Kaze no Daichi
Kaze no Daichi (Japanese: 風の大地, "Windy Plains") is a Japanese golf manga series written by Nobuhiro Sakata (author of Dan Doh!!) and illustrated by Eiji Kazama. It has been published by Shogakukan in Big Comic Original since 1991 and collected in 71 tankōbon volumes as of 2018.[1][2] It received the 1993 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.[3]
| Kaze no Daichi | |
 Cover of the first volume | |
| 風の大地 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nobuhiro Sakata |
| Illustrated by | Eiji Kazama |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Big Comic Original |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1990 – present |
| Volumes | 71 |
The series focuses on the story of 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)
Manga
The Japanese manga series Kaze no Daichi is written by Nobuhiro Sakata and illustrated by Eiji Kazama. It has been serialized in the seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original by Shogakukan since 1990. The chapters have been collected in tankōbon and are released by Shogakukan. The first volume of Kaze no Daichi was released on March 30, 1991.[1] As of March 30, 2018, seventy-one volumes have been released.[2]
References
- 風の大地 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- "風の大地 71" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2008-06-19.