空母いぶき（１） (ビッグコミックス)

空母いぶき #1

by Kaiji Kawaguchi, 惠谷治

『沈黙の艦隊』『ジパング』に続く、かわぐちかいじの新軍事エンターテインメント第1集！！20XX年、尖閣諸島沖で海上自衛隊と中国海軍が衝突！！戦闘は回避したものの、危機感を募らせた日本政府は、最新鋭戦闘機を搭載した事実上の空母「いぶき」を就役させ、新艦隊を編成――――！！！艦長は、空自出身の男・秋津―――。

198 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 30, 2015

About the author

Kaiji KAWAGUCHI (Japanese: 川口開治 or かわぐちかいじ) is a Japanese manga author whose works include Eagle and Zipang. Generally, his stories involve Japan and examine the moral choices that people make in extreme situations. He received the Kodansha Manga Award three times, for Actor in 1987, for The Silent Service in 1990, and for Zipang in 2002. He has also received the Shogakukan Manga Award, for A Spirit of the Sun in 2006 and Kūbo Ibuki in 2014.

Reviews

[Tobias · Rating 4 out of 5]

Realistic if a bit formulaic look at how Japan might increase its autonomous defense capabilities and end up in a conflict with China. Ends on a major cliffhanger.