Golden Kamuy, Vol. 8

ゴールデンカムイ [Golden Kamui] #8

by Satoru Noda

The pursuit of the hidden Ainu gold takes Toshizo Hijikata closer to the truth about Asirpa’s father…or does it? Sugimoto and Asirpa arrive in the town of Yubari just as Hokkaido glides into spring, but little do they know that their nemesis Lieutenant Tsurumi is also there with his men. Tsurumi has hired the psychotic taxidermist Yasaku Edogai in a ploy to deceive the other treasure hunters. Then Ogata, the rogue sniper, adds even more fuel to the fire when he enters the game… 

Genres: Manga, Comics, Seinen, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Historical

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 19, 2016

About the author

Satoru Noda (野田サトル, Noda Satoru) is a japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story has such a delightful collection of absolute fucking lunatics.

It's a shame so many of them don't survive.

[Aleksandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

five stars for Edogai alone.

I loved this volume, it has quality Ogata content, Tanigaki content (that sad backstory) and intense chase in the coal mines.

The art is so beautiful.

[Maddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every single volume is just satoru noda introducing another freaky little dude

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This had some stuff it in that was veeeeeeeery odd and on the disturbing side of things. Oh my.

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the most macabre volume of Golden Kamuy as the Western veers sharply into horror territory with the introduction of a taxidermist who would make even Ed Gain, Jame Gumb and Norman Bates wonder if maybe that dude took it a little too far. Prepare yourself for the most grotesque fashion show ever.

The rest of the volume is actually a bit tame as the author takes some time to visit with the various factions and individuals who are searching for the tattooed men whose skin depict portions of a map to hidden treasure. There's also a chapter flashback to the Russo-Japanese War for one of the side characters.

The ending goes way over the top with an unlikely mining car chase scene straight out of Scooby-Doo.

[Eressea · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Ana Pau Carbonell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why is this story so serious and so fucking funny at the same time.

[Facundo Mosquera · Rating 4 out of 5]

lo más destacable del tomo es el pasado de tanigaki. Después es gran parte sobre el taxidermista, que está bien el arco pero al verlo por segunda vez aburre un poco

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Asirpa and her eating! I love her!

[Rakel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cada vez me gusta más Golden Kamuy. En lugar de caer, el ritmo y la calidad no hacen más que subir.

[freddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

CAWPILE rating: 7/10
STAR rating: ★★★★

Well, the taxidermy bits sure were Something.

[Gus Moystad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lowkey think Ogata is kinda hot

[goopster · Rating 5 out of 5]

outlast trials volume

[Kulwinder Singh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thanks to Yasaku Edogai, things are getting interesting. Fake skins can be troublesome for factions trying to get their hands on real skins, but surely it will be even more fun.

[Alexander Páez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me encanta que pase de escenas muy kawai a gore desmedido.

[Zibbi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Satoru Noda has this incredible knack for blending humor with the darkest of moments, and this volume is no exception. It’s wild how one minute you're laughing, and the next you're thrown into some pretty heavy stuff. Honestly, it’s a ride I’m totally here for.

Noda also has a gift for creating some of the most bizarre yet fascinating characters, and I can’t get enough of it. The fact that they’ve finally crossed paths with Hijikata has me wondering what kind of unpredictable twists are coming next. How on earth will they manage to work with him?

[Jakub Kvíz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one felt like a filler to me. The taxidermist storyline was odd, nothing really happened with Asripa and Sugimoto. The only interesting thing was Tanigaki's backstory.

[Rolando Marono · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow.
Este tomo lo tiene todo. Me hizo reír. Me hizo llorar. Me perturbó. Cambió las reglas del juego. Construyó la siguiente etapa para algunos personajes. Tiene una ligera revelación sobre el papá de Ashirpa. Avanzó la historia hacia adelante. Todo en un perfecto balance.
Noda utilizó los otros tomos para establecer las distintas piezas, los distintos personajes, que utilizaría. En este tomo empieza a mover esas piezas con destreza, empieza a torcer sus relaciones pero también nos da nuevos elementos y abre nuevos caminos y posibilidades para los distintos personajes.
En este tomo introducen a Edogai, el taxidermista, que recibe una interesante propuesta de Tsurumi que podría cambiar el juego de las pieles tatuadas. Pero es Edogai uno de los detalles que más me impresionaron del tomo. Que personaje tan interesante y perturbador. Las distintas revelaciones que se van haciendo sobre él, son más perturbadoras que las anteriores. En algunos momentos este manga me produjo la misma sensación de asco y fascinación que me produce Junji Ito. Este manga había sido bastante crudo con muchas de sus escenas de acción, pero nunca así, este tomo lleva el gore y la perturbación a otro nivel.
Shiraishi no tiene tanto protagonismo como el tomo anterior pero no importa, ya que el tomo concluye con una amenaza o advertencia, que quizá Shiraishi salga en la siguiente portada de la serie, y que quizá nos cuenten su historia de origen, que aparentemente se fugó de prisión por amor. Estoy pensando seriamente en abandonar la cuarentena para ir a buscar el tomo nueve en este momento.
Este tomo también trae la historia de Tanigaki el Matagi y wow. Este personaje me parecía interesante porque desde el principio nos han mostrado cosas de él pero no terminaba de integrarse en ningún lado. Había desertado a la séptima división como Sugimoto pero no se une a Sugimoto. Ahora que se estaba recuperando no entendía bien qué iba a suceder con él y luego nos cuentan la historia de origen y es triste y bella. El maestro Noda aplica las reglas de una buena narrativa al pie de la letra; introduce elementos que utiliza en repetición para provocar una reacción emocional y lo logra maravillosamente. Para el final de la historia tienes una opinión diferente de Tanigaki y el mismo personaje está listo para evolucionar en la trama y tomar un papel más protagónico. Además que el catalizador del cambio del personaje es un elemento del volumen anterior que Noda vuelve a usar aquí.
Al principio pensaba que esta serie tenía un aire de One Piece, ahora me convenzo más que el maestro Noda prestó atención especial a la obra de Oda para introducir elementos brillantes de su narrativa aquí. Parece que tiene todo planeado y no le molesta colocar elementos que después utiliza para darle más impacto a su historia.
El final del tomo también es sorpresivo. Noda no tiene reparo en lastimar y matar a sus personajes, incluso a sus protagonistas, y eso es algo que aprecio bastante. Son pocos los mangas en los que los personajes o los villanos mueren realmente y aquí se ve sin ningún reparo.
Muy merecidas las cinco estrellas, este tomo es brillante dentro de una gran serie. Que tonto fui al dejarla colgada por tanto tiempo.

[Paul Spence · Rating 4 out of 5]

As Golden Kamuy, Vol. 8 (Chapters 70 to 80) opens, the diviner, Inkarmat, makes her move to find Asirpa, and she gets former 7th Division soldier, Genjiro Tanagaki, to help her. But why is she so interested in the Ainu girl? Meanwhile, our heroes' nemesis, Lt. Tsurumi, plots to make it difficult for any rival to find the tattoo “maps” to the treasure. So he finds psychotic taxidermist, Yasaku Edogai, and seeks to add him to his ploy to deceive the other treasure hunters. But how will Tsurumi convince the truly bizarre but supremely talented Edogai to use his talents in Tsurumi's service.

The Golden Kamuy manga is certainly one of the best historical manga that I have ever read. It is so intense, yet creator Satoru Noda tells this story so beautifully.

Golden Kamuy Graphic Novel Volume 8 does not offer more of the same. Yes, this volume is intense, but there is a cart race (of sorts) in the last act of this volume that had me flipping pages almost faster than I could read then. Also, I don't know if I want to call Noda demented, but his depiction of the taxidermist and his work is crazy-cray-cray. I would say that Edogai's story could generate at least a few volumes of manga, and, judging by Noda's imagination in depicting Edogai's talent, would also result in some interesting costumes for him to wear.

[Presley Stoyanova · Rating 5 out of 5]

"the Jewish Communist party, led by Lenin". Not a good look.



Given the extensive research put into this series, I do believe Noda included this as characterisation of Hijikata and not as a refection of his own beliefs.

"MR DUNN, YOU SEEM LIKE A DECENT GUY" Sugimoto WHAT. That fucker doesn't get to be gracious and give Asirpa the bow.

I absolutely loved Tanigaki's backstory. The kane mochi with walnuts fucking finished me. I can see why he's Noda's favourite.

I LOVE EDOGAI. Fashion icon. I'm really appreciative that his whole deal didn't seem to involve gender dysphoria or general self-identification shenanigans; he and Buffalo Bill share a prototype (Ed Gein), so I'm glad more confusion hasn't been created. His relationship with Tsurumi is EVERYTHING. Tsurumi was making use of Edogai's skill, but it felt less like manipulation (who am I kidding, it's mainly manipulation) and more like he was collabing with a favourite artist of his. Devastated he's dead, but will delve into fics of them.

Also, I'd like to see a taxidermist in a non-horror setting. Just once, as a treat.

Ogata and Sugimoto are in the same space :)

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really don’t get it... turn to pages 14-15, then Google image search Chidorigataki Falls. The first image you encounter is the exact same one on those pages. Not a pencil and ink recreation but a cut, paste, filter, scratch some lines Photoshopped piece. On a two page splash for goodness’s sakes! There are about a half dozen more panels with the same “technique”... Gah!

If you can get over that (and I, obviously, can), it is another terrific volume. Lieutenant Tsurumi is in need of a very particular set of skills, and he finds an apparent Norman Bates/Buffalo Bill lovechild who is just the freak for the job! There’s an abbreviated Indiana Jones inspired mine cart chase with explosive results and an unexpected rescuer, and more fun than you can shake an ekimne kuwa at!

[Rach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just when I think the enemies can’t get more disturbing, a new one sweeps in and makes me go “what the fuck.” I guess this is what happens when you are chasing convicts and willing to do anything to reach your goals! But also why is he like this! Edogai has such a twisted mind.

We learn the backstory of Tanigaki in this volume and it was a great payoff after the way we quietly get more invested in him as he turns away from the 7th division and more towards admiring the Ainu village that cared for him. His tale is so complex but I liked the discussion on finding your own purpose, not spurred on by another person or expectation.

[⋆ ࣪˖ ִֶָ sel ་༘࿐ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a few unrelated things I want to say, but first of all my WILDCAT OGATA is the cover! CHEERS for me!

Edogai Yasaku! At first I was thinking he was Norman Bates, from Alfred Hitchcock's film, Psycho (1960) with the taxidermy and him mentioning his mother on the other room resting. It's really him. But then the notes at the end mentioned he was modeled from Ed Gein which also makes sense! Nice.

Tanigaki's story about his mochi made me cry really. Also, the mention of histories are really neat! Very smooth, like the mention of Lenin and etcetera.

Really interesting volume! (I am bias towards Ogata tbh LOL)

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Edogai is creepy as heck.
This volume brings several complications for our group as spring comes to Hokkaido, as well as some more beautiful landscapes. Noda has talent with both the bizare and picturesque, and this showcases that.
A chase through a coal mine and Edogai's final words reveal that things are going to get complicated, with several fake tattooed skins being given to Tsurumi- however where is the sixth one?
We also get to learn more about Tanigaki's past and there's a prophecy about Asirpa- which one will betray her if it's true?
This is a pretty good series so far.

[Alex Johnston · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the greatest manga series of all time. In the space of one volume you can go from a horrifying riff on Psycho involving a series of increasingly deranged costumes made out of human skin, to a heart-wrenching tale of a man trying to get revenge on his murderous brother in law that ends in tears, to a a comical mine-cart chase that ends in a deadly serious story of survival after a coal-mine explosion.

WHAT OTHER SERIES COULD HAVE THIS RANGE?????

[Sanny · Rating 5 out of 5]

EDOGAIII
Vaya plot twist hemos tenido en esta entrega. El teniente Tsurumi, más allá de lo que se esperaba de él, hace decidido mover una pieza del tablero de ajedrez para agitar un poco más las cosas. ¡Vaya genio!

También conocemos el pasado de Tanigaki y sus motivos para seguir moviéndose en el baile. Qué impresionante omg.....

Me pregunto cómo seguirán las cosas a partir de ahora ,,,

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really loved the backstory given for Tanigaki in this volume it really made me enjoy the character a lot more. Edogai, what a mad guy, his contribution to the story was great and added a lot of intrigue to the plot moving forward. Also are we getting a collab in the next few volumes because that ending... i’m excited!

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

One very freaky ass Taxidermist and a giant chase through a mine! While there's more general travel in this volume, it's less exciting than those before. We get a very sad backstory for one of our former soldiers, a quest for revenge that doesn't end as you expect. Curious where these fakes will lead our cast, as alliances keep shifting.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disturbing. This volume in my opinion brings the strange to a new level. I think this is the volume when my daughter dropped off the series and said it was just a bit too much for her. I can understand it. There is so much going on here...I will continue to read but man oh man...some disturbing things go down in this volume. No more explanation is needed...trust me!

[Philip McCarty · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting volume yet a little too offputting in regards to the whole Edogai arc. Lt. Tsurumi's plans though are interesting and I'm excited to see where it leads. We got some great insight into one of my favorite characters, the hunter Tanigaki.