Name: Golden Kamuy
ISBN: 9781974702442

Satoru Noda

Tetsuzo Nihei, the legendary Bear Killer, is determined to become the hunter who kills Retar, the last remaining Ezo wolf. Asirpa will never allow this, and she and Immortal Sugimoto race to stop his bloodthirsty quest. Meanwhile, in the port city of Otaru, Hijikata, the relentless head of the reborn Shinsengumi, leads a band of death row inmates against Lt. Tsurumi and his 7th Division. In this clash of iron resolve, only the strongest will survive. -- VIZ Media

Golden Kamuy

A tale of high adventure and survival on the Japanese frontier! In the early 20th century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of the Japanese frontier of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows about the treasure! In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush on the wild frontier of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.

Such an amazing series, one of my favorites that I've ever read! I loved learning about the Ainu indigenous culture in Hokkaido and their way of life. The journey for the gold was suspenseful, thrilling, tragic, and layered in a very intriguing way. All of the characters are very intriguing and you can't help but love most of them despite their very obvious character flaws. I could probably write a character introspection essay about most of the characters - that's how well written the cast is! 

Dingdong 

Gavin

The art is an effective unnerving mix of pointy whitespace manga elegance and spinal columns n gore. Both clean and grotesque. A lot of hunting and zoology facts involved: Someone cared. Also Sugimoto chamber-punches a bear.

Nedu

Imane

I'm back on my manga bullshit and I'm loving it. Saichi and Asirpa are a cute team but I'm already scared for them lol

A tale of high adventure and survival on the Japanese frontier! In the early 20th century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of the Japanese frontier of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows about the treasure! On the trail of a hoard of hidden gold, Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto and the Ainu girl Asirpa have already tracked down some of the escaped prisoners whose tattoos form a map to the lost treasure. But their search has caught the attention of a group of rogue Japanese soldiers from the legendary 7th Division. Their leader, the utterly cold-blooded and driven Lieutenant Tsurumi, will stop at nothing to find the gold. And Tsurumi is not the only formidable opponent Saichi and Asirpa must deal with—a former samurai who escaped with the prisoners is carving his own path to the loot. These enemies will put Saichi’s “Immortal” nickname to the test…

4.5/5

I love how Ainu culture is woven into the story! I feel like I'm learning a lot while also not feeling any drag on the pacing. The cliffhanger at the end though... thank God I already have volume 3 lined up.

TW: gore, torture

Mike Cavey

Sofia Kim

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive. -- VIZ Media

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