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あっかんべェ一休 [Akkanbe Ikkyuu] #4
Ikkyu, tome 4
buen estado, edicion 1998
Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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Hisashi Sakaguchi
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Hisashi Sakaguchi was a Japanese manga artist and animator. After working under Osamu Tezuka, he began focusing on creating his own manga, including the Ikkyū biography series Ikkyū, before dying at the age of 49.
Hisashi Sakaguchi was a Japanese manga artist and animator. After working under Osamu Tezuka, he began focusing on creating his own manga, including the Ikkyū biography series Ikkyū, before dying at the age of 49.
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January 15, 2019
讀過幾本日本佛教史
所以對鐮倉室町幕府時期的五山十剎禪宗還有點概念
其他的日本歷史和佛法就不行了
沒這些知識看這套其實很難懂....
雖然從一休的視角來看
那些幕府官寺的高僧大德都臭不可聞
但從其他地方看到的又不是這樣
該信誰呢???
所以對鐮倉室町幕府時期的五山十剎禪宗還有點概念
其他的日本歷史和佛法就不行了
沒這些知識看這套其實很難懂....
雖然從一休的視角來看
那些幕府官寺的高僧大德都臭不可聞
但從其他地方看到的又不是這樣
該信誰呢???
March 30, 2018
Review of the volume:
This last volume brings the reader to the last years of Ikkyu. It does a great job of keeping the story interesting and of raising some interesting topics. However, some feeling of repetition sets in in the story: Ikkyu against the powerful institution, Ikkyu with women, fights and more fights. It is probably a more or less realistic description of the era, but at some moments it just feels as more of the same. Luckily for us, Ikkyu's life and ideas are still really interesting, and we will enjoy every moment with this older version of the person we have got to know, a person with flaws and inner doubts that however was trying to further his knowledge and change things in the monks' way of understanding life and death.
A good ending to the story.
8/10
(Catalan Translation by Marc Bernabé)
REVIEW OF THE SERIES:
"Ikkyu" is not your typical manga that gets out of Japan: fights, or love stories, or sports. It is one of those of the Osamu Tezuka or Jiro Taniguchi group: their target is a more adult public, that enjoys more relaxed stories, with ties to history or family topics.
Within this group, "Ikkyu" excels. It is not a perfect work, but it is a really good one, with a plot that engages the reader from the first page and brings them to a world long past, a world of inner fights within the religious world of Japan, a world where religion and political power was really close and where the 'populace' were lucky to have food to bring to their mouths. Here Ikkyu comes to life, a young boy with ties to the Emperor whose life as a monk takes him to a life of surprises, doubts and a reckless lifestyle that made him famous. Sakaguchi does a great job of bringing the character to life, and of showing his doubts, his inner fights and his relationship to his environment. The world creation of the Japan of the era is also great, with nice touches as the 'noh' moments. The pace can be a little slow at some moments, but the contemplative, inner looking style fits perfectly to this style of manga, making the reader think a little bit while enjoying a very interesting story of a famous monk. It is one of those works that can be enjoyed at the same time that making one think.
In regards to the drawing style, it is also quite good and its realistic tinge fits perfectly the story. The style doesn't evolve in the four volumes, but it is full of details and Ikkyu changes accordingly to the story, making him a very real character.
A really good manga.
8/10
(Catalan Version)
This last volume brings the reader to the last years of Ikkyu. It does a great job of keeping the story interesting and of raising some interesting topics. However, some feeling of repetition sets in in the story: Ikkyu against the powerful institution, Ikkyu with women, fights and more fights. It is probably a more or less realistic description of the era, but at some moments it just feels as more of the same. Luckily for us, Ikkyu's life and ideas are still really interesting, and we will enjoy every moment with this older version of the person we have got to know, a person with flaws and inner doubts that however was trying to further his knowledge and change things in the monks' way of understanding life and death.
A good ending to the story.
8/10
(Catalan Translation by Marc Bernabé)
REVIEW OF THE SERIES:
"Ikkyu" is not your typical manga that gets out of Japan: fights, or love stories, or sports. It is one of those of the Osamu Tezuka or Jiro Taniguchi group: their target is a more adult public, that enjoys more relaxed stories, with ties to history or family topics.
Within this group, "Ikkyu" excels. It is not a perfect work, but it is a really good one, with a plot that engages the reader from the first page and brings them to a world long past, a world of inner fights within the religious world of Japan, a world where religion and political power was really close and where the 'populace' were lucky to have food to bring to their mouths. Here Ikkyu comes to life, a young boy with ties to the Emperor whose life as a monk takes him to a life of surprises, doubts and a reckless lifestyle that made him famous. Sakaguchi does a great job of bringing the character to life, and of showing his doubts, his inner fights and his relationship to his environment. The world creation of the Japan of the era is also great, with nice touches as the 'noh' moments. The pace can be a little slow at some moments, but the contemplative, inner looking style fits perfectly to this style of manga, making the reader think a little bit while enjoying a very interesting story of a famous monk. It is one of those works that can be enjoyed at the same time that making one think.
In regards to the drawing style, it is also quite good and its realistic tinge fits perfectly the story. The style doesn't evolve in the four volumes, but it is full of details and Ikkyu changes accordingly to the story, making him a very real character.
A really good manga.
8/10
(Catalan Version)
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