A Drifting Life tells an interesting tale. It falls into many of the pitfalls you would expect from a non-fiction work, in terms of irregular pacing, as well as not having any real arc to the story. However, it still manages to be incredibly well put together despite these shortcomings, and I had fun reading through it.
The tone of the story is often an uplifting and motivating one, with a few darker elements here & there. The whole story seems to work, though, as it feels very realistic. These aren't the trials and tribulations of fictional characters, but actual drama that happened to actual people,
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: 劇画漂流 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 48
Status: Finished
Published: Nov 20, 2008 to Dec 1, 2008
Demographic:
Seinen
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Tatsumi, Yoshihiro (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #9512 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #3160
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Mar 14, 2023
Gekiga is an art form that differs from the fantasy shonens of the time by focusing on everyday life and human experiences. "A Life in the Margins" successfully tells the story of Tatsumi and his collaborators, who created the gekiga trend and followed their passion for comics despite the obstacles.
"A Drifting Life" by Yoshihiro Tatsumi is an inspiring and captivating manga that tells the true story of the author and his quest to create a new genre of manga called "gekiga". This manga offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of Japanese comics, and the challenges authors faced as they sought to expand the scope ... 
Jan 6, 2019
Art 8/10
Plain, old, basically classic gageki. Deliberately done in an old fashion style to evoke a feeling of antiquity. Story 8/10 Just a biography of the life of Tatsumi and the hurdles he went through in developing a new style of manga. Characters 8/10 These are real people. Although an interesting choice by the author to rename himself and his family as characters, I believe his intention is to create a manga persona and not focus much on his family situation, which was portrayed as bad a the time but somehow fixed itself overtime. Enjoyment 5/10 Pretty boring at most of the time. The only thing keeping me reading this, ... 
Mar 29, 2024
Just finished reading A Drifting Life after having a positive experience reading The Push Man and Other Stories by the same author, Tatsumi Yoshihiro. This is a very long book, at almost 900 pages long and it tells the story of the author from 15 to his mid 20s. It’s a quiet and introspective autobiography about the author’s obsession with manga. This is an interesting book on several levels, one of them being his drive and passion for the media. This is something that always feels amazing to me, being a person without a great passion for anything, reading about people that have one great
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