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冬の動物園 (ビッグコミックススペシャル)
京都の織物問屋に就職したものの、社長の一人娘の駆け落ち事件に巻き込まれ、会社に居づらくなった若者は“東京”を目指す。憧れの“マンガの世界”へ飛び込むべく…！ 谷口ジロー自伝風、愛の連作！！ ▼第1章／冬の動物園▼第2章／始まりの春▼第3章／裸婦を描く▼第4章／兄が来た▼第5章／長い休日▼第6章／星に願いを▼第7章／冬の陽だまり●主な登場人物／浜口（京都から漫画家を目指して上京した青年）●あらすじ／昭和41年12月。高卒後、鳥取から京都の織物問屋に就職した浜口は、休日となると動物園へスケッチに行く日々。社長宅にある蔵を改築した建物に下宿している彼が、ある日スケッチから帰宅すると、先輩社員たちが社長の娘・綾子の噂をしていた。2年前に結婚したものの、自らの浮気が原因で出戻ってきたという彼女。その翌日から社長の言いつけで、綾子の外出時には社員の誰かが監視のため付き添うことになり…（第1話）。●本巻の特徴／今、ヨーロッパで最も注目を集める“マンガ家”谷口ジローが、自らの青春の日々と重ねあわせて描く自伝風・愛の連作。●その他の登場人物／近藤史郎（浜口がアシスタントに入った漫画家）、森脇（近藤のチーフアシスӟ
236 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2008
About the author
Jirō Taniguchi
205 books615 followersName (in native language): 谷口 ジロー
Zodiac: Leo
He began to work as assistant of the late mangaka Kyota Ishikawa.
He made his manga debut in 1970 with Kareta Heya (A Desiccated Summer), published in the magazine Young Comic.
From 1976 to 1979, he created several hard-boiled comics with the scenarist Natsuo Sekigawa, such as City Without Defense, The Wind of the West is White and Lindo 3.
From 1984 to 1991, Tanigushi and Natsuo Sekigawa produced the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai.
In the 1990s, he came up with several albums, among which Aruku Hito (歩くひと), Chichi no koyomi (The Almanac of My Father), and Keyaki no ki.
In 2001, he created the Icare (Icaro) series on texts by Mœbius.
Jirô Taniguchi gained several prizes for his work. Among others, the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award (1998) for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai, the Shogakukan prize with Inu wo Kau, and in 2003, the Alph'Art of the best scenario at the Angoulême International Comics Festival (France) for Harukana Machi-E.
His work has been translated in many languages.
Far from the violent storylines often associated with the manga, Taniguchi has developed a very personal style, more adult. Along with other writers, like Tsukasa Hōjō, his comics focus more on the Japanese society and culture, with a subtle analysis of its customs and habits.
Zodiac: Leo
He began to work as assistant of the late mangaka Kyota Ishikawa.
He made his manga debut in 1970 with Kareta Heya (A Desiccated Summer), published in the magazine Young Comic.
From 1976 to 1979, he created several hard-boiled comics with the scenarist Natsuo Sekigawa, such as City Without Defense, The Wind of the West is White and Lindo 3.
From 1984 to 1991, Tanigushi and Natsuo Sekigawa produced the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai.
In the 1990s, he came up with several albums, among which Aruku Hito (歩くひと), Chichi no koyomi (The Almanac of My Father), and Keyaki no ki.
In 2001, he created the Icare (Icaro) series on texts by Mœbius.
Jirô Taniguchi gained several prizes for his work. Among others, the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award (1998) for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai, the Shogakukan prize with Inu wo Kau, and in 2003, the Alph'Art of the best scenario at the Angoulême International Comics Festival (France) for Harukana Machi-E.
His work has been translated in many languages.
Far from the violent storylines often associated with the manga, Taniguchi has developed a very personal style, more adult. Along with other writers, like Tsukasa Hōjō, his comics focus more on the Japanese society and culture, with a subtle analysis of its customs and habits.
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