Kaze no Daichi

Kaze no Daichi
First tankōbon volume cover
風の大地
Genre	Sports
Manga
Written by	Nobuhiro Sakata [ja]
Illustrated by	Eiji Kazama [ja]
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Original
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1990 – 2022
Volumes	84 (List of volumes)

Kaze no Daichi (風の大地, "Windy Plains") is a Japanese golf-themed manga series written by Nobuhiro Sakata [ja] and illustrated by Eiji Kazama [ja]. It was serialized in Shogakukan's the seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original from 1990 to 2022, with its chapters collected in 84 tankōbon volumes as of August 2022. In 1994, the manga won the 39th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.

Plot

The series focuses on Keisuke Okita, who takes up golf at the age of 24 and through talent, hard work, and good coaching quickly turns pro. After a good performance in Asian professional golf tours, he enters the British Open, where he falls in love with his caddy, Lily. He later participates other major golf tournaments, including the Masters Tournament.

Characters

Keisuke Okita (沖田圭介, Okita Keisuke)

Protagonist of the series. Keisuke had to leave university because of family problems, and now at the age of 24 has joined Kanuma country club as a trainee.

Masayuki Ugajin (宇賀神正行, Ugajin Masayuki)

Takashi kasazaki (笠崎孝, Kasazaki Takashi)

Publication

Main article: List of Kaze no Daichi chapters

Written by Nobuhiro Sakata [ja] and illustrated by Eiji Kazama [ja], Kaze no Daichi has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original since 1990.^[1][2] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 30, 1991.^[3] As of August 30, 2022, eighty-four volumes have been released.^[4] The latest chapter was published on May 20, 2022,^[5] and the series was put on hiatus;^[6] Kazama died of pancreatic cancer at 75 on October 2 of that same year.^[7][8] Kazama's last chapter was posthumously published in Big Comic Original on December 5, 2022.^[9][10] Sakata died at 76 on July 22, 2024.^[11]

Reception

In 1994, Kaze no Daichi won the 39th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.^[12] In 2021, the series ranked 88th on TV Asahi's "Manga General Election" poll in which 150,000 people voted for their "Most Favorite Manga".^[13][14]

References

1. かざま鋭二. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
2. 5月28日はゴルフ記念日 『風の大地』を読もう！ 【きょうのマンガ】. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. May 28, 2015. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
3. 風の大地　１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
4. 【8月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
5. ビッグ　オリジナル 2022年11号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
6. ビッグ　オリジナル 2022年12号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
7. かざま鋭二が膵臓がんのため死去、ゴルフマンガ「風の大地」「大地の子」シリーズなど. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2022. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
8. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 4, 2022). "Kaze no Daichi, Dr. Typhoon Manga Creator Eiji Kazama Passes Away". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
9. 故・かざま鋭二氏『風の大地』最後の原稿を掲載！｢オリジナル｣24号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
10. ビッグ　オリジナル 2022年24号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
11. 坂田信弘が死去、プロゴルファーで「風の大地」「大地の子」シリーズの原作者. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 25, 2024. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
12. 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 24, 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
13. テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！ 栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?. animate Times (in Japanese). Animate. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
14. Loveridge, Lynzee (January 5, 2021). "TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

External links

• Official website at Big Comic Bros (in Japanese)
• Kaze no Daichi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia