Jesus (manga)

Jesus is a 1990's shounen manga, that later came to include a 2000-2004 crossover with Yami no Aegis, and a 2009-present crossover with Until Death Do Us Part, as well as its own sequel.

Jesus is a world renowned assassin, feared by many a Mook and wanted by almost every government organization out there. One day, he gets the bright idea to steal one ton of heroin from a Yakuza group, fake his own death, skip town and then profit from the stolen drugs. However, he soon hits a snag in his plan, and things go from bad to worse. His fake visa isn’t ready for him to leave the country yet, the body double they used is a high school history teacher, and to top it all off, the drugs get sealed inside a reinforced blackboard, and hung up in the very school his body double worked at.

And so begins the tale of how Jesus became an assassin-turned-history teacher. The manga, crossovers and sequel all follow Jesus as he adapts to a "normal" life, all whilst keeping his real identity a secret, and protecting numerous innocents from all of the enemies after him.

Not to be confused with... well... y'know... the religious figure.

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This series provides examples of:

 * Anti Hero: Jesus, most definitely. Sure, he may do bad things (to even worse people) for the greater good, but he’s still not willing to go out of his way to help people.
 * Proven when he raids the Shibayamagumi HQ, and  He has a few moments where he tries to justify saving her, and insists to himself he's not doing it to be a nice guy.
 * Also, earlier when the same Yakuza group launched a driver-less logging truck at the school, his first thought was to protect the heroin housed inside, not the students and faculty.
 * Appropriated Appellation: Jesus earned his moniker due to that name supposedly being invoked by his targets & cannon fodder right before they die.
 * Badass: Jesus in general. So badass, that when he saved  he was able to wrench a guy out of an open car window, while sitting on the roof of the speeding car.
 * Bad Guy Bar: The Nest Of Geese is Jesus’s hang out in the original manga, when he's not teaching. It's later revealed to be a central hub for all sorts of mercenaries and guns-for-hire.
 * Badass Longcoat: Jesus wears one when he's "on the job".
 * Cool Shades: Jesus sports a pair of these on a mission in Brazil.
 * Cool Old Guy: Kashihara, the owner of Nest of Geese.
 * Crossover: Jesus shows up later in Until Death Do Us Part and Yami no Aegis, and in the sequel characters from those two series also show up.
 * Improvised Weapon: At one point, Jesus shoots out the tires on a truck with screws.
 * Jerkass: Good god, Togawa. He didn't start out one as it is implied he was a friendly art student in the past before a nasty incident made him unable to paint. Also a Jerk With a Heart of Gold since Togawa would protect people he truly cares about.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Jesus shows a bit of this, when he’s even nice enough to take  home after he saves her.
 * Togawa, like Jesus is also this. He's a delinquent, but he's never been shown actually bullying anyone. His status as one is more because he fights a lot.
 * Not So Different: Jesus admits he was exactly like Togawa when he was young. Possibly counts as Foreshadowing of Togawa's potential future self, especially with Jesus as a teacher.
 * Revolvers Are Just Better: Jesus’s main weapon is a .357 Colt Python.
 * Took a Level In Badass: Thanks to Training From Hell,
 * Training From Hell: Jesus
 * Viewer Gender Confusion: Misaki Kaoru, full stop.
 * Yakuza: Jesus has had dealings with them.
 * Viewer Gender Confusion: Misaki Kaoru, full stop.
 * Yakuza: Jesus has had dealings with them.