataru

A human black marketeer and partner of Babo who gets caught up in Mian's scheme to destroy the Helgebard Empire.

Mian Toris

A young lady whose sword can even destroy armored tanks. In reality, she is a "Breaker", a highly advanced combat android with enhanced physical capabilities.

Babo

An Akogi businessman of non-existent moral character, motivated only by the acquisition of more wealth.

Empress Shion

Supreme commander of Helgebard; she rules with an iron fist but her fate seems inextricably bound with Mian's.

External links

• Caravan Kidd (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia