Cast: TANIGUCHI Jiro
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Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child’s toy? To stop and observe the birds? To play in the puddles after a storm? To go down to the sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan – often silent, often alone – with his vivid dreams that let time stand still.
Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child’s toy? To stop and observe the birds? To play in the puddles after a storm? To go down to the sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan – often silent, often alone – with his vivid dreams that let time stand still.
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Garouden is the story of a muscular man named Bunshichi Tanba who trained hard for five years to get his revenge on Kajiwara, the only man to have defeated him in a fight.
Garouden is the story of a muscular man named Bunshichi Tanba who trained hard for five years to get his revenge on Kajiwara, the only man to have defeated him in a fight.
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Middle-aged salaryman Hiroshi Nakahara accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown to visit his mother’s grave. Then for reasons he can’t explain, Hiroshi is transported back in time, and discovers that he’s an 8th grader again, but with all of his adult memories intact.Can he, or should he try to change the decisions he made before? But more importantly, can he find his way back to the present day, or is he stuck in the past?
Middle-aged salaryman Hiroshi Nakahara accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown to visit his mother’s grave. Then for reasons he can’t explain, Hiroshi is transported back in time, and discovers that he’s an 8th grader again, but with all of his adult memories intact.Can he, or should he try to change the decisions he made before? But more importantly, can he find his way back to the present day, or is he stuck in the past?
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Icaro is a thrilling manga science fiction adventure in the tradition of Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Clamp's sf sagas. Icaro is the mind-bending, fast-paced adventure of a young man, Icaro, with the ability to fly and a young woman, Yukiko, who risks her life -- and more -- to help Icaro achieve his dream. Best of all, it capitalizes on Taniguchi's ability to depict a vast and oppressive advanced science laboratory that has made Icaro its guinea pig and will use all its resources to keep him imprisoned for study. Icaro's fight for freedom and Yukiko's sacrifice to aid him make this one of the most inspiring manga stories as well as a pioneering collaboration between East and West with originality.Cyberpunk adventure and the quest for freedom.
Icaro is a thrilling manga science fiction adventure in the tradition of Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Clamp's sf sagas. Icaro is the mind-bending, fast-paced adventure of a young man, Icaro, with the ability to fly and a young woman, Yukiko, who risks her life -- and more -- to help Icaro achieve his dream. Best of all, it capitalizes on Taniguchi's ability to depict a vast and oppressive advanced science laboratory that has made Icaro its guinea pig and will use all its resources to keep him imprisoned for study. Icaro's fight for freedom and Yukiko's sacrifice to aid him make this one of the most inspiring manga stories as well as a pioneering collaboration between East and West with originality.Cyberpunk adventure and the quest for freedom.
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Five short stories. - Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.
Five short stories. - Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.
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14 pages short story which originally appeared in AERA COMIC'S "Nippon no Manga" anthology.To get anything other than the pretty pictures out of this short story, one should have read Natsume Souseki's Sanshiro.
14 pages short story which originally appeared in AERA COMIC'S "Nippon no Manga" anthology.To get anything other than the pretty pictures out of this short story, one should have read Natsume Souseki's Sanshiro.
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Five short stories. The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.
Five short stories. The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.
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Published as the Hitobito Series (人びとシリーズ):
- The Keyaki Tree (欅の木)
- The White Rocking Horse (白い木馬)
- The Reunion (再会)
- My Brother’s Life (兄の暮らし)
- The Umbrella (雨傘)
- At the Art Gallery (絵画館付近)
- Through the Forest (林を抜けて)
- His Hometown (彼の故郷)Published as the Hitobito Series (人びとシリーズ):
- The Keyaki Tree (欅の木)
- The White Rocking Horse (白い木馬)
- The Reunion (再会)
- My Brother’s Life (兄の暮らし)
- The Umbrella (雨傘)
- At the Art Gallery (絵画館付近)
- Through the Forest (林を抜けて)
- His Hometown (彼の故郷)
