Takemitsuzamurai Explained
is a Japanese historical samurai manga series written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It was published in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits seinen manga magazine, with its chapters collected in eight wideban volumes.
Plot
Takemitsu Zamurai follows the story of masterless samurai Senō Sōichirō.[2]
Publication
Takemitsu Zamurai is written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 2006 to 2010.[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in eight wideban volumes, released from December 15, 2006, to April 28, 2010.
The manga was licensed in Spain by Glénat[4] [5] and in France by Kana.[6]
Volumes
Reception
Takemitsu Zamurai won the Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2007.[7] It also won the Grand Prize at the 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2011.[8] It was nominated for Best Comic at the 2012 Angoulême International Comics Festival.[9]
Manga critic Natsume Fusanosuke calls the series a "fascinating work" and understands it less as a manga and more as an example of jidaimono, a genre of classic popular novels with historical themes.[10]
See also
Further reading
Notes and References
- Web site: Kosaka. Kris. A dark, bittersweet childhood becomes a manga masterpiece. The Japan Times. July 29, 2018. November 26, 2016. [The] historical manga “Takemitsu Zamurai,” which traces the life of a masterless samurai in feudal Japan.. July 30, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180730050249/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/11/26/books/book-reviews/dark-bittersweet-childhood-becomes-manga-masterpiece/. live.
- News: Taiyō Matsumoto's ~30th Anniversary Exhibit~Event Report - Manga Planet. 2018-07-18. Manga Planet. 2018-07-19. en-US. 2018-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180719113741/https://mangaplanet.jp/taiyo-matsumoto-30th-anniversary-exhibit/. dead.
- Web site: ja:スピ「創魂」にたがみよしひさ。大洋「竹光侍」最終回. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/29042. Natalie. January 8, 2021. ja. March 15, 2010. January 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111172627/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/29042. live.
- Web site: Takemitsu Zamurai vo. 30 July 2014. manga-news.com. fr. August 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042629/http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/serie-vo/Takemitsu-Zamurai-vo. live.
- Web site: La situación de 'Takemitsu Zamurai' con Glénat. chibisake. 21 October 2011. 30 July 2014. Deculture. es. August 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808035404/http://www.deculture.es/2011/10/21/la-situacion-de-takemitsu-zamurai-en-glenat/. live.
- Web site: Samourai Bambou (le) - Manga série. 2023-07-16. manga-news.com. fr. July 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230716105043/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/serie/Samourai-Bambou-le. live.
- Web site: Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards. 4 December 2007. 30 July 2014. Anime News Network. July 10, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090710000813/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-04/coo-gurren-lagann-kafka-win-media-arts-awards. live.
- Web site: 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced. 2 May 2011. 30 July 2014. Anime News Network. June 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170615020650/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-02/15th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-winners-announced. live.
- Web site: Drifting Life, St. Young Men, More Nominated at France's Angoulême. 7 December 2011. 30 July 2014. Anime News Network. September 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140917064831/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-07/drifting-life-st-young-men-more-nominated-at-france-angouleme. live.
- Furanosuke. Natsume. September 20, 2021. Making it Just in Time: Author-Creator Matsumoto Taiyō. The Comics Journal. July 24, 2023. July 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230724203420/https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1160&context=wll_fac. live.
