憂国のラスプーチン（１） (ビッグコミックス)

Rasputin the Patriot #1

by 佐藤 優

The Kafkaesque autobiography of a diplomat who compares himself to Rasputin, as he gets caught up in a political purge during the early 2000s. A legal thriller with a dash of geopolitics. Note: Despite the title, this manga is not a chronicle of Grigori Rasputin's life.
Based on "Kokka no Wana (Trap of the State)", the autobiography of ex-diplomat and political writer Sato Masaru.

Genres: Manga

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Satou Masaru
Diplomat, writer. Master of Theology (Doshisha University 1985)

Reviews

[Hafeez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 1: Chapter 1-8

I didn't know Junji Ito can make a good political story. At first I think it will be a dull and boring storyline. But, it is way better than that. I can feel some intensity while reading this.

[Wen Yi-chun · Rating 4 out of 5]

內容很紮實（就是字很多的意思），介紹上寫「改編自前日本外交官佐藤優的親身體驗」，每次知道是真人真事改編的故事我都會覺得劇情好精彩。
是說伊藤潤二畫個正常人也要畫得如此可怕，真不愧是恐怖漫畫家。

[Aeris · Rating 3 out of 5]

a new change of pace by Junji Ito. really enjoying the political storytelling in this series, even though I don't understand or grasp the complexity of the topic fully. the series supposedly discusses the political and international affairs of Japan and Russia, told through the POV of the MC, Yuki Mamoru, and his indictment and arrest as a traitor and diplomat of Japan.

while i never had much interest in reading about politics and historical political novels, so i have trouble following the storyline, but the manga itself is very interesting and thought-provoking; particularly about the nature of personal relationships in an international political setting - personal relationships between diplomats can either make you or break you in your career in espionage.

overall, i'll be continuing this series, since it's a breath of fresh air in terms of content and storyline for me. it helps that i love junji ito's work, and his beautiful renderings definitely moves the story forward in ways that words can have difficulty conveying.

[Iago · Rating 4 out of 5]

Junji Ito. A mi todo lo que hace este hombre me parece maravilloso. Y eso que el género de terror nunca me ha gustado (este manga no lo es). Es tremendo como sabe llevar una historia por más estática que sea, y podemos decir que esta que representa la pelea entre un funcionario diplomático y un fiscal lo es a niveles supinos.

Este manga es raro. Es raro de cojones. Y en su rareza todavía estoy navegando, pero me gustan estas aguas. La tensión se mantiene ahí arriba y los dibujos vaya si ayudan (ya me compré el segundo número). Y los acontecimientos diplomáticos que se describen son de lo más interesante, no tenía ni idea de todo eso. No quiero mirar nada todavía para no spoilearme pero me imagino que pasaron más o menos así en la realidad. Realmente intrigante todo.

Para mí una apuesta muy notable.

[K · Rating 1 out of 5]

Remarkably boring. At some point every word started to seem like gibberish to me. I guess I’m just not the political drama type? Finished the first volume and I’m unofficially marking the others as DNF, because this just wasn’t my cup of tea whatsoever tbh!

[Shed · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the sake of the reading challenge, I'll only mark one issue as read. That was a nice break. Back to normal novels.

[Iacopo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Storia e politica a fumetti

[Marlalalala · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très bon début, j'aime bien l'histoire et les dessins sont INCR
Hâte de lire la suite !!!

[Montserrat Esteban · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inicio de serie de manga muy interesante, con niveles políticos entre Rusia y Japón muy interesantes. De momento me encanta

[josie ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is so much more interesting than I thought it'd be!

[Juan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ra ra Rasputin
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
Ra ra Rasputin
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on

[Felix · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can never get enough of Junji Ito's art. So of course I had to pick this up when I saw it. But I was biased and thought this would be a horror/thriller story. Which it isn't. But it was still fun to read. I've learned a couple history facts along the way which was a bonus. I'm not sure if I want to pick up the next one tho, since it isn't usually the type of story I like to read and don't care that much for it .

[Gabriele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lettura piacevolissima.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un manga unico nel suo genere: politico, coraggioso e controverso. I disegni di Ito poi regalano quel che di weird e grottesco che rende tutto più divertente.

[Carlo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Storia di politica internazionale e giapponese molto bella e appassionante. Andrò avanti e scriverò la mia opinione al termine dei tre volumi