Ice Age Chronicle of the Earth
| Manga | |
|---|---|
| title | Ice Age Chronicle of the Earth |
| Original title | 地球 氷 解事 紀 |
| transcription | Chikyū Hyōkai Jiki |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Jirō Taniguchi |
| publishing company | Kōdansha |
| magazine | Afternoon → Morning |
| First publication | 1987-1991 |
| expenditure | 2 |
Ice Age Chronicle of the Earth ( Japanese 地球 氷 解事 紀 , Chikyū Hyōkai Jiki ) is a manga by Jirō Taniguchi . The work, first published in 1987 and 1991, can be classified into the genres of drama, science fiction and adventure.
content
In the distant future, humanity will live under the conditions of the next ice age. In the ice desert Nunatak, men and women work in the Tarpa mine, which extracts raw materials for the megalopolis Abyss. They have committed themselves to hard work because of good wages and in their free time they try to enjoy life in this world. Over time, however, the old, computer-controlled mine breaks apart, until a storm comes up and the climate seems to change. When the mine is cut off from supplies, the young Takeru is sent as part of a small team to the ice desert to go to Abyss and get help.
publication
In Japan, the manga first appeared from 1987 to 1988 in the manga magazine Afternoon published by Kōdansha and then moved to the sister magazine Morning , where it ended in 1991. The chapters have been summarized in two edited volumes.
In 2015 a French translation was published by Casterman , and in February 2017 the first volume was published in German by Schreiber und Leser in a translation from French by Marcel Le Comte.
reception
The German critics in Die Zukunft and Deutschlandradio particularly positively highlight the imaginative, inventive and detailed scenery designed by Jirō Taniguchi. It is also pointed out that the action- and adventure-heavy work differs significantly from the quieter late work of Taniguchi, which was previously published in German. Christian Endres in Die Zukunft even recognizes aspects of a space opera , but already sees parallels to Taniguchi's later works. The expedition's confrontation with nature is similar to that of the later works The Wanderer in the Ice and Summit of the Gods . Frank Meyer from Deutschlandradio recognizes in the book "a strong tension between speed and calming, many pages are designed very dynamically with panels arranged in different ways, then again a double-sided landscape in the old Japanese manner provides a break." However, the plot is much weaker, the figures remained pale so that the narrative tension only arises from the discovery of the world.
Web links
- Information on the German publication for writers and readers
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Endres: Summit of the Ice Age Gods. February 14, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Frank Meyer: Apocalyptic Ice Age Comic. February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017 .