Cover of Kokou no Hito

Details

Status: Completed

Publication: 2007

Type: Manga

Author(s): Sakamoto Shinichi, Takano Hiroshi, Nabeda Yoshiro, Nitta Jiro

Artist(s): Sakamoto Shinichi

fr Ascension
tr Dağcı
en The Climber
id Sang Pendaki
he המטפס
ar المتسلق
ja 孤高の人
kk Шыңкез
uz Alpinist
zh 孤高之人

Kokou no Hito

Safe Award Winning Psychological Drama Tragedy Philosophical Sports

On his first day of transferring to a new high school, a loner named Mori Buntarou, is cajoled by a classmate into climbing the school building. Despite knowing that one misstep could send him spiraling to his death, he moves forward, and upon finally reaching the top, Mori experiences a sense of fulfillment. That feeling, which seems to be telling him, "You're alive!" gives birth to an adrenaline for rock-climbing.

On his first day of transferring to a new high school, a loner named Mori Buntarou, is cajoled by a classmate into climbing the school building. Despite knowing that one misstep could send him spiraling to his death, he moves forward, and upon finally reaching the top, Mori experiences a sense of fulfillment. That feeling, which seems to be telling him, "You're alive!" gives birth to an adrenaline for rock-climbing.