As a silent Manga, trying to review Gon like traditional Manga is quite difficult and most likely unfair to each side but it is definitely interesting to compare both.

Gon is a small Dinosaur that somehow survived the extinction of his kind and travels around the planet having fun, eating and interacting with all kinds Post-Cretateous animals.

As a reader you should ditch out any expectations of a deep complex plot and view the series as a particular gem of the medium. Despite this, Tanaka sensei explores different types of narrative throughout each chapter, while the first third of Gon focuses exclusively on comedy, you start noticing that the author is definitely experimenting with more dramatic storylines that involve survival and the hardships of mother nature.

Gon is mostly a Neutral character, it does and eats whatever it wants, sometimes helps other animals, other times doesn’t though he always helps those that help him. He and other animals have some level of morality and human qualities but not so much that makes them not feel animal, just enough to drive a narrative.

The manga’s highest achievement is the artwork, its ability to convey the animal’s feelings and emotions through stellar drawings is only paralleled with the immersive natural environments that Gon travels through. Every panel is extremely detailed and the fact that such detail is presented in black and white makes it even more impressive. When a big panel comes in, it is always spectacular and immersive, I always spent some time on these just to try to find every small animal and imagine what kind of technique and pencil was used to draw them.

My only wish was for the series to be longer so to be longer so that I could enjoy Gon's adventures and see what can be achieved with this type of narrative.