Maguro Tosabune

Manga version of Kenji Saito’s novel about fishermen who spend 2 years out at sea catching Tuna.

This is basically the tuna version of Discovery channel’s Deadliest Catch. Everything from the process of fishing to the individual stories they tell about the fishermen are very similar. From grizzled veterans to young greenhorns, the struggles they experience on their voyage are all based on real life woes of real Japanese tuna fishermen.

I really liked Yuske Aoyagi’s art style. Reminded me of old school artists like Tetsuya Chiba. I was impressed with his ability to differentiate all the fishermen, mostly with sublte differences in the faces.

~dakazu