The Summit of the Gods explained

Ja Kanji:神々の山嶺
Ja Romaji:Kamigami no Itadaki
Genre:Historical
Type:manga
Author:Jiro Taniguchi
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Business Jump
First:2000
Last:2003
Volumes:5
Type:live film
Everest: Kamigami no Itadaki
Director:Hideyuki Hirayama
Music:Takashi Kako
Studio:Kadokawa Corporation
Animated film
Content:

is a manga series written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. Based on a 1998 novel by Baku Yumemakura,[1] it follows Fukamachi, a photographer who finds a camera supposedly belonging to George Mallory, a mountaineer who went missing on Mount Everest, and goes on a mountain-climbing adventure along with his friend Habu Joji.[2]

Release

The manga was originally serialized in the magazine Business Jump by Shueisha between May 2000 and July 2003 issues.[3] It was collected into five tankōbon published between December 15, 2000, and March 20, 2003,[4] [5] then re-released in bunkoban between October 18, 2006, and January 18, 2007.[6] [7] An English-language version was licensed by British company Fanfare/Ponent Mon in 2007.[8] On July 23, 2009, its first volume was released,[9] and the last was released on July 31, 2015.[10] It has also been published in French by Kana in 2004–2005,[11] German by Schreiber & Leser,[12] and Spanish by Ponent Mon.[13]

Reception

In 2001, it was awarded a prize for excellence by the Agency for Cultural Affairs at the Japan Media Arts Festival, which praised its "powerful illustrations [that] seem to transport the reader right up into the mountains."[14] Its English adaptation received a nomination for Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel and Outstanding Series in 2010.[2] The fourth English volume also was nominated at the 2014 Eisner Award in the category "Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia".[15]

Adaptations

Live-action film

The manga was adapted into a live-action film,, directed by Hideyuki Hirayama and starring Junichi Okada, Hiroshi Abe and Machiko Ono.[16] [17] Distributed by Asmik Ace Entertainment and Toho, it was released on March 12, 2016,[18] and grossed .[19]

Animated film

See main article: The Summit of the Gods (film). In January 2015, an international co-production was announced between French Julianne Films, Belgian Walking The Dog and Luxembourg Mélusine Productions to create an animated film based on The Summit of the Gods.[20] Éric Valli and Jean-Christophe Roger were set direct the film, with Didier Brunner as producer.[21] In June 2020, it was announced the film would instead be directed by Patrick Imbert, with scripts by Imbert, Magali Pouzol, and Jean-Charles Ostorero, and music composed by Amine Bouhafa.[22] In August 2021, Netflix announced that it will be distributing the film to select movie theaters in the United States on November 24, 2021.[23] It will then be followed by its streaming service debut on November 30.

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garrity . Shaenon K. . Summit of the Gods - House of 1000 Manga . . November 29, 2014 . November 27, 2014 . December 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141201033643/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2014-11-27/summit-of-the-gods/.81485 . live .
  2. Web site: Red Snow, Summit of the Gods Nominated for Ignatz Awards . August 19, 2010 . Anime News Network . November 29, 2014 . December 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141202174606/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-19/red-snow-summit-of-the-gods-nominated-for-ignatz-awards . live .
  3. Web site: 神々の山嶺(いただき) . . November 29, 2014 . Japanese . December 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205155237/http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB10306267 . live .
  4. Web site: 神々の山嶺 1 / 愛蔵版コミックス . https://web.archive.org/web/20030501093817/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-782567-1&mode=1 . May 1, 2003 . Shueisha . October 29, 2016 . Japanese.
  5. Web site: 神々の山嶺 5 / 愛蔵版コミックス . https://web.archive.org/web/20030717123353/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-782788-7&mode=1 . July 17, 2003 . Shueisha . October 29, 2016 . Japanese.
  6. Web site: 神々の山嶺 1 / 集英社文庫(コミック版) . Shueisha . November 29, 2014 . Japanese . November 30, 2014 . https://archive.today/20141130082036/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-618527-X . live .
  7. Web site: 神々の山嶺 5 / 集英社文庫(コミック版) . Shueisha . November 29, 2014 . Japanese . November 30, 2014 . https://archive.today/20141130082037/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-618531-8 . live .
  8. Web site: Fanfare Adds to List of 2007 Releases . April 27, 2007 . Anime News Network . November 29, 2014 . December 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205010847/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-27/fanfare-adds-to-list-of-2007-releases . live .
  9. Book: Summit of the Gods Vol.1 . .
  10. Book: Summit of the Gods, The: Volume 5 . .
  11. Web site: Le Sommet des Dieux tome 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120117025829/http://www.mangakana.com/manga/sommet-dieux-t1,138 . January 17, 2012 . . November 29, 2014 . French.
  12. Web site: Gipfel der Götter 1 – Kamigami no itadaki . Schreiber & Leser . November 29, 2014 . German . December 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218153828/http://www.schreiberundleser.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=cPath=3_33#tag268 . live .
  13. Web site: La cumbre de los dioses . Ponent Mon . November 29, 2014 . Spanish . December 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205205823/http://www.ponentmon.com/comics-castellano/taniguchi/la-cumbre-de-los-dioses-vol-1/index.html . live .
  14. Web site: Excellence Award - Kamigami no Itadaki . . November 29, 2014 . December 4, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204224511/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2001/manga/works/05m_KamigaminoItadaki/ . live .
  15. Web site: Suehiro Maruo's The Strange Tale of Panorama Island Manga Nominated for Eisner Award . April 15, 2014 . Anime News Network . November 29, 2014 . December 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205010904/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-15/suehiro-maruo-the-strange-tale-of-panorama-island-manga-nominated-for-eisner-award . live .
  16. Web site: 阿部寛が「岡田准一になりたい」 「エヴェレスト 神々の山嶺」撮影秘話 . February 9, 2016 . Asahi Shimbun Digital . October 29, 2016 . Japanese . October 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161030075638/http://www.asahi.com/and_M/information/SDI2016020585901.html . live .
  17. Web site: 岡田准一、エヴェレストに挑戦! 夢枕獏「神々の山嶺」映画化で主演 . February 19, 2015 . CinemaCafe.net . October 31, 2015 . Japanese . February 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220226055719/https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2015/02/19/29494.html . live .
  18. Web site: 岡田准一、感激 皇太子ご一家が主演映画観賞 ネパール大地震復興チャリティー . March 9, 2016 . . October 29, 2016 . February 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220226055713/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2068180/full/ . live .
  19. Web site: 2016年 上半期作品別興行収入 (10億以上) . July 25, 2016 . Toho . October 29, 2016 . Japanese . September 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910013314/http://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS05040/df671897/413f/4a4f/bb5b/cd5fe820bc81/20160805115754196s.pdf . live .
  20. Web site: Summit of the Gods Manga Gets French CG Animated Film . January 20, 2015 . Anime News Network . October 29, 2016 . October 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161030225617/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-20/summit-of-the-gods-manga-gets-french-cg-animated-film/.83503 . live .
  21. Web site: Premières images du film du Sommet des Dieux . March 4, 2016 . Catsuka . October 29, 2016 . French . October 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161030075008/http://www.catsuka.com/news/2016-03-04/premieres-images-du-film-du-sommet-des-dieux-par-folivari . live .
  22. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. June 18, 2020. French CG Film Summit of the Gods Unveils New Teaser, 2021 Debut. October 27, 2021. Anime News Network. October 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025203833/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-18/french-cg-film-summit-of-the-gods-unveils-new-teaser-2021-debut/.160757. live.
  23. Web site: Netflix Acquires Patrick Imbert's 'The Summit of the Gods' for Cinemas & Streaming. Milligan. Mercedes. Animation Magazine. August 31, 2021. August 31, 2021. October 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025201928/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/netflix-acquires-patrick-imberts-the-summit-of-the-gods-for-cinemas-streaming/. live.