Furari
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• Ja Kanji — ふらり。 • Genre — Historical
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• Type — manga • Author — Jiro Taniguchi • Publisher — Kodansha • Magazine — Morning • First — January 13, 2011 • Last — April 21, 2011 • Volumes — 1 Furari is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. It was serialized in Kodansha's magazine Morning from January to April 2011 and published in one volume. It follows cartographer Inō Tadataka as he surveys Edo-period Japan.
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Written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi, the series began serialization in Kodansha's magazine Morning on January 13, 2011. It completed serialization in Morning on April 21, 2011. Its individual chapters were collected into one tankōbon volume, which was released on April 22, 2011. In September 2013, Fanfare/Ponent Mon began listing that they would publish the series in English. They released the volume on August 31, 2017.
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Zack Davisson of World Literature Today felt the story was similar to The Walking Mans, while specifically praising the characters. He also praised the illustrations, which he compared to those by Katsuhiro Otomo and Terry Moore. A columnist for Manga News praised the setting and illustrations, particularly those of nature. The series was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia in 2018.
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- 1.Mangapedia.
- 2.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. January 13, 2011.
- 3.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. April 18, 2011.
- 4.Loveridge, Lynzee. Ponent Mon/Fanfare to Release Jiro Taniguchi's Furari Manga. Anime News Network. September 23, 2013.
- 5.Ressler, Karen. North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 27-September 2. Anime News Network. August 29, 2017.
- 6.Davisson, Zack. Furari and Venice by Jiro Taniguchi. World Literature Today. January 2018.
- 7.Kiraa7. Furari: Critique. Manga News. February 15, 2016.
- 8.Ressler, Karen. Jiro Taniguchi, H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories, More Nominated for Eisner Awards. Anime News Network. April 26, 2018.
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