いざなうもの

by Jirō Taniguchi, 谷口 ジロー

谷口ジローの未発表絶筆を含む珠玉の作品集2017年2月に逝去した漫画家・谷口ジロー。その未発表絶筆『いざなうもの　花火』（原作：内田百けん）を含む近作の作品集。いずれも単行本初収録となる。【収録作品】●『彼方より』（「ビッグコミックオリジナル」2014年4号）●エッセイ『フランスと私』（「ふらんす」2011年11月号）●『何処にか』その壱・その弐（「ビッグコミック」2016年8号／9号）●『魔法の山』前編・後編（「ヤングジャンプ」2006年1号／2号）●『いざなうもの　花火』について●『いざなうもの　花火』（未発表絶筆）

Comic

About the author

Name (in native language): 谷口 ジロー
Zodiac: Leo

He began to work as assistant of the late mangaka Kyota Ishikawa.
He made his manga debut in 1970 with Kareta Heya (A Desiccated Summer), published in the magazine Young Comic.
From 1976 to 1979, he created several hard-boiled comics with the scenarist Natsuo Sekigawa, such as City Without Defense, The Wind of the West is White and Lindo 3.
From 1984 to 1991, Tanigushi and Natsuo Sekigawa produced the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai.
In the 1990s, he came up with several albums, among which Aruku Hito (歩くひと), Chichi no koyomi (The Almanac of My Father), and Keyaki no ki.
In 2001, he created the Icare (Icaro) series on texts by Mœbius.
Jirô Taniguchi gained several prizes for his work. Among others, the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award (1998) for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai, the Shogakukan prize with Inu wo Kau, and in 2003, the Alph'Art of the best scenario at the Angoulême International Comics Festival (France) for Harukana Machi-E.
His work has been translated in many languages.

Far from the violent storylines often associated with the manga, Taniguchi has developed a very personal style, more adult. Along with other writers, like Tsukasa Hōjō, his comics focus more on the Japanese society and culture, with a subtle analysis of its customs and habits.

Reviews

[Jon Rowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

The closing story in this oneshot collection is Jirô Taniguchi’s final work. A dreamlike journey that starts in ink and ends in unfinished sketches. Understated magic to the last from my favourite mangaka.