Isabella Bird in Wonderland

Isabella Bird in Wonderland: Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
ふしぎの国のバード; (Fushigi no Kuni no Bādo)
Manga
Written by	Taiga Sassa (佐々大河, Sassa Taiga)
Published by	Enterbrain
English publisher	JP Kadokawa (bilingual)
Magazine	Harta
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	May 15, 2015 – present
Volumes	8
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Isabella Bird in Wonderland: Unbeaten Tracks in Japan (ふしぎの国のバード, Fushigi no Kuni no Bādo) is a manga series by Taiga Sassa (佐々大河, Sassa Taiga), published by Kadokawa, portraying Isabella Bird's exploration of Japan. It is serialized in the magazine Harta.^[1]

In May 2015 Kadokawa published the first tankōbon, and in 2018 it began publishing, within Japan, a bilingual Japanese-English version of the comic intended for Japanese people studying English. The bilingual version places the original Japanese text in the page margins with new English text taking its place. The bilingual comic volumes include a column from British journalist Ryohei Kawai (川合亮平 Kawai Ryōhei) and an interview with the author.^[1] Kadokawa also publishes the manga in Taiwan.^[2] The company publishes the manga in France, as Isabella Bird, femme exploratrice.^[3]

Characters[]

Isabella Bird (イザベラ・バード Isabera Bādo)
[ja] (伊藤鶴吉 Itō Tsurukichi) – Bird's translator and guide
James Hepburn (ジェームス・ヘボン Jēmusu Hebon) – He helps Bird find a translator
Sir Harry Parkes (ハリー・パークス Harī Pākusu) – The British Consul to Japan, he helps Bird get the travel documents needed for her journey
Fanny Parkes (ファニー・パークス Fanī Pākusu) – Harry Parkes's wife