Rising Sun
Finished this manga about a group of people who start their training to join the Japanese Self Defense Force. Although I thought their last training exercise dragged on for a bit, I really enjoyed this series.
Looks like they’ll be following the main character as he starts working as a ranger in the sequel series Rising Sun: Ranger & Rescue. Will definitely be checking that out in the future!
~dakazu
Rising Sun
A manga about a group of new recruits who join the Japan Self-Defense Force.
Interesting to see how similar and different the Japanese military is compared to US forces. Lots of training scenes and camaraderie between the recruits. Artwork isn’t the best but I would still recommend it.
~dakazu
061 – Manga in Motion 3 – Angel’s Egg
On this episode Seamus finishes Planetes, dakazu talks about the JSDF in Rising Sun and kids playing golf in Rising Impact. Then we get into a lengthy discussion about manga spin-offs of other manga and look at Mamoru Oshii’s anime art film Angel’s Egg(Tenshi no Tamago)!!!
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