Golden Kamuy, Vol. 2 (2)

My kids love this series and anything that holds their interest right now and gets them reading is definitely a five stars in my opinion!

I love this series! The manga has great humor, the Ainu culture is very interesting, and the plot is intriguing. It is one of my favorite Manga series so far.

An excellent follow up to volume 1.

Having teamed up in the first book, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto and Ainu girl hunter Asirpa continue their search for a hidden cache of stolen gold in the wilderness of of Hokkaido in 1907. Among the things they must contend with in this second installment of the story are a unit of rogue soldiers led by a sadistic commander, bears, and other parties interested in finding the gold.As in the first book, the tone ranges all over the place, from scenes of extreme graphic violence (like a man's face getting ripped off by a bear), to culinary interludes that are basically recipes for regional dishes (some mouthwatering, some less so, such as the half-page closeup of a boiled river-otter head...), to juvenile poop jokes. There's even a super-cute bear cub who makes funny faces! In any event, the story takes the characters to an Ainu village, where the author's extensive research into culture and customs shows in both artwork and script. All in all, the central storyline of the hunt for the gold doesn't advance much in this volume. Mainly, it serves to introduce new villains and provide additional backstory on the two main characters. It's good stuff, peppered with action scenes and neat details (like the "Russian-style" skis with seal fur bottoms) but hopefully the plot can come a little faster in the next one.

I can't help but think of the Fox tv show PRISON BREAK when I read this manga, but I like this manga more than I ever liked that show. Still, if you love epic narrative puzzles, you'll love this book. If you love learning about Japan and -- amazingly so here -- Ainu culture, you'll love this book -- which does a lot in each volume. Vol. 2 isn't as balanced as Vol. 1 -- Noda needs to lay down some background material, setting, and characters for us that he left out in Vol. 1. So the pacing is a bit off from Vol. 1, but this series of chapters has a lot to offer. Some scenes are so brutal, they had me laughing out loud. I get the feeling that Noda is finding his voice, realizing how he needs to spin out things and tell us about how cool Ainu culture is.

it came with a prominent crease in the corner of the cover. it may be a little hard to see in the picture but it’s a lot more noticeable in person. 🤕

Volume two of Golden Kamuy is even better than the first volume in my opinion. This is very common with manga since often volume one is just there to set everything up and introduce the reader to the premise, setting and main characters.This volume had me laughing and on the edge of my seat/bed during the more tense and action-focused moments. Volume two definitely has more comedy than the first volume but is also filled with action like the first. The historical facts are still littered throughout the entirety of this volume, and cooking takes a major role in a lot of it too.If you aren't a fan of gore this volume also has a decent amount of it, but it's not too bad compared to other gory series. This volume introduces a lot of new characters (and I mean a lot!) but most of them seem interesting. Others serve their purpose by being fodder, which might be a gripe for some. The characters are all also quite quirky, and I find myself deliberating whether I should like them or not based on some of their questionable actions.As I mentioned I was laughing a lot during this volume and I do think it's even more impressive than the first. However, I will give one more warning and that's that this volume has some questionable moments during its "comedy" one scene in particular that comes to mind is when a prostitute is thrown across a rumour (it's later revealed she was severely injured by this incident), all because a guy thinks she ratted him out. It's supposed to be a funny moment and I'm sure it will be for some, but it's a continued sign for me that Japan is super backwards in a lot of ways (including its government and views) and has a long way to go in terms of how it treats real women AND female characters.If you can look past this more severe instance of sexism, the rest of the volume is gold/golden.

Llego en buen estado:3

Super divertido e interesante conocer mas sobre las tradiciones y costumbres de los Ainu.

Excellent book

アニメではまって漫画を読みたいと思い購入しました。日本語版と同じ右から左へ展開します。英語版は、フランス語版も、文字が読みにくいな〜という感想です。全て大文字の手書きが通常ですが、やはり文字が意味を持つ日本語の文字とは違います。この漫画は、言うまでもなく、冒険あり、コメディあり、文句なしな上に、アイヌや北方の民族、文化をも深く掘り下げており、そこが面白く、司馬遼太郎の漫画版のようです。うんちくもあり、セリフや説明が多い分、文字も多いです。他言語の勉強には最適だと思います。Kindle版の場合は特に大きいサイズで読めるデバイスがいいのかもしれません。フランス語版を探しましたが日本のAmazonではあまり見つからなかったので、フランス版Amazonで紙の書籍を購入。意外と早く到着してびっくりしましたが、さすがに送料も本自体も価格はお高めです。英語版はKindle版がありましたので助かります。ちょっと欲張りかもしれませんが、出版社の方には外国語学習者のためにもKindle版を増やしてほしいし、できれば書籍版も外国語の漫画を日本のAmazonで購入できたらいいのにと思いました。外国語学習者の書籍への需要は高いと思いますので、ぜひ開拓していただければと思います。作品は最高ですが、文字が老眼には読みにくくて、覚悟がいりますので、☆４としました。