Takemitsuzamurai
First volume cover
竹光侍
GenreHistorical[1]
Manga
Written byIssei Eifuku
Illustrated byTaiyō Matsumoto
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original run2006 – 2010
Volumes8

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

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.[4][5]

The manga was licensed in Spain by Glénat[6][7] and in France by Kana.[8]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 15, 2006[4]978-4-09-181034-2
2 May 30, 2007[9]978-4-09-181320-6
3 October 30, 2007[10]978-4-09-181588-0
4 March 28, 2008[11]978-4-09-181848-5
5 September 30, 2008[12]978-4-09-182190-4
6 April 30, 2009[13]978-4-09-182476-9
7 October 30, 2009[14]978-4-09-182736-4
8 April 28, 2010[5]978-4-09-183119-4

Reception

Takemitsu Zamurai won the Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2007.[15] It also won the Grand Prize at the 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2011.[16] It was nominated for Best Comic at the 2012 Angoulême International Comics Festival.[17]

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.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kosaka, Kris (November 26, 2016). "A dark, bittersweet childhood becomes a manga masterpiece". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018. [The] historical manga "Takemitsu Zamurai," which traces the life of a masterless samurai in feudal Japan.
  2. ^ "Taiyō Matsumoto's ~30th Anniversary Exhibit~Event Report - Manga Planet". Manga Planet. July 18, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ 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. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. ^ a b 竹光侍 １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  5. ^ a b 竹光侍 ８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Takemitsu Zamurai vo". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  7. ^ chibisake (October 21, 2011). "La situación de 'Takemitsu Zamurai' con Glénat". Deculture (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "Samourai Bambou (le) - Manga série". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  9. ^ 竹光侍 ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  10. ^ 竹光侍 ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  11. ^ 竹光侍 ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  12. ^ 竹光侍 ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  13. ^ 竹光侍 ６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  14. ^ 竹光侍 ７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. December 4, 2007. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  16. ^ "15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced". Anime News Network. May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  17. ^ "Drifting Life, St. Young Men, More Nominated at France's Angoulême". Anime News Network. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  18. ^ Furanosuke, Natsume (September 20, 2021). "Making it Just in Time: Author-Creator Matsumoto Taiyō". The Comics Journal. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

Further reading

External links

Works by Taiyō Matsumoto
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Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
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