“Post-war veteran Sugimoto and Ainu girl Asirpa hunt tattooed convicts to find stolen Ainu gold in Hokkaido.”
Golden Kamuy
ゴールデンカムイ
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Synopsis
Post-war veteran Sugimoto and Ainu girl Asirpa hunt tattooed convicts to find stolen Ainu gold in Hokkaido.
Saichi Sugimoto is feared as the "Immortal Sugimoto" for his savagery on the battlefield during the Russo-Japanese war, but he is by no means a war hero. Sugimoto has been left to fend for himself after his release from the army for nearly killing a superior officer. Braving the rough terrain of Hokkaido, Sugimoto is now searching for gold in order to keep a promise to his lost brother-in-arms. His efforts have been fruitless for a long time until a mysterious traveler tells him of an urban legend that would rid him of all his troubles. According to the legend, a criminal stole the gold of the Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, and hid it away in a location that can only be found when a map—made not from pieces of parchment, but the tattooed skins of escaped convicts—is brought together. Upon meeting with a young Ainu girl, Asirpa, Sugimoto sets off in search of the tattooed prisoners, but many dangers await as soldiers and mercenaries seek the gold as well. Aided by Asirpa's knowledge of the lands, the two of them depart to find the stolen Ainu gold in a journey of revenge, murder, and greed.
What people say
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Derived from 31 sampled reviews
What 31 readers settled on.
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↓ 0.61
Running avg · Mar 2016 → Nov 2025
- 10 “And there goes Golden Kamuy. Absolutely, one of my favorite manga and also a masterpiece I'll never forget. Golden Kamuy brings a lot of unique and interesting characters, what sometimes was hard...”
- 10 “If you're on the hunt for a great story, look no further! I've recently come across one of the best stories ever and I can't rave about it enough. The plot is incredibly interesting and well...”
- 9 “I loved almost everything except for the last chapters from the last arc. So a 9 to 300 chapters and a 7 to the last 14 ones (its a figure of speech) so it gets a 9 because math me am good. The...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 314 × 31 ch × vol
- Total read 41h 52m approx
- Published Aug 2014 – Apr 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M32235 catalog