The Japanese manga series GetBackers was written by Yuya Aoki and illustrated by Rando Ayamine.
The team is primarily composed by Ban Mido, a man with the ability of 200 kilograms-force in his right hand and an illusionary technique called the "Evil Eye".
[3] In February 2009, Kodansha published a one-shot chapter from the series in their Magazine Special journal.
The anime series, which premiered on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) on October 5, 2002 and ended on September 20, 2003.
[4] GetBackers is licensed for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop, who first announced it in the Anime Expo 2004 in July 2003.