ふしぎの国のバード / UNBEATEN TRACKS in JAPAN
Natively: Level 29
Summary
Japanese
第1巻の内容紹介: ディスカバー・ジャパンーーこれは、古き良き日本文化を取り戻すための物語。 時は明治初頭。東京から蝦夷まで、地図なき道を旅したイギリス人がいた。その名はイザベラ・バード、冒険家。彼女の目的はただひとつ、滅びゆく日本古来の生活を記録に残すこと。通訳の伊藤鶴吉をひとり連れ、日本人すらも踏み入ったことのない奥地への旅が、今はじまる！漫画誌ハルタの実力派新人・佐々大河。初のコミックスは、日本の魅力を熱筆した旅物語!!
English
(DeepL) Volume 1: Discover Japan - This is a story about the restoration of good old Japanese culture. The time is early Meiji era. There was an Englishman who traveled from Tokyo to Ezo on a road without a map. Her name was Isabella Bird, an adventurer. She had only one goal: to record the dying traditional lifestyle of Japan. With her interpreter, Tsurukichi Ito, she begins her journey into a remote region where even the Japanese have never ventured before! Sasa Taiga is a talented newcomer to the manga magazine HARUTA. His first comic is a travel story with passionate descriptions of the charms of Japan!
Availability
Amazon JP | CD Japan
Kindle | BookWalker
Personal Opinion
A good historical manga with some drama, at the time of Hepburn. I quite enjoyed the series. Up to Vol.10 and not completed yet, but probably near the end.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Fun manga artwork
- Has some good drama
- Interesting cultural settings between Japan and the West from 150 years ago
- Real historical persons
Cons
- Nothing in particular, if you enjoy the genre
- Nothing like rare or alternate Kanji, as far as I remember
- No Furigana, though
