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正月の寒い朝。まだ家族も眠っている中、少年・勘吉が厠に行くため戸を開けると、若い侍が立っていた。侍の名は瀬能宗一郎。このたび江戸の長屋にやってきた宗一郎は、勘吉に対し必要以上に丁寧な挨拶をすると、同じように長屋の住人たちにも挨拶回りをしていく。売り物の蛸をひたすら眺めたり、甘い団子を頬張ったりする宗一郎の行動に興味を持った勘吉は、彼のことをつけ回すが…。
222 pages, Paperback
First published December 15, 2006
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Taiyo Matsumoto
164 books620 followersSee also: 松本大洋 and 松本 大洋
Although Taiyo Matsumoto desired a career as a professional soccerplayer at first, he eventually chose an artistic profession. He gained his first success through the Comic Open contest, held by the magazine Comic Morning, which allowed him to make his professional debut. He started out with 'Straight', a comic about basketball players. Sports remain his main influence in his next comic, 'Zéro', a story about a boxer.
In 1993 Matsumoto started the 'Tekkonkinkurito' trilogy in Big Spirits magazine, which was even adapted to a theatre play. He continued his comics exploits with several short stories for the Comic Aré magazine, which are collected in the book 'Nihon no Kyodai'. Again for Big Spirits, Taiyo Matsumoto started the series 'Ping Pong' in 1996. 'Number Five' followed in 2001, published by Shogakukan.
Source: Lambiek website bio .
Although Taiyo Matsumoto desired a career as a professional soccerplayer at first, he eventually chose an artistic profession. He gained his first success through the Comic Open contest, held by the magazine Comic Morning, which allowed him to make his professional debut. He started out with 'Straight', a comic about basketball players. Sports remain his main influence in his next comic, 'Zéro', a story about a boxer.
In 1993 Matsumoto started the 'Tekkonkinkurito' trilogy in Big Spirits magazine, which was even adapted to a theatre play. He continued his comics exploits with several short stories for the Comic Aré magazine, which are collected in the book 'Nihon no Kyodai'. Again for Big Spirits, Taiyo Matsumoto started the series 'Ping Pong' in 1996. 'Number Five' followed in 2001, published by Shogakukan.
Source: Lambiek website bio .
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September 5, 2017
This review is for the series.
This is one unique manga.
The arts is unique and could be perceived as weird by some readers. The art is blending classic Japanese painting style with newer style.
Here and there I found some poetic dialogue and quoting ancient philosophy sayings. Unlike majority in samurai theme mangas that trying to grab reader's attention by full action scenes, this manga patiently gives some story foundation as primary objective, and put the short term actions as secondary. The first volume is focusing in fighting/killing intentions, not showing real swords clashing. Except the bonus chapter, but I will get to there.
The main story itself is simple for me, but the author only revealed the main plot on Volume 4. The first three volumes are for character introductions and slice-of-life theme in Edo period.
This series is worth 4 star. The strength of this manga is the stylish execution of the story.
The fifth star on Volume 1 is due to author's effectively using bonus chapter at the end of the book. Let's say the climax of bonus chapter slapped my mind. Too bad it only occurred on Volume 1.
This is one unique manga.
The arts is unique and could be perceived as weird by some readers. The art is blending classic Japanese painting style with newer style.
Here and there I found some poetic dialogue and quoting ancient philosophy sayings. Unlike majority in samurai theme mangas that trying to grab reader's attention by full action scenes, this manga patiently gives some story foundation as primary objective, and put the short term actions as secondary. The first volume is focusing in fighting/killing intentions, not showing real swords clashing. Except the bonus chapter, but I will get to there.
The main story itself is simple for me, but the author only revealed the main plot on Volume 4. The first three volumes are for character introductions and slice-of-life theme in Edo period.
This series is worth 4 star. The strength of this manga is the stylish execution of the story.
The fifth star on Volume 1 is due to author's effectively using bonus chapter at the end of the book. Let's say the climax of bonus chapter slapped my mind. Too bad it only occurred on Volume 1.
August 16, 2021
Slice of life following a mysterious, wise and almost child-like ronin Soîchirô Senô as he loiters around on the streets of Edo eating sweets and chilling with street urchin Kankichi.
A captivating debut that impresses with its beautifully composed art and intriguing protagonist. Following him along his many whims and listening to his stories was a blast. Onto v.2!
A captivating debut that impresses with its beautifully composed art and intriguing protagonist. Following him along his many whims and listening to his stories was a blast. Onto v.2!
August 28, 2014
One of the best old style Manga.
Taiyo Matsumoto is known to experiment with his art, for it's uniqueness and this time around i didn't enjoy it. Others readers love the manga for the art, it's too rough for me. Still there are times when some of the sketches turn out really beautiful and complement the historical setting.
While i didn't like the art it's contribution to the story flow is immense. The pace was smooth and fast, scenes change from dreamy to dread. The quirkiness of the main character Senou Souichirou with the many talking animals added to the charm of the book. These characters could shine only because of the rough art.
It takes time to get use to the art and story but after a volume or two, you cant put it down.
Taiyo Matsumoto is known to experiment with his art, for it's uniqueness and this time around i didn't enjoy it. Others readers love the manga for the art, it's too rough for me. Still there are times when some of the sketches turn out really beautiful and complement the historical setting.
While i didn't like the art it's contribution to the story flow is immense. The pace was smooth and fast, scenes change from dreamy to dread. The quirkiness of the main character Senou Souichirou with the many talking animals added to the charm of the book. These characters could shine only because of the rough art.
It takes time to get use to the art and story but after a volume or two, you cant put it down.
October 10, 2018
it tastes like death but it looks like fun ( ͡ಠ ͜ʖ ͡ಠ)
October 25, 2019
20191026 2nd read
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20190110 1st read
頗有藤澤周平的感覺
失意的下級武士卻身懷絕技
不過跟藤澤周平充滿無奈的劇情比起來
竹光侍比較有遊戲人間的感覺
想看原著小說，不過好像沒有中譯QQ
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20190110 1st read
頗有藤澤周平的感覺
失意的下級武士卻身懷絕技
不過跟藤澤周平充滿無奈的劇情比起來
竹光侍比較有遊戲人間的感覺
想看原著小說，不過好像沒有中譯QQ
July 25, 2024
my favorite manga of all time. i will keep my review of this first volume short...this series has been termed a historical epic more than a manga; i disagree. matsumato’s dynamic line, contrasting pages, and dreamy, frenetic style make this the ideal manga. narration is pared down—the art speaks for itself—but the dialogue there is rich with references to classical monogatari (the tale of genji, the tales of ise, so on), while the plot draws vaguely from 60s samurai flicks, e.g. harakiri, which features the most tragic ‘takemitsuzamurai’ story ever told.
August 12, 2016
Para empezar esta review pretende analizar Takemitsu Zamurai de Taiyo Matsumoto como conjunto y no solo el primer tomo como daría a entender Goodreads. Dejando esto claro comienzo el análisis.
Takemitsu Zamurai inicialmente se destaca entre todo lo que he leído hasta ahora por su estética, una que mezcla el estilo y personalidad de su creador (autor de tekkonkinkreet y sunny entre otras grandes obras) con el estilo artistico del Ukiyo-e. Cosa que yo por lo menos nunca había visto antes en un manga y que me ha dejado profundamente cautivado. Y es que el dibujo en este manga esta entre los mejores que he visto en mi vida, rozando la perfeccion artistica y mostrando lo hermoso que puede llegar a ser un manga como un medio no solo de ocio si no también de aprendizaje y disfrute artístico.
El argumento de la obra comienza de una forma que no parece ser muy original pero que crea una personalidad y forma propia a medida que la historia avanza. El argumento trata sobre un ronin del periodo Edo que trata de huir de su pasado vendiendo su espada Kunifusa y cambiandola por una Takemitsu (una espada de bambu), mas aun con sus esfuerzos el pasado sigue persiguiéndolo hasta que el se ve obligado a enfrentarlo.
Termino este mini análisis confiriéndole a esta obra las 5 estrellas por tener uno de los mejores (si no el mejor) dibujo que he tenido el placer de leer en una obra de su estilo, una mezcla del costumbrismo japones y acción bien llevada y narrada Y un final digno de todo lo que representa. Dándole así el titulo de obra maestra.
Con esta review espero que mas gente conozca esta maravilla (muy poco conocida incluso dentro de los parámetros normales del panorama alternativo japones) y se de así la oportunidad de descubrirla y disfrutarla como lo merece.
Emizel X Death
Takemitsu Zamurai inicialmente se destaca entre todo lo que he leído hasta ahora por su estética, una que mezcla el estilo y personalidad de su creador (autor de tekkonkinkreet y sunny entre otras grandes obras) con el estilo artistico del Ukiyo-e. Cosa que yo por lo menos nunca había visto antes en un manga y que me ha dejado profundamente cautivado. Y es que el dibujo en este manga esta entre los mejores que he visto en mi vida, rozando la perfeccion artistica y mostrando lo hermoso que puede llegar a ser un manga como un medio no solo de ocio si no también de aprendizaje y disfrute artístico.
El argumento de la obra comienza de una forma que no parece ser muy original pero que crea una personalidad y forma propia a medida que la historia avanza. El argumento trata sobre un ronin del periodo Edo que trata de huir de su pasado vendiendo su espada Kunifusa y cambiandola por una Takemitsu (una espada de bambu), mas aun con sus esfuerzos el pasado sigue persiguiéndolo hasta que el se ve obligado a enfrentarlo.
Termino este mini análisis confiriéndole a esta obra las 5 estrellas por tener uno de los mejores (si no el mejor) dibujo que he tenido el placer de leer en una obra de su estilo, una mezcla del costumbrismo japones y acción bien llevada y narrada Y un final digno de todo lo que representa. Dándole así el titulo de obra maestra.
Con esta review espero que mas gente conozca esta maravilla (muy poco conocida incluso dentro de los parámetros normales del panorama alternativo japones) y se de así la oportunidad de descubrirla y disfrutarla como lo merece.
Emizel X Death
September 12, 2015
Jolie plongée dans le Japon médiéval avec un samourai bien étrange. La poésie rencontre le combat de sabre et on lit beaucoup plus de tranches de vies quotidiennes que d'exploits incroyables. Le livre a son atmosphère propre, avec un joli coup de pinceau pour représenter l'environnement.
August 14, 2023
書名的意思是，帶著竹劍(竹光)的武士(侍)。
瀨能宗一郎是個來自信濃的浪人，住到江戶的長屋後，一開始由於長相奇特(狐狸臉)和奇特的舉止(躺在屋頂上看雲、山、發呆)受眾人注目，但久而久之，大家，尤其是小孩子們，都喜歡這個舉止怪異但性情溫和的浪人。
受邀到私塾裡教授孩子們識字的宗一郎，每天的優閒生活卻無法持久，因為信濃的大名身體衰老，府邸裡出現擁立十歲姪子或者是還不知道自己身世的私生子瀨能宗一郎兩派，反對私生子繼承的這方人馬即刻出手，先到宗一郎和父母親一起窩居的深山裡想要來個斬草除根，沒想到師承父親劍術的宗一郎在逃跑後又折返，一舉將入侵者除了詐死者外全數殲滅，之後遵照父親遺言前往江戶，卻始終擺脫不了接二連三的追殺。
宗一郎的母親是信濃大名侍妾，在懷有身孕的情況下，賜給了在府邸裡擔任劍道教練的父親，劍術高明的父親並不諳官場奸險，在得罪當權者後攜妻遠避深山。宗一郎並不清楚自己的身世，故對連番追殺感到十分困惑，即使父母慘死眼前，仍無法理解心中蠢動的殺意，為了不成為噬血的鬼怪，甚至將父親給的寶劍典當。直到殺手濫殺無辜，宗一郎終於下定決心要正面迎擊，好讓他喜愛的升斗小民們，可以不再因為他而惴惴難安。
故事就到此為止
當初預約的時候以為全套只有六集，正高興全都到手，一口氣可以看到結局，沒想到最後兩本還在新書準備階段，根本不能上線預約。
故事就先到這這裡為止。何時上網預約成功，何時書能夠到手，何時就知道最後結尾。
另外的心得，就留到全部看完再說吧！
瀨能宗一郎是個來自信濃的浪人，住到江戶的長屋後，一開始由於長相奇特(狐狸臉)和奇特的舉止(躺在屋頂上看雲、山、發呆)受眾人注目，但久而久之，大家，尤其是小孩子們，都喜歡這個舉止怪異但性情溫和的浪人。
受邀到私塾裡教授孩子們識字的宗一郎，每天的優閒生活卻無法持久，因為信濃的大名身體衰老，府邸裡出現擁立十歲姪子或者是還不知道自己身世的私生子瀨能宗一郎兩派，反對私生子繼承的這方人馬即刻出手，先到宗一郎和父母親一起窩居的深山裡想要來個斬草除根，沒想到師承父親劍術的宗一郎在逃跑後又折返，一舉將入侵者除了詐死者外全數殲滅，之後遵照父親遺言前往江戶，卻始終擺脫不了接二連三的追殺。
宗一郎的母親是信濃大名侍妾，在懷有身孕的情況下，賜給了在府邸裡擔任劍道教練的父親，劍術高明的父親並不諳官場奸險，在得罪當權者後攜妻遠避深山。宗一郎並不清楚自己的身世，故對連番追殺感到十分困惑，即使父母慘死眼前，仍無法理解心中蠢動的殺意，為了不成為噬血的鬼怪，甚至將父親給的寶劍典當。直到殺手濫殺無辜，宗一郎終於下定決心要正面迎擊，好讓他喜愛的升斗小民們，可以不再因為他而惴惴難安。
故事就到此為止
當初預約的時候以為全套只有六集，正高興全都到手，一口氣可以看到結局，沒想到最後兩本還在新書準備階段，根本不能上線預約。
故事就先到這這裡為止。何時上網預約成功，何時書能夠到手，何時就知道最後結尾。
另外的心得，就留到全部看完再說吧！
April 3, 2018
Lo primero que llama la atención de este cómic es el dibujo, entre Schiele y ukiyo-e, sólido y basto. Luego tenemos un retrato costumbrista del Japón feudal bastante interesante, con personajes sugerentes en situaciones más o menos cotidianas. Recomendable.
July 5, 2017
Bueno para entender el Japón del periodo Edo. La narración es bastante inusual.
May 6, 2018
この諸説は普通極的なドラマチック侍物語じゃなくて江戸時代日常の生活と迷った男性の侍の密通はあります。大好きだったけど近いの図書館で続いての本はありません。
July 9, 2019
A unique slice of life take on ronin samurai, especially visually, but moves too slowly for me.
March 24, 2021
Not the greatest manga... The story was quite dull and really didn’t like the crappy art 👌😤❤️
July 20, 2021
Una belleza de historia, una belleza de dibujo.
November 28, 2023
还行吧。主人公有绯村剑心那感觉了。画风凛冽清奇，故事简单而且不拖沓！八卷就完结了啊！这点很好 👍
May 5, 2024
很棒的故事，别具一格的画风，我还挺喜欢的，虽然是看过故事梗概的，但是却丝毫不影响我的阅读，越读越决定自己投入，完全被人物的选择左右，竹光侍，竹光侍卫的是谁呢，是为了保护美好不被恶鬼占据吗？
December 16, 2025
Como é bom fazer capas de mangás FODAS
September 7, 2022
3,5
Il se dégage vraiment quelque chose du dessin, avec ses inspirations de type estampes, et à la fois éffilé, parfois exagéré. Très intéressant à ce niveau. Au niveau scénaristique, à voir sur la suite
Il se dégage vraiment quelque chose du dessin, avec ses inspirations de type estampes, et à la fois éffilé, parfois exagéré. Très intéressant à ce niveau. Au niveau scénaristique, à voir sur la suite
March 28, 2013
Insgesamt kann ich den Manga recht gut bewerten, auch wenn er ein paar schwächere Kapitel hatte. Vor allem der Anfang war recht mühsam, es hat im Grunde viel zu lange gebraucht, bis man verstanden hat, um was es nun eigentlich im Ganzen geht. (Um ehrlich zu sein, hab ich's erst im zweiten Anlauf durch geschafft.) Dann aber geht's endlich los und es wird spannend. Supi. :3
Der Zeichenstil, ich liebe den. Aber ist ja nicht jedermanns Sache, das weiß ich. Besonders toll fand ich an dem Manga, dass der Zeichner hier ein bisschen aus seinem üblichen Stil rausgebrochen ist, und sozusagen Elemente aus alter japanischer Kunst übernimmt, wie auf diesen Holzschnitten etc. (Wenn ich das so schreib, klingt das total bescheuert, ich hab halt einfach keine Ahnung davon.) Sowas hab ich in noch keinem anderen Manga zuvor gesehen, fand ich echt klasse.
Insgesamt gut, sehr speziell, aber ich finde, nicht so gut, wie die anderen Manga von Taiyo Matsumoto.
Der Zeichenstil, ich liebe den. Aber ist ja nicht jedermanns Sache, das weiß ich. Besonders toll fand ich an dem Manga, dass der Zeichner hier ein bisschen aus seinem üblichen Stil rausgebrochen ist, und sozusagen Elemente aus alter japanischer Kunst übernimmt, wie auf diesen Holzschnitten etc. (Wenn ich das so schreib, klingt das total bescheuert, ich hab halt einfach keine Ahnung davon.) Sowas hab ich in noch keinem anderen Manga zuvor gesehen, fand ich echt klasse.
Insgesamt gut, sehr speziell, aber ich finde, nicht so gut, wie die anderen Manga von Taiyo Matsumoto.
December 16, 2017
EDITED
Series Review - 4 Stars
Amazing character arcs and plot. One star lopped off for the rather unexplained ending.
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Volume 1 Review
3.5 Stars
The first thing that catches you is the unique style of art - akin to watching an old picture book come to life. Old Edo comes to life in this manga, with minute attention given to the day - to - day happenings in this small neighbourhood.
I appreciate the fact that the narrative stirs far away from the cliched action manga where fifty odd people end up being killed in the first volume itself. Here, the focus is completely on our protagonist Souichiro and his (almost pet) Kankichi.
The flow of the narrative tends to skip all over the place, though, and it took me a good amount of time to follow along.
Series Review - 4 Stars
Amazing character arcs and plot. One star lopped off for the rather unexplained ending.
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Volume 1 Review
3.5 Stars
The first thing that catches you is the unique style of art - akin to watching an old picture book come to life. Old Edo comes to life in this manga, with minute attention given to the day - to - day happenings in this small neighbourhood.
I appreciate the fact that the narrative stirs far away from the cliched action manga where fifty odd people end up being killed in the first volume itself. Here, the focus is completely on our protagonist Souichiro and his (almost pet) Kankichi.
The flow of the narrative tends to skip all over the place, though, and it took me a good amount of time to follow along.
January 6, 2010
Un estilo de dibujo muy interesante (casi cubista) y un protagonista con garra. Pero a pesar de poseer estos dos puntos fuertes, este manga no termina de convencerme. La narración me ha parecido algo enrevesada y lenta, y no he disfrutado del todo la lectura hasta los últimos capítulos de este primer tomo.
January 29, 2022
Li para praticar o espanhol, e porque a arte parecia bonita. Entendi boa parte do que acontecia, mas não tudo. Não muito acontece nesse volume, talvez por ser o primeiro da série. Eu estava entendiada por boa parte dele.
August 11, 2011
Prestado por: Catu
August 15, 2014
Manga de alto vuelo poético ideal para leer con perspectiva zen.
January 16, 2015
"Le poisson ne se lasse jamais de l'eau. Mais qui n'est pas poisson ne peut pas comprendre ce sentiment."
December 10, 2025
Enjoyed reading this but can only get the gist of what is going on most of the time. I like the art style, reminds me of Garo.
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