Quest for the Missing Girl (1999)

Sousakusha / 捜索者

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  • Manga: Quest for the Missing Girl
    • Japanese Sousakusha
      Sōsakusha
      捜索者
      Type: Manga
      Status: Completed
      Published: 18.12.1999
      Volumes / Chapters: 1 / 13
      Publisher: Shougakukan Inc.
      Mangaka: Jiroo TANIGUCHI Author & Illustrator
      Adapted From: Original Work
    • English Quest for the Missing Girl
      Status: Completed
      Published: 15.12.2008
      Volumes / Chapters: 1 / 13
    • German Die Stadt und das Mädchen
      Status: Completed
      Published: 20.03.2007
      Volumes / Chapters: 1 / 13

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Blurb:
Mountaineer Shiga made a promise to his best friend following his tragic death in the Himalayas. Twelve years later and he is called upon to honor that promise.

When 15 year old high school student, Megumi, fails to arrive home one evening from school her mother calls on her dead husband´s best friend for help. Shiga abandons his refuge in the mountains and descends to the city to look for the girl.

With the police investigation at a standstill, Shiga has to go it alone. But the metropolis can be a much more hostile and dangerous ground than the mountains. What has happened to the youngster and will Shiga find her before it is too late?
Amazon-Beschreibung:
Als die vierzehnjährige Megumi eines Tages nach der Schule nicht nach Haus kommt, wendet sich ihre allein erziehende Mutter an Shiga, den besten Freund und Bergkameraden ihres verstorbenen Mannes. Shiga verlässt sofort seine Hütte im Hochgebirge und fährt nach Tokio, um das Mädchen zu suchen. Für den naturverbundenen Einsiedler Shiga ist die moderne Großstadt ein Dschungel eigener Art. Und auch das Gewirr aus Erinnerungen an den toten Freund, aus Gefühlen für Megumi und ihre Mutter Yoriko verunsichert ihn. Doch mit der ihm eigenen Geradlinigkeit und Beharrlichkeit gelingt es Shiga, die skandalösen und kriminellen Zusammenhänge um Megumis Verschwinden aufzudecken.
Texto de presentación:
Cuando Megumi, una estudiante de instituto de 14 años, desaparece misteriosamente, Shiga debe bajar de su refugio de la montaña para cumplir la promesa que le hizo a su amigo muerto en el Himalaya. Pero la metrópolis puede ser un terreno mucho más hostil y peligroso que la montaña. ¿Conseguirá encontrar a la joven antes de que sea demasiado tarde?
Texte du rabat
Shiga est gardien de refuge dans les Alpes Japonaises. Il y a treize ans, son ami Sakamoto lui a demandé, avant de mourir, de veiller sur sa femme et sa fille. Une tâche dont Shiga n’a pas eu à s’acquitter, jusqu’au jour où l’épouse de Sakamoto vient solliciter son aide pour retrouver sa fille disparue. Shiga quitte alors sa montagne et se retrouve rapidement à Shibuya, l’un des quartiers chauds de Tôkyô. Là se dévoilent le vrai visage de la jeune Megumi, et un monde de la nuit aussi dangereux que sordide… Jirô Taniguchi promène ici son lecteur des grands espaces à la jungle urbaine, jusqu’à un final magistral. Une nouvelle démonstration du talent de l’un des grands de la BD nippone.

Testo della bandella:

Shiga fa il guardiano di un rifugio sulle Alpi giapponesi: poco prima di morire il suo migliore amico Sakamoto gli affida la moglie e la figlia. Tutto scorre tranquillo nella sua vita, fino a quando la moglie di Sakamoto gli chiede aiuto per cercare la figlia, scomparsa in uno dei quartieri più caldi di Tokyo. Shiga abbandonerà allora le sue montagne per addentrarsi nella giungla della metropoli nipponica. Taniguchi continua a parlare di uomini in lotta, ma questa volta la natura è quella urbanizzata, e l’uomo combatte non con gli elementi, ma con il suo simile. Il noir rivisto da uno dei più grandi autori di manga esistenti.

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