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Published by Shueisha Magazine Weekly Young Jump Volumes 17 | 8.5/10 MyAnimeList Demographic Seinen Original run 2007 – 2012 Originally published 2012 Publisher Shueisha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Shinichi Sakamoto
Yoshirō Nabeda Similar Death march on Mount Ha, Vinland Saga, Akumetsu, Dorohedoro, A Bride's Story | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kokou no Hito (Japanese: 孤高の人) or The Climber is a Japanese manga series written by both Shinichi Sakamoto and Yoshirō Nabeda and illustrated by Sakamoto, based on a novel by Jirō Nitta. It was originally serialized in Weekly Young Jump from 2007 to 2012, with the 170 chapters later published into 17 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. It tells the story of introvert solo mountain climber Mori Buntarō, partially based on real-life mountain climber Buntarō Katō, who is introduced to sport climbing after being transferred to a new high school and later dedicates his entire life to professional mountain climbing, keeping the ascent of K2's East Face as his goal. The manga won an Excellence Prize in the manga division at the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival. It also won Best Seinen Manga at the 2011 Prix Mangawa Awards.