Kokou no Hito
| Kokou no Hito | |
 The cover of the first volume of Kokou no Hito | |
| 孤高の人 | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by |
Shinichi Sakamoto Yoshirō Nabeda |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Original run | 2007 – 2012 |
| Volumes | 17 |
Kokou no Hito (Japanese: 孤高の人) or The Climber is a Japanese manga series written by Shinichi Sakamoto and Yoshirō Nabeda and illustrated by Shinichi Sakamoto, based on a novel by Jirō Nitta. It was originally serialized in Weekly Young Jump from 2007 to 2012, with the 170 chapters later published into 17 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. It tells the story of introvert solo mountain climber Mori Buntarō, partially based on real-life mountain climber Buntarō Katō, who is introduced to sport climbing after being transferred to a new high school and later dedicates his entire life to professional mountain climbing, keeping the ascent of K2's East Face as his goal. The manga won an Excellence Prize in the manga division at the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival.[1] It also won Best Seinen Manga at the 2011 Prix Mangawa Awards.[2]
References
- ↑ "List of Award-Winning Works". Japan Media Arts Plaza. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "Vainqueurs du prix Mangawa 2011". Manga-News (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2016.