After over seven years, Golden Kamuy has finally come to an end.

Golden Kamuy, serialized in Weekly Young Jump since 2014, is a survival battle manga set in Hokkaido at the end of the Meiji period about a quest to find a gold fortune belonging to the indigenous Ainu people. The story follows the adventures of Saichi Sugimoto, aka Immortal Sugimoto, who once played an active role in the Russo-Japanese War. He and an Ainu girl named Asirpa try to uncover clues to find the gold hidden by a condemned criminal on the island of Hokkaido. Some of the story's highlights are its careful depiction of Ainu culture and its unique characters.

During its run, the manga has won numerous awards, including the Manga Taisho award in 2016, and the Social Impact Award in the manga category of the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival held in 2021.

Fans can also look forward to a live-action movie that was greenlit in April 2022.

This collection of fan art depicts various characters from the series, including main character Saichi Sugimoto, Asirpa, who holds the key to the story, the king of prison escapes Yoshitake Shiraishi, and Toshizo Hijikata — the leader of the Hijikata camp.

Which character do you treasure the most?

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Are you familiar with Golden Kamuy? This popular manga is approaching its last chapters and rose to popularity once again in Japan after the publishing company made it available to read for free online for a limited period of time. The anime is available for streaming on Crunchyroll.

The story takes place in Hokkaido, after the Russo-Japanese War. Saichi Sugimoto, aka Immortal Sugimoto, is a former soldier in need of a large amount of money to carry out a promise he made to a dying fellow. He soon learns about a group of ex-convicts who are tattooed with pieces of a map leading to a huge amount of gold. At the start of his journey, he meets Asirpa, a young Ainu girl who teaches him about nature and hunting, and introduces him to the Ainu culture.

The series does a beautiful job depicting both the natural panorama of Hokkaido and Ainu society while keeping the story interesting with the right mix of suspense and comic relief. pixiv is brimming with fan art, from Sugimoto and Asirpa to the Escape King Yoshitake Shiraishi, Kiroranke, Toshizou Hijikata and Tatsuma Ushiyama's group, to Genjirou Tanigaki and Hyakunosuke Ogata, and many more.

Do these artworks bring back memories? Are you having citatap for dinner tonight?

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