Abandon the Old in Tokyo (manga)
Alternative title:
Tokyo Ubasuteyama (Japanese)
東京うばすて山 (Japanese)
Genres:
drama,
psychological
Plot Summary:
The second in a series of short story anthologies by the seminal gekiga mangaka Yoshihiro Tatsumi - this volume contains eight stories originally published in 1970. Thematically, Abandon The Old In Tokyo is a continuation of The Push Man: working class male protagonists in gritty urban settings dealing with poverty, alienation, sexual dysfunction and a general disconnection from society.
User Ratings:
32 ratings have been given [details]
Number of tankoubon:
1
Number of pages:
224
Vintage:
1970-09-13 (single chapter in Weekly Shonen Magazine)
Official website:
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 8-14 (Apr 10, 2012)
Tatsumi Film Wins at Dubai International Film Festival (Dec 15, 2011)
Tatsumi's Black Blizzard Listed by Drawn & Quarterly (Dec 1, 2009)
13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced (Apr 19, 2009)
Yoshihiro Tatsumi to Attend NYC's PEN Fest This Spring (Mar 30, 2009)
Tatsumi's A Drifting Life Manga Preview Posted Online (Feb 5, 2009)
Yoshihiro Tatsumi to Attend Toronto Comic Fest in May (Jan 23, 2009)
Manga Shut Out at Harvey Awards (Sep 30, 2008)
D&Q, Go! Comi, Tokyopop Schedule Titles (Jun 3, 2008)
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Story & Art: Yoshihiro Tatsumi | (none) | |||
Publisher: Kodansha | ||||
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