Gringo (manga)

グリンゴ · ぐりんご

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Year1988 〜 2016

Volumes13

Latest volumeVol. 1 2016-12

Estimated circulation~0.4M est.

DemographicSeinen

StatusCompleted

Publisher小学館、講談社

Magazinesビッグコミック

est. Rough estimate based on volume count, reprints and magazine — not an official figure

Overview

Tezuka's last manga, which was serializing just weeks before his death in 1989. In the year 1982, the Edo Shoji Corporation is a large Japanese trading company that has created a new branch in the fictional country of Cannibalia (or Kanivaria depending on how you transcribe it). Executive Director Yabushita assigns Hitoshi Himoto to be the head of the new South American office, which is an exceptional promotion for Hitoshi. Having joined the work force after his days of being a sumo wrestler, Hitoshi finds himself rapidly climbing the corporate ladder. However, not long after he is assigned to South America, Director Yabushita suddenly resigns from the company. Apparently he was involved in a scandalous affair with a woman, and forced to leave after news of the affair had leaked out. This severely affects Hitoshi as he is then demoted and transferred to a different location in South America. Can Hitoshi make a name for himself in a dangerous land, working together with the people that know him as the "Gringo"? Political and Corporate intrigue and drama are all around in Tezuka's last manga. (Source: Wikipedia)

Source: AniList

Synopsis 日本語

時は1982年。南米の商業都市カニヴァリアに主人公・日本人は支社長として赴任する。会社への厚い忠誠心を持った日本であったが、社内での政変によって恩人の専務が失脚、日本も僻地エセカルタに左遷される。自分を貶めた常務派やカニヴァリア副支社長の熊谷への恨みもあって、日本はこの南米の排日感情の強い発展途上国で一攫千金を目指し、鉱山の開発に着手する。ゲリラの協力と稀な幸運でレアメタルの鉱脈を突き止めた日本であったが、その2年後の1984年、政府軍がゲリラを鎮圧し、日本らは逃避行を強いられることになる。果たして日本らの運命は……?

Source: Wikipedia「グリンゴ」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

手塚治虫Author

Suspense Drama Psychological

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