Keyaki no Ki

欅の木

Description

Keyaki no Ki is a collection of eight stories, selected from nearly two hundred of the great storyteller Ryuchiro Utsumi, these are the solid rock on which Taniguchi builds a deep, complex and mature reflection on daily life in Japanese society that has always been dominated by very strict schemes. Another masterpiece by Taniguchi, an author too huge to not be read.

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Genres
Drama Slice of Life
Activities
Daily Life Smoking
Locations
Foreign Entertainment Venues Art Gallery
Species & Creatures
Animals Pets
Themes
Reunion Marriage
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented Seinen
Narrative Tropes
Family Drama Death Tropes Death of Loved One
Work Info
Art Style Realistic
Settings
Weather Rain
Character Types
Middle-Aged Protagonist
Relationship
Family Divorce Neighbors Stepmother-Stepdaughter Relationship
Family
Parent-Child Father and Daughter Siblings Brother and Sister