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Japanese manga series by Taiyō Matsumoto
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.
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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.
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The manga was licensed in Spain by
Glénat
[6]
[7] and in France by Kana.
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Volumes
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 .
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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.
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See also
References
^ 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.
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"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 .
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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 .
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竹光侍 1 (in Japanese).
Shogakukan .
Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
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竹光侍 8 (in Japanese).
Shogakukan .
Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
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"Takemitsu Zamurai vo" . manga-news.com (in French).
Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014 .
^ 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 .
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"Samourai Bambou (le) - Manga série" . manga-news.com (in French).
Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023 .
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竹光侍 2 (in Japanese).
Shogakukan .
Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
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竹光侍 3 (in Japanese).
Shogakukan .
Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
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竹光侍 4 (in Japanese).
Shogakukan .
Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
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竹光侍 5 (in Japanese).
Shogakukan .
Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
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竹光侍 6 (in Japanese).
Shogakukan .
Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
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竹光侍 7 (in Japanese).
Shogakukan .
Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
^ 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
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Grand Prize
Special Award
Award for Excellence Creative Award New Artist Prize Short Story Award