Taniguchi Jiro's Series
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Kamigami no Itadaki - Update chapter 5, 6, 7, 8

Apr-12-2020
In a small Nepalese shop, Makoto Fukamachi, photographer for a Japanese expedition to conquer Mt. Everest, stumbles across a camera which may well be that of George Mallory, the celebrated mountain climber who was the first to attempt conquering Everest.
Mallory disappeared along with Andrew Irvine during the course of their ascent in 1924, without leaving any indication of whether they reached the summit or not.
So, what if it was only on their return trip that they had their fatal accident?

Note: Won a prize for excellence by the Agency for Cultural Affairs at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001, received a nomination for Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel and Outstanding Series in 2010 and the fourth volume was nominated at the 2014 Eisner Award in the category "Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia".
Apr-12-2020
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Tomoji - Update chapter 3, 4, 5

Oct-05-2020
During the Interwar Period (1925-1932), Tomoji lives in the Japanese countryside while Fumiaki works as a photographer in Tokyo. One day, they meet... This story is inspired by real characters who founded later a branch of Buddhism.
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Sanpo Mono - Update chapter 8

Apr-08-2020
Through the ordinary small events of his professional and personal life, a forty-year-old man lets himself go on impromptu escapades at random along the paths that the big city offers. This vagrant impulse soon takes on the appearance of a sentimental journey, punctuated by images of the walker's youth.
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The Magic Mountain - 3 chapter(s)

May-05-2018
1967, summer. Kenichi, a 11 years old boy, discovers a magic mountain, thanks to a salamander confined in a museum.
May-05-2018
May-05-2018
May-05-2018
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Chichi no Koyomi - Update chapter 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12.5

Sep-12-2023
A family is devastated by the Great Tottori Fire of 1952, but the family comes to terms with the disaster and breaks free from the bonds holding them back.
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Inu o Kau - 5 chapter(s)

Feb-25-2018
Five short stories.
- Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)
- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)
- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)
- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)
- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)

The first four stories are about the everyday life of a couple living together with their pets.The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award (examination committee special) in 1992.
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My Fathers Journal - 2 chapter(s)

Feb-25-2018
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Feb-25-2018
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Tsuki no Yoru - 2 chapter(s)

Feb-25-2018
From Manga-Sketchbook:
14 pages short story which originally appeared in AERA COMIC'S "Nippon no Manga" anthology.

To get anything other than the pretty pictures out of this short story, one should have read Natsume Souseki's Sanshiro.
Feb-25-2018
Feb-25-2018
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Harukana Machi-E - 16 chapter(s)

Feb-25-2018
Middle-aged salaryman Hiroshi Nakahara accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown to visit his mother’s grave. Then for reasons he can’t explain, Hiroshi is transported back in time, and discovers that he’s an 8th grader again, but with all of his adult memories intact.

Can he, or should he try to change the decisions he made before? But more importantly, can he find his way back to the present day, or is he stuck in the past?
May-27-2019
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Keiyaki no Ki - 3 chapter(s)

Feb-25-2018
Based on novelist Ryuichiro Utsumi's works.
Published as the Hitobito Series (人びとシリーズ):

- The Keyaki Tree (欅の木)
- The White Rocking Horse (白い木馬)
- The Reunion (再会)
- My Brother’s Life (兄の暮らし)
- The Umbrella (雨傘)
- At the Art Gallery (絵画館付近)
- Through the Forest (林を抜けて)
- His Hometown (彼の故郷)
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Aruku Hito - 19 chapter(s)

Feb-25-2018
Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child’s toy? To stop and observe the birds? To play in the puddles after a storm? To go down to the sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan – often silent, often alone – with his vivid dreams that let time stand still.
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