 Alternative TitlesJapanese: 冬の動物園 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 7
Status: Finished
Published: 2005 to 2007
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Big Comic Original Zoukan Authors:
Taniguchi, Jiro (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #29692 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #8517
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Oct 7, 2018
This is one of Jiro Taniguchi's later works and being that, I was disappointed by how un-creative it was. It carries over cheesy tropes and dialogue from ages past which shouldn't be an excuse just because Jiro was much older when he wrote this. This was a coming of age story, that acts as a self insert of the author, though the main protagonist isn't really interesting in the slightest as the kid is mostly shy, sad, quiet, and doesn't talk much to others which doesn't blend well with a story based in reality. The majority of the other characters are also very 1-dimensional with
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Jun 3, 2021
The opportunity for a man of Taniguchi's stature to create something of this quality will inherently be appreciated by someone who is passionate about creativity and the opportunity it can bless people with. However, your enjoyment of this particular manga could also be dependent on your familiarity with Taniguchi and his other works.
I do recommend being familiar with at least one other work that Taniguchi has made before reading this to enhance your experience to its potential. What I valued from A Zoo in Winter was the very fact that this manga is a reflection of Taniguchi's early years as not only a mangaka, but ... 
Feb 3, 2023
The story of this young designer who after various vicissitudes finds himself working as an assistant to a successful mangaka, in this story Taniguchi puts himself and what brought him to success, his inner dramas and fundamental experiences for his work. I don't know to what extent it is autobiography and where the fictionalized story begins, but you feel that it is present more than in other works by him. In the story Hanaguchi finds a way to overcome her insecurities thanks to the fundamental help of Fukiko who encourages him to do better and he for his part wants to make the girl read
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Jan 16, 2024
“A Zoo in Winter” is a pleasant find for an evening in which you want to relax, take a light read and plunge into the atmosphere of your newfound life, where there is hard but beloved work and relaxation over a glass with colleagues.
The readers are presented to a story of a guy named Hamaguchi, who wants to find a profession he likes. This desire leads him to the busy Tokyo, where the protagonist is introduced to the hardships of working on a manga, lack of sleep, passionate colleagues and nightlife with alcohol. And this is not a story about a childhood dream with drama ... |
