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Description
From Drawn & Quarterly:
Acclaimed for his visionary short-story collections The Push Man and Other Stories, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and Good-Bye—originally created nearly forty years ago, but just as resonant now as ever—the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi has come to be recognized in North America as a precursor of today's graphic novel movement. A Drifting Life is his monumental memoir eleven years in the making, beginning with his experiences as a child in Osaka, growing up as part of a country burdened by the shadows of World War II.
Spanning fifteen years from Augus... More...
Acclaimed for his visionary short-story collections The Push Man and Other Stories, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and Good-Bye—originally created nearly forty years ago, but just as resonant now as ever—the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi has come to be recognized in North America as a precursor of today's graphic novel movement. A Drifting Life is his monumental memoir eleven years in the making, beginning with his experiences as a child in Osaka, growing up as part of a country burdened by the shadows of World War II.
Spanning fifteen years from Augus... More...
From Drawn & Quarterly:
Acclaimed for his visionary short-story collections The Push Man and Other Stories, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and Good-Bye—originally created nearly forty years ago, but just as resonant now as ever—the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi has come to be recognized in North America as a precursor of today's graphic novel movement. A Drifting Life is his monumental memoir eleven years in the making, beginning with his experiences as a child in Osaka, growing up as part of a country burdened by the shadows of World War II.
Spanning fifteen years from August 1945 to June 1960, Tatsumi's stand-in protagonist, Hiroshi, faces his father's financial burdens and his parents' failing marriage, his jealous brother's deteriorating health, and the innumerable pitfalls that await him in the competitive manga market of mid-twentieth-century Japan. He dreams of following in the considerable footsteps of his idol, the manga artist Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Apollo's Song, Ode to Kirihito, Buddha)—with whom Tatsumi eventually became a peer and, at times, a stylistic rival. As with his short-story collection, A Drifting Life is designed by Adrian Tomine.
Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 2009, the Best Reality-Based Work and the Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia for the Eisner Award in 2010. Less...
Acclaimed for his visionary short-story collections The Push Man and Other Stories, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and Good-Bye—originally created nearly forty years ago, but just as resonant now as ever—the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi has come to be recognized in North America as a precursor of today's graphic novel movement. A Drifting Life is his monumental memoir eleven years in the making, beginning with his experiences as a child in Osaka, growing up as part of a country burdened by the shadows of World War II.
Spanning fifteen years from August 1945 to June 1960, Tatsumi's stand-in protagonist, Hiroshi, faces his father's financial burdens and his parents' failing marriage, his jealous brother's deteriorating health, and the innumerable pitfalls that await him in the competitive manga market of mid-twentieth-century Japan. He dreams of following in the considerable footsteps of his idol, the manga artist Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Apollo's Song, Ode to Kirihito, Buddha)—with whom Tatsumi eventually became a peer and, at times, a stylistic rival. As with his short-story collection, A Drifting Life is designed by Adrian Tomine.
Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 2009, the Best Reality-Based Work and the Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia for the Eisner Award in 2010. Less...
Type
Manga
Related Series
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Associated Names
A Drifting Life
A Drifting Life In Gekiga
Gekiga Drift
Hanyut
Una Vita tra i Margini
Une vie dans les marges
Vida à Deriva
Życie. Powieść Graficzna. (Polish)
劇画漂流
A Drifting Life In Gekiga
Gekiga Drift
Hanyut
Una Vita tra i Margini
Une vie dans les marges
Vida à Deriva
Życie. Powieść Graficzna. (Polish)
劇画漂流
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Latest Release(s)
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Status
in Country of Origin
2 Volumes 2008 (Complete)
2 Volumes 2013 (Complete)
2 Volumes 2013 (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 2 Abridged
Ends at Vol 2 Abridged
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Forum
1 topics, 1 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (81 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.76 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 7.76 / 10.0
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Last Updated
August 25th 2023, 1:02am
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Year
1995
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Drawn and Quarterly (1 Volume - Complete)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #750 (+34)
Monthly Pos #1687 (+127)
3 Month Pos #2192 (+1044)
6 Month Pos #4889 (+85)
Year Pos #6655 (+652)
Monthly Pos #1687 (+127)
3 Month Pos #2192 (+1044)
6 Month Pos #4889 (+85)
Year Pos #6655 (+652)
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Encompassing
by pierzing
November 7th, 2012, 2:25am
November 7th, 2012, 2:25am
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
Chronicling the ups and downs of life itself and depicting the brevity of events, this is the very essence of slice of life itself, if not literally. Scenes are depicted in great detail as one witnesses the tides of the mangaka's career. I enjoyed it immensely. Recommended, especially if slice of life is your thing.
... Last updated on December 4th, 2017, 12:19pm
... Last updated on December 4th, 2017, 12:19pm
Good :)
by mizorekibishi
January 4th, 2012, 9:05am
January 4th, 2012, 9:05am
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
I just read one volume from this gekiga. I bought 2 years ago, and counted as a a bit expensive for a book -__- . Personally, i love this book. The art is neat and... the story telling style is good. But... maybe according translate things, i feel a bit off. The theme is adult thing, hard to understand, but i get the main idea... This book make me enthusiasm become a good mangaka, The way sensei life was hard, but he can become like this is a good lesson for us.
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