Hikoutei Jidai
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Hikoutei Jidai

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: The Age of the Flying Boat, Porco Rosso
Japanese: 飛行艇時代


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 3
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 1989 to May 1989
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Comedy Comedy
Theme: Historical Historical
Serialization: Model Graphix
Authors: Miyazaki, Hayao (Story & Art)

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Score: 6.651 (scored by 326326 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #140932
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #15042
Members: 1,063
Favorites: 3

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Synopsis

"Hikoutei Jidai" is a 15 page all watercolor manga, which the animated film "Porco Rosso" is based on. It was serialized in Model Graphix, a monthly magazine about scale models, as a part of Miyazaki's "Zassou Note" series. Like other mangas in this series, "Hikoutei Jidai" is a manifestation of his love for old planes. It's filled with planes from 1920s (heavily modified by Miyazaki), technical details about them, and men (good-hearted and silly) who love these planes.

Compared to the anime version, the manga is much lighter and sillier (in a good sense). Other than being a "retired Italian Air Force pilot," Porco's past is not in the story, so there is no conflict with the fascist government, although the rise of fascism and the sentiment against it are mentioned. Gina doesn't appear at all, and Porco is basically a happy guy. Still, the basic story line and its charm are carried over into the anime.

In the air battle scene between Porco and Donald Chuck (Curtis in the anime version), Miyazaki wrote; "If this were animation, I might be able to convey the grandeur of this life-or-death battle. But this is a comic. I have no choice but to rely on the imagination of you, good readers." No one knew at that time, that we were going to be able to see this scene on the big screen as the animated movie "Porco Rosso."

(Source: nausicaa.net)

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Jan 6, 2022
It's weird to see that no one has written a review for this considering that the film adaptation of Hikoutei Jidai has almost 200 thousand members on MAL. So I'll try my best to give this a proper review.

The story follows Porco Rosso on three different advewntures which are loosely connected to eachother. These three stories would become key plot points in the anime film adaptation and they would work as the basis of the film. As the story is just three chapters long, it isn't that good. While the actual story of Porco Rosso is phenomenal, as a stand alone story these three chapters ...

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Where can I read Hikoutei Jidai?
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