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孤高の人 [Kokō no Hito] #3
Ascension T03
Mori le solitaire est devenu accro à l'escalade. De son côté, Miyamoto a remporté l'épreuve indoor. Les adversaires d'un temps s'associent pour mieux progresser et s'attaquer à des flancs de plus en plus abrupts. Mais une sortie sur le mont Futago met en péril ce fragile équilibre : Mori réalise une ascension aussi exceptionelle que risquée sous les yeux de deux journalistes ébahis.
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First published September 19, 2008
About the author
Shin'ichi Sakamoto
85 books278 followersSakamoto Shin'ichi (坂本眞一) is a Japanese mangaka.
He is mostly famous for his series Innocent and Innocent Rouge.
He is currently working on #DRCL midnight children based on the classic by Bram Stoker.
He is mostly famous for his series Innocent and Innocent Rouge.
He is currently working on #DRCL midnight children based on the classic by Bram Stoker.
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March 13, 2025
4.25/5
Well, this volume was painful.
Well, this volume was painful.
May 19, 2022
Why did the scum-bag have to have a painful back story... now I can't hate him. This is really good. The last chapter has me a bit concerned though.
August 27, 2022
I want more of this, none of that high school crap
March 23, 2026
Mori's somewhat mystical obsession with mountain climbing is put to the test when he joins a corporate sponsored climbing team..and they start preparing for the big ascent.
I am going to read anything by this creator...and this is very good.
I am going to read anything by this creator...and this is very good.
May 16, 2024
I give up, this mc is super cringe like I had enough of emo edgy teen with myself
February 27, 2025
Феноменальне трагічне закінчення тому!
І вражаюча деталізація.
Негайно переходжу до наступного!
І вражаюча деталізація.
Негайно переходжу до наступного!
June 7, 2020
The art is really beautiful.
The main character is a brat with a death wish.
The characters are so multi dimensional.
Loving it so far.
The main character is a brat with a death wish.
The characters are so multi dimensional.
Loving it so far.
January 18, 2022
A very dangerous attempt and nearly an impossible feat for climbing a snowy mountain, moreover the climbing took place in the middle of storm.
April 14, 2026
This series has become my personal "Dead Dove, Do Not Eat". I KNOW there's gonna be a dead dove but then WHY am I surprised when there is one?
In Volume 3, we finally meet the team that is going up K2 with Mori. And like every other character in this whole series except for Mori's dead Gym teacher, they're all fucking psychopaths!! (Dead Dove #1). We flash in between their training and Mori's home life in a shitty temp job where, (Dead Dove #2) some girl is stalking him because she's tired of having sex with her boss so she apparently tries to force her way into living with Mori saying it's fine because she'll let him hit it? We learn all her motivations through well-timed coworker expositions, never anything from her or about her, of course. Just Mori having visions of her as a preying mantis and/or zombie. (was she supposed to be that creepy looking or was it the art style? impossible to know. I'm starting to doubt that Sakamoto has ever seen a real person in life, much less a woman.)
Dead Dove 2: Continued. The women are still just there to be desperate sex obsessed leeches, girlfriends who can only be established as girlfriends if we see her naked in medias res as her boyfriend is about to die, which happens right before the same boyfriend flashes back to his sad single mother who only exists to be sad and a widow (is that worse than being in a refrigerator?). All unnecessary, I don't need all these naked women in my mountain climbing manga!
But here is where we come to Dead Dove #3 which was actually a pleasant surprise for a change. Mori is an asocial outcast who just wants to be left alone in the pristine wilderness. We follow a similar pattern as we did in the last volumes, "mountains are an escape from everything down there" etc. But this volume had a chance to show it off. The starkness in the landscape against his star-lit eyes was beautiful and did a wonderful job at portraying exactly how he felt. The art style from when he's grubby and depressed at home vs when he's on top of the world, fresh and clean, is done very well! His softer side is starting to come out, and Mori is becoming more of an actual person and character as we move along.
Mori, also learns a lesson that he will take through the rest of the story: "If you never voice your opinions...you might as well not even exist!", yelled at him by his fellow climber who then immediately proceeds to ignore Mori's opinions despite promoting revelation of self-determination in him (again, psychopaths).
Nothing really at all happened in this volume except the type of ego death that all young girls have by the time they're 10. I'm happy to see Mori starting to grow in his self-determination, but we didn't need a whole manga volume of weird-ass proportions, shitty dialogue, batshit characters, and wild misogyny.
I have no idea when volume 4 will be released, maybe I'll still be compelled towards it like trashy tv, who knows. After my string of bad luck with books lately, it's kinda of nice going into one knowing I'm not going to like it and will have fun ranting about it.
1 star for Mori starting to resemble an actual human being. No stars for Sakamoto, and possibly the writer of the original book.
In Volume 3, we finally meet the team that is going up K2 with Mori. And like every other character in this whole series except for Mori's dead Gym teacher, they're all fucking psychopaths!! (Dead Dove #1). We flash in between their training and Mori's home life in a shitty temp job where, (Dead Dove #2) some girl is stalking him because she's tired of having sex with her boss so she apparently tries to force her way into living with Mori saying it's fine because she'll let him hit it? We learn all her motivations through well-timed coworker expositions, never anything from her or about her, of course. Just Mori having visions of her as a preying mantis and/or zombie. (was she supposed to be that creepy looking or was it the art style? impossible to know. I'm starting to doubt that Sakamoto has ever seen a real person in life, much less a woman.)
Dead Dove 2: Continued. The women are still just there to be desperate sex obsessed leeches, girlfriends who can only be established as girlfriends if we see her naked in medias res as her boyfriend is about to die, which happens right before the same boyfriend flashes back to his sad single mother who only exists to be sad and a widow (is that worse than being in a refrigerator?). All unnecessary, I don't need all these naked women in my mountain climbing manga!
But here is where we come to Dead Dove #3 which was actually a pleasant surprise for a change. Mori is an asocial outcast who just wants to be left alone in the pristine wilderness. We follow a similar pattern as we did in the last volumes, "mountains are an escape from everything down there" etc. But this volume had a chance to show it off. The starkness in the landscape against his star-lit eyes was beautiful and did a wonderful job at portraying exactly how he felt. The art style from when he's grubby and depressed at home vs when he's on top of the world, fresh and clean, is done very well! His softer side is starting to come out, and Mori is becoming more of an actual person and character as we move along.
Mori, also learns a lesson that he will take through the rest of the story: "If you never voice your opinions...you might as well not even exist!", yelled at him by his fellow climber who then immediately proceeds to ignore Mori's opinions despite promoting revelation of self-determination in him (again, psychopaths).
Nothing really at all happened in this volume except the type of ego death that all young girls have by the time they're 10. I'm happy to see Mori starting to grow in his self-determination, but we didn't need a whole manga volume of weird-ass proportions, shitty dialogue, batshit characters, and wild misogyny.
I have no idea when volume 4 will be released, maybe I'll still be compelled towards it like trashy tv, who knows. After my string of bad luck with books lately, it's kinda of nice going into one knowing I'm not going to like it and will have fun ranting about it.
1 star for Mori starting to resemble an actual human being. No stars for Sakamoto, and possibly the writer of the original book.
March 31, 2023
this volume was so angsty wtf… it was such a jump from the first 2
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June 20, 2025Wat een plottwist 😨
January 24, 2026
Simplemente wow.
February 14, 2026
This was a bit painful.
Each character has several different dimensions, but why are all these dimensions painful?
Each character has several different dimensions, but why are all these dimensions painful?
September 22, 2025
le mot d’ordre c’est obsession
November 4, 2025
Best book yet. I think the 3rd volume will stay my favorite since it kind of relates to me with the symbolism of asexuality. (It’s not really but like his feelings) The art is absolutely beautiful too.
March 31, 2020
Really great rock climbing manga, pretty great art and loving the story so far😁😻🧗♂️🧗♀️
January 10, 2025
Sinceramente, me encantó la dinámica entre los dos viejos amigos, donde poco a poco fueron desvelando sus demonios, su pasado y, finalmente, lo que ocurrió durante aquella salida a la montaña con el club de escalada. Creo que esto es precisamente lo que distingue a Sakamoto de otros mangakas: su habilidad para dotar a sus relatos de una intimidad y un realismo (a veces crudo) que los hace más impactantes. Por ello, el momento en que se corta la cuerda resulta mucho más intenso y emocionalmente poderoso.
Lo de Mori, sin embargo, me genera sentimientos encontrados. No estoy seguro de si una hazaña como la suya sería realmente posible: escalar con jeans, manos desnudas y sin implementos parece llevarlo al extremo de lo inverosímil. Aunque entiendo la intención del mangaka al mostrar esta búsqueda casi sobrehumana, siento que esto me aleja un poco del terreno más realista que intenta plantear. No me convence la idea de que el protagonista sea especial "porque sí", pero supongo que habrá que esperar para ver cómo evoluciona su desarrollo.
Esto se vuelve aún más interesante sabiendo (ya que he leído parte del tomo 4 mientras escribo esta reseña) que habrá un salto temporal en la historia. Será interesante ver cómo maneja Sakamoto este giro en la narrativa.
Lo de Mori, sin embargo, me genera sentimientos encontrados. No estoy seguro de si una hazaña como la suya sería realmente posible: escalar con jeans, manos desnudas y sin implementos parece llevarlo al extremo de lo inverosímil. Aunque entiendo la intención del mangaka al mostrar esta búsqueda casi sobrehumana, siento que esto me aleja un poco del terreno más realista que intenta plantear. No me convence la idea de que el protagonista sea especial "porque sí", pero supongo que habrá que esperar para ver cómo evoluciona su desarrollo.
Esto se vuelve aún más interesante sabiendo (ya que he leído parte del tomo 4 mientras escribo esta reseña) que habrá un salto temporal en la historia. Será interesante ver cómo maneja Sakamoto este giro en la narrativa.
June 21, 2025
I knew we were in for a banger of a sad flashback and woo boy did it deliver. Mori keeps climbing on his own and is pretty great at it, but it's coming at the cost of others doing everything they can trying to save him. I guess... is it right to try to save him? Are we supposed to let people recklessly climb mountains to their death? Maybe it's worth it to see pretty landscapes idk.
January 6, 2026
Oh my GOODNESS. This absolutely AMAZING. I wish I could give 4.5 stars because it's CLOSE to perfection! Mori is a fucking savage dude that guy is amazing he's truly a inspiration and we get some backstory on unc and his friend? HELL YAH! 4:48AM and instead of sleeping I'm just some guy with too much time 😭
January 27, 2021
moral of the story: leave suicidal, obsessed people alone and don't f around trying to save them
"sensei won't come back on his own two feet.
But it's OK! *Big Smiliez*"
we've got your suicidal ass back, right?
that's all the matters *love*
"sensei won't come back on his own two feet.
But it's OK! *Big Smiliez*"
we've got your suicidal ass back, right?
that's all the matters *love*
September 23, 2021
moral of the story: leave suicidal, obsessed people alone and don't f around trying to save them
"sensei won't come back on his own two feet.
But it's OK! *Big Smiliez*"
we've got your suicidal ass back, right?
that's all the matters *love*
"sensei won't come back on his own two feet.
But it's OK! *Big Smiliez*"
we've got your suicidal ass back, right?
that's all the matters *love*
August 14, 2025
good story telling but I have a bone to pick with the main character… he’s tuff but at a certain point you have to be an idiot to keep risking your life so recklessly. It’s like he’s not even thinking, and honestly that kinda annoys me? Like it’s cool but it’s also not? Get a grip.
January 25, 2026
La expedición por el nevado me pareció interesante. Sin embargo, siento que Mori se metió en una situación de riesgo que pudo evitar, y sus acciones conllevaron a la muerte del profesor. Me generó frustración con Mori.
January 30, 2023
Best one so far
March 2, 2023
ça sent le coup de cœur
April 14, 2023
La historia se pone cada vez mejor
September 18, 2023
No soy una persona estable después de este volumen
November 2, 2023
Dinguerie ce tome 🤪😳🏔️
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