Furari by Jirō Taniguchi5/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Taniguchi said that he wanted to create scenery that seemed to express its own emotions. It was published in Japan in 2017 in an unusual full-color, landscape format. ![]() Taniguchi created Kōnen no mori (Light-Year Forest) in the last two years of his life, when he was battling illness. An exhibition in the same month at the Maison Franco-Japonaise in Tokyo put his exceptional talent on display. In December 2017, publisher Shōgakukan released two posthumous volumes including unfinished works by Taniguchi. His standing in France is apparent from his being one of just three mangaka to receive the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, alongside Akira creator Ōtomo Katsuhiro and Matsumoto Leiji of Ginga tetsudō 999 ( Galaxy Express 999) fame. He took inspiration from Franco-Belgian comic artists like Mœbius and François Schuiten, and most of his works are available in French. Taniguchi may well be more highly regarded in Europe than he is in Japan. A Distant Neighborhood), which won acclaim in the country. The Walking Man) and Haruka na machi e (trans. In France, however, detailed coverage in Le Monde and other press outlets primarily paid tribute to his solo works Aruku hito (trans. ![]() When manga creator Taniguchi Jirō died in February 2017, the majority of the Japanese media described him as the artist of Kodoku no gurume (The Solitary Gourmet), the series he was best known for in his home nation. ![]()
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