The manga also tapped into the postwar Japanese fascination with James Bond-style spycraft and international intrigue.
Golgo 13 by Takao Saito is the longest-running manga still in publication. It was a Japanese take on the suave and skilled assassin/spy archetype that was popularized in the 60s. The manga also tapped into the postwar Japanese fascination with James Bond-style spycraft and international intrigue.