Barrio lejano (1998) de Jirō Taniguchi: memoria y manga

Abstract

Jirō Taniguchi (1947-2017) was a Japanese mangacreator who drew particular praise in Europe. Taniguchi mixed Japanese mangaand Fraco-Belgian bandes dessineescomics. He worked different genresandcreated his personal poeticaland detailedstyle, as wecan see in A Distant Neighborthood.This manga, A Distant Neighborthood(Harukana machi ein Japanese and Barrio Lejanoin Spanish),is an semi-autobiographical history about JirōTaniguchi’s childhood. Hiroshi Nakahata, a middle-aged man, took the wrong train and travel to his birthplace at Kurayoshi (Tottori Prefecture). Nakahata is transported back in time and relive again his 14 years old. He is now a young student in 1963; buthe had all of his adult memories and knowledge. Inthe summer of 1963his father go awayand he want toknow the reasons.A Distant Neighborthoodis a lirical reflection of familiar memoriesand everyday stories