Takemitsuzamurai
Takemitsuzamurai | |
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竹光侍 | |
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Genre | Historical[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Issei Eifuku |
Illustrated by | Taiyō Matsumoto |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 2006 – 2010 |
Volumes | 8 |
Takemitsuzamurai or Takemitsu Zamurai (竹光侍, lit. '"Bamboo Sword Samurai"') 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[]
Takemitsuzamurai 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.[4][5]
The manga was licensed in Spain by Glénat.[6][7]
Volume list[]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | December 15, 2006[4] | 978-4-09-181034-2 |
2 | May 30, 2007[8] | 978-4-09-181320-6 |
3 | October 30, 2007[9] | 978-4-09-181588-0 |
4 | March 28, 2008[10] | 978-4-09-181848-5 |
5 | September 30, 2008[11] | 978-4-09-182190-4 |
6 | April 30, 2009[12] | 978-4-09-182476-9 |
7 | October 30, 2009[13] | 978-4-09-182736-4 |
8 | April 28, 2010[5] | 978-4-09-183119-4 |
Reception[]
It won the Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2007.[14] It also won the Grand Prize at the 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2011.[15] It was nominated for Best Comic at the 2012 Angoulême International Comics Festival.[16]
References[]
- ^ Kosaka, Kris (November 26, 2016). "A dark, bittersweet childhood becomes a manga masterpiece". The Japan Times. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
[The] historical manga “Takemitsu Zamurai,” which traces the life of a masterless samurai in feudal Japan.
- ^ "Taiyō Matsumoto's ~30th Anniversary Exhibit~Event Report - Manga Planet". Manga Planet. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ スピ「創魂」にたがみよしひさ。大洋「竹光侍」最終回. Natalie (in Japanese). March 15, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 竹光侍 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 竹光侍 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Takemitsu Zamurai vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ chibisake (21 October 2011). "La situación de 'Takemitsu Zamurai' con Glénat". Deculture (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ 竹光侍 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ 竹光侍 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ 竹光侍 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ 竹光侍 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ 竹光侍 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ 竹光侍 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced". Anime News Network. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Drifting Life, St. Young Men, More Nominated at France's Angoulême". Anime News Network. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links[]
- "Taiyō Matsumoto's ~30th Anniversary Exhibit~Event Report". Manga Planet. July 18, 2018.
- Takemitsuzamurai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2006 manga
- Historical anime and manga
- Samurai in anime and manga
- Seinen manga
- Shogakukan manga
- Taiyō Matsumoto
- Winner of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (Grand Prize)