憂國的拉斯普金 1

Rasputin the Patriot #1

by Junji Ito, 伊藤潤二 (作畫), 佐藤優 (原作)

本書由鬼才漫畫家伊藤潤二作畫，改編自前日本外交官佐藤優的親身體驗，描寫從事外交官的主角「憂木衛」遭東京地檢特搜部收押、在看守所接受內審訊的過程，以及令人難以置信、卻又耐人尋味的辦案方式。故事中同時穿插著主角從事外交官時在俄羅斯從事諜報活動的經過，並以史實為基礎，從另一個角度透視日本的北方領土問題。

Genres: Manga

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Junji Itō (Japanese: 伊藤潤二, Ito Junji) is a Japanese cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his horror manga.
Ito was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan in 1963. He was inspired to make art from a young age by his older sister's drawing and Kazuo Umezu's horror comics. Until the early 1990s he worked as a dental technician, while making comics as a side job. By the time he turned into a full time mangaka, Ito was already an acclaimed horror artists.
His comics are celebrated for their finely depicted body horrors, while also retaining some elements of psychological horror and erotism.
Although he mostly produces short stories, Ito is best known for his longer comic series: Tomie (1987-2000), about a beautiful high school girl who inspires her admirers to commit atrocities; Uzumaki (1998-1999), set in a town cursed with spiral patterns; Gyo (2001-2002), featuring a horde of metal-legged undead fishes. Tomie and Uzumaki in particular have been adapted multiple times in live-action and animation.

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