Jun 7, 2021
As there are no reviews, allow me to offer more insight on what the Ice Wanderer has to offer.
These are short stories. Some based on a memoir, some from elsewhere. As the title suggests, it uses themes of nature and animals well, as Taniguchi has spent decades being familiar with how to draw and utilise these effectively in his manga. Some stories rely more heavily on these settings.
This book is quite unique, as the driving force behind these stories are, in my opinion, their atmosphere. Instead of stories where there may be lessons to be learned or important revelations to be had, this manga is
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different as it really just uses the consistently-paced writing and the highly accurate depiction of reality to place you in a world where you will likely appreciate everything it offers, even if after reading a particular story you may feel underwhelmed.
To elaborate, the reason why I gave this manga a 7 is because I felt enticed to keep on reading due to an atmosphere unlike anything else I've read. Also mainly because the presentation is so professionally done by Jiro Taniguchi, who is an expert.
Despite the satisfaction from the tense scenarios that may include life or death moments and the satisfaction of being so easily drawn into a beautifully serene world at times, I can't help but feel underwhelmed by some of the climaxes within some individual stories. Perhaps this is inherently due to these stories being short or my compatibility with these types of stories but still, I only rate it so highly because it is such a nice package that deserved to be finished.
So yes, I believe if you do have an interest in this manga after reading the synopsis, you should begin reading any of the six stories here. Hopefully you will also be inclined to keep reading to the end every time as I did.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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