Drifters, Vol. 7

Drifters

by Kohta Hirano

Durante la battaglia di Sekigahara del XVII secolo, il leggendario samurai Shimazu Toyohisa "naufraga" in un portale misterioso che lo conduce in un mondo magico, popolato da elfi, hobbit, orchi e draghi. Una dimensione sospesa tra la vita e la morte, nella quale è in corso una grande guerra per la supremazia tra due fazioni. Un conflitto sanguinoso e senza fine, che utilizza come pedine i più valorosi guerrieri della storia umana. Chi avrà la meglio in questa folle battaglia, nella quale il confine fra bene e male è più che mai confuso? È giunto il momento di sacrificare la vita! Il grande esercito nero ricopre la terra… L’esercito del Re Nero… I Drifters hanno perso la guerra. Su Toyohisa “pronto a morire”, il soldato di Satsuma rimasto sul campo di battaglia per agevolare la ritirata alle rovine del castello di Nobunaga, e sugli altri incombe Hijikata Toshizo, il samurai del Sol Levante… È allora che Kanno, il dio del cielo, scende in campo!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy

240 pages, Paperback

Published June 25, 2024

About the author

Kohta Hirano (平野 耕太 Hirano Kōta) is a Japanese mangaka most famous for his manga Hellsing. Starting his career first as a mangaka's assistant (self-described as "horrible" and "lazy" in said assistant position), and later an H manga artist, he went on to enjoy somewhat limited success with other relatively unknown manga titles such as Angel Dust, Coyote, Gun Mania and Hi-Tension. His first major success came with his manga series Hellsing, which got its start and was subsequently serialized in a monthly manga magazine, Young King OURs, towards the latter half of 1997.

Reviews

[Erika · Rating 2 out of 5]

うーん。
日本史大好き(特に戦国時代/新選組/WW2あたりとか)な人で、Jump漫画読んでその微妙なミソジニー(キャラの発言や絵柄)に違和感を感じない人なら楽しめる...かも？
物語の展開が遅すぎる気もするけれど、これも楽しい人は楽しいのかも。

けれど私には正直つまらない。
図書館に７巻まであったから借りてみたけれど、新刊が出てももう追わないことにする。

Eng:
If you love Japanese history (especially around the Sengoku period/Shinsengumi/WW2), and if you don't feel uncomfortable with its subtle misogyny (what characters say and their character designs) while reading other Jump mangas, you'll enjoy it... Maybe?
I think the story develops too slowly, but I guess that's also enjoyable for those who enjoy it.

But to be honest, it's boring for me.
I checked it out from the library because they had volumes 1-7, but I think I won't continue reading the series anymore, even if a new volume is published.