Kokou no Hito
Volumes: 17
First Published in: 1st November 2007
Creator: Shin-Ichi Sakamoto and Yoshiro Nabeda, based on a novel by Jiro Nita
The story of Kokou no Hito, (meaning Solitary Person) is a story of a solo mountain climber, Mori Bantaro who is introduced to sport climbing and decides to make his career in that very sport. The story follows a gloomy, silent and introverted Mori Bantaro as he discovers his passion for high places and mountains. He starts out as a member of High School Mountain Climbing club and works his way to become world class professional climber and finally climbing the most difficult trek in the world, K2.
The story of Mori is partially based on the real life professional climber, Buntaro Kato. It talks about loneliness, depression, self discovery and pursuing one’s passion.
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