Golden Kamuy, Vol. 30

ゴールデンカムイ [Golden Kamui] #30

by Satoru Noda

A tale of high adventure and survival!

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness 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!

Lieutenant Tsurumi's men begin their all-out assault on the Goryokaku Fortress under the cover of naval bombardment. Hijikata still has some tricks up his sleeve and an old cannon provides needed support. But now, getting Asirpa and the deed for the Ainu land out of the fortress and to safety is the goal. In this battle, scores will be settled and old enemies will come face-to-face. Although often at odds, Hijikata and Sugimoto will find themselves fighting together, each with their own understanding of the meaning of bushido...

Genres: Manga, Seinen, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novels, Japanese Literature, Graphic Novels Manga, Historical

248 pages, Paperback

First published June 17, 2022

About the author

Satoru Noda (野田サトル, Noda Satoru) is a japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Ailbhe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect series as always

Don’t know what I’m going to do when it’s over 😭😭😭

[🧸♡뀨♡🐣 · Rating 5 out of 5]

終わってほしくない😭

[Víctor López López · Rating 5 out of 5]

De momento uno de mis tomos favoritos a la espera del final. Y eso que nadie ha aprendido nada.

[Rach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oof, owtchie, this volume hurt. Wasn’t prepared for it to be so painful, but what else did we expect when this giant battle is occurring? But I wonder how it’s all going to wrap up.

Tsurumi is terrifying. His one track focus on victory and securing what he wants is intense. There were little moments that were reminiscent of a horror or thriller film in this volume, I would hate to see that shit with a backing track that includes a bunch of stings.

I will say I love watching Hijikata and Sugimoto fight together. They are more alike in disposition than one may think at first glance, and their styles compliment each other!

[Eressea · Rating 5 out of 5]

20231207 2nd read
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20230616 1st read
便當狂發血肉橫飛，應該快要完結，龍套們幾乎都退場了

[Zibbi · Rating 5 out of 5]

What in the name of all things unholy did I just read?! Good gods. This volume.

The battle at Goryokaku rages on, and if you thought it couldn’t get any bloodier, any more spectacularly, grotesquely violent, well, Noda kindly disagrees. Bodies are flying. Bodies are exploding. Bodies are missing parts they really ought to have. If you have a favorite body part, chances are someone loses it in this volume. A hand here, a cheek there, an ear somewhere in the distance. The battlefield is practically a butcher’s display counter at this point. The level of carnage is both horrifying and beautifully drawn, because, of course, it is.

If Tsurumi was unhinged before, then now we’ve passed the point of unhinged and entered full-blown, door-ripped-off-its-hinges-and-hurled-into-the-sea levels of madness. His smile is too wide, his eyes are too bright, and this manga leans in hard on making him as terrifying as humanly possible.

Characters are dropping like flies, and yet, somehow, it doesn’t feel cheap. Their arcs reach their end, some in ways we dreaded, some in ways that, if we’re being honest, we saw coming but hoped against hope wouldn’t happen. And yet, here we are.

With just one volume left, I am equal parts terrified and excited. Mostly terrified. Because if this was the second-to-last volume, then I can’t even begin to imagine what the final one has in store. I feel like it’s going to hurt. A lot.

[G∞p · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m a bit conflicted. With GK reaching its climax, a lot of exciting things are unfolding while at the same time it’s clear that we’re never returning to the charming balance of food preparation and Ainu life with the world of the soldier that this series began with, which makes sense as Asirpa watches one Ainu perish after the next. I haven’t particularly loved the arcs leading up to this and I’m not sure about where it’s heading, but I’ll bite my tongue until I get to the last one.

From the eyes of a comics enjoyer though, there have been so many amazing panel compositions lately that I have been drooling over. Tsurumi really is such an excellent, intimidating and savage antagonist that I can’t get enough of, while being crushed by his actions at the same time. He is such a crazy parallel to Asirpa and it is so interesting to watch each of them cause the deaths of others because of their devotions. I can’t wait to see where this goes

[Alex Johnston · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've sang Golden Kamuy's praises dozens of times since I started the series (I think it was January last year?) - this penultimate volume might be the best the series has ever been. We're reaching the climax of the greatest adventure story ever told, and ever other page has an image better than than the best most other manga have to offer. This volume involves an imperial battleship having an artillery duel with a 19th century cannon, a sniper duel, an infantry assault on a Star Fortress, a one man army beating the crap out of a train full of soldiers, and the tragic goodbye's of many beloved (and loathed, and pitied) characters.

The final volume releases in english this January - I know it can be found in many places if I wanted to read it right now, but I'll bide my time. This is a story good enough to wait for.

[The Book Dragon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't mind me, I'm just barely keeping up with everything that's happening because this volume is nonstop action on at least six different fronts. You got the group on Hakodate Mountain, the Navy shooting at the fort, the three entrances to the fort, and Ogata being his sniper self.

But the mad dash escape is, by far, the funniest part of this whole thing because ♪ We're going off the rails on this crazy train!♫ And here I thought the hype couldn't get anymore insane.

This series has 31 volumes.

[Sanny · Rating 5 out of 5]

QUÉ FUERTE!!!!!!
sE VINO SE VINO! Dios mío.
En este tomo han concluido muchas tramas y una cantidad considerable de personajes han muerto. La acción ha sido trepidante y el guión, como siempre, se ha mantenido coherente hasta el final.

Espero con ansias el próximo y último tomo. Hay que digerir este emocionante tomo 30!

[⋆ ࣪˖ ִֶָ sel ་༘࿐ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume is full-packed! Damn! It's so intense I can feel my ass on fire. No, because for real! Tsurumi is like the embodiment of your demon, such a good character! I don't know where to cry first or bite my nails with the anticipation of what's going to happen next. THIS IS SO GOOD! I'm so normal about GK. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Ari · Rating 5 out of 5]

this volume better have either sofia or toni on the cover😭

[robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

tsurumi makes me so devastated he is literally my babygirl (40 year old man who has killed several people)

[Silvia Revert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Porque no tengo el tomo 31, me encanta esta historia y no me creo el cariño que le he cogido a algunos personajes😍

Y por cierto ese final, estoy creando un montón de teorias🐻

[Cristina Herondale · Rating 5 out of 5]

AAAH
TANIGAKI!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍💖💖❤️❤️❤️✨❤️‍🔥✨🤰🤰💖🥲✨😍😊🤰🤰💓ME VA A DAR ALGOOOO

[Becky]

「不......那叫武士道，杉元佐一。」

真正的革命家是帶著大愛前進的，處處凶險的一集，要完結了還有點捨不得。

[wiktoria]

I'm hurt

[Loz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Action, wow. Violence, super wow. Butt clenching twists and turns, cannot wait for next volume!

[DrCalvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Explosive endgame! Very good, extra thick volume absolutely packed with action

[Esidisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is getting intense I'm excited but also nervous to start the next volume. I've loved this series and I'm not ready for the end.

[Kim Novice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is some of the best action I've ever seen. Noda is incredible at communicating the distance and setting of a scene. It's all so good. I'm going to cry so hard when it's over.

[dari ★]

apsolutno najbolji volume čitavog serijala, drma me adrenalin ne mogu da se smirim i znam da ću da plačem kad završim mangu NE ŽELIM DA ZAVRŠIM MANGU BUKVALNO ŠTA ĆU POSLE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Facundo Mosquera · Rating 5 out of 5]

DIOOOS, NO PARA UN SEGUNDO

[Alistair · Rating 5 out of 5]

耳邊安靜下來的都丹、見到浩平的洋平和呼喊著戰友的蘇菲亞，這本離開的人都算得上是得償所願。

[Erika · Rating 3 out of 5]

登場人物達が次々と散ってく.....
でももっと杉元とアシリパちゃん見たい。

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.6/5.

[Sol]

*SHIVERS FEARFULLY*

[Hel Rasmussen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The way that things pulled together in this volume impressed me so much. The way that the story is winding down and how the characters are getting their conclusions is impressive.

[Otto · Rating 5 out of 5]

holy kino, but im also soso terrified

[Joar · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very strong penultimate volume—nerve-wracking, edge-of-my-seat kind of struggle, tension, and drama. Golden Kamuy at its peak