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dandelion_rose
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I was about to 'meh' this title -- I like my ronin and samurai romantic, melancholic or heroic.
Then I saw that Yukio Mishima was a fan, and I was like (eek! Squee! Eee!). I shamefully confess that I haven't read anything by him yet, but a number of people and art I like find inspiration from Yukio Mishima, so I can't help but be excited at his mention. Will I pick up this manga? Maybe, maybe not. But the Yukio Mishima link is a great boost. As usual, great writing! This is one of my favourite columns on ANN. |
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Gilles Poitras
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One of my favorite manga. Great story, great artwork.
Even if the US edition is missing the last two volumes what you get is more than worth the purchase. And the next time someone chimes in about "manga style" art you can hand them a volume. |
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Snomaster1
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I'm afraid that "Satsuma Gishiden" isn't the manga for me. Too bloody. I tend to like more funnier mangas than this.
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hyojodoji
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Oh, you are a fan of Mishima Yukio? How about having a go at a text by Mishima in the original, if you learn Japanese? ^__^
The latter half is equivalent to the sentences quoted in 'Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga Satsuma Gishiden'. Mishima was also a fan of Akatsuka Fujio.
Dr Keene Donald, who was a close friend of Mishima, frowned upon Mishima's reading manga/gekiga, though.
Mishima Yukio wrote, '昔アメ橫の卸店などで' in the original article. Though there was a black/open-air market in Ueno, which would become AmeYoko Shōtengai Rengōkai, in Ueno there were also wholesale houses that specialised in books for hire. Probably what Mishima was referring to is those wholesale firms. In fact, he used the term '卸店' in the article. So, I'm sorry to say this, but 'purchased in the flea markets of Ueno' would be a somewhat inaccurate translation.
Mishima wrote, '「繪金」的幕末趣味'. So, though Mr Thompson' article has the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshitoshi in the 'violent warrior prints' part, actually, the artist whom Mishima mentioned is Ekin, which is a nickname for Hirose Kinzō. It is said that, when Mishima likened Hirata Hiroshi to Ekin, Hirata objected to Mishima's notion, however. Speaking of Satsuma Gishiden, didn't you write about Jigen Ryū in The Anime Companion 2, Mr Poitras? |
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Gilles Poitras
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Yep. Looking at the volume I realize it is the only entry for the letter J in The Anime Companion 2. I have been adding to the supplement for the Anime Companion books. The topical index for that is at: http://www.koyagi.com/ACPages/subjects.html There are a few other Satsuma Gishiden related entires there. |
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hyojodoji
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Thank you for the reply, Mr Poitras.
So, to partly borrow Ray Bradbury/Hagio Moto's words, J is for Jigen-ryū? ^__^ I'd like to suggest to you that you should also study about Nodachi Jigen-ryū, which is a 'cousin' of Jigen-ryū. Nodachi Jigen-ryū was practiced mainly by lower-class bushi in the Satsuma han. Speaking of lower-class bushi, if you watch the NHK Taiga drama Ryōma-den, you can also see some 'upper-class bushi versus lower-class bushi' matters. And if you watch the NHK Taiga drama Taira no Kiyomori, you can see some 'high-ranking noblemen versus low-ranking noblemen who specialise in military affairs' things. |
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