Temujin (later to be called Genghis Khan) was born to the leader of a Mongolian clan with all portents of greatness: a glowing face and fire in his eyes. When Temujin is 11 years old, he meets a boy from another tribe--Jamuqa--while hunting down a deer. Before they can decide who will keep the kill, they save each other from stalking wolves. To honor their newly established friendship, the two boys become blood brothers, swearing eternal loyalty to each other as long as they shall live. After some years, however, both Temujin and Jamuqa have the ambition to contend for supremacy of Mongolia, and they become enemies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Wholloping Fun Manga Read,
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This review is from: Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea Vol. 1 (Paperback)
In 2006, Seiichi Morimura's book To the Ends of the Earth and Sea gave a new audience of readers insight into the life of Genghis Khan, legendary 13th-century ruler of Mongolia. That book in turn was adapted into an award-winning hit film known as Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea, a title shared by this new manga.
Neither the background on the history of the publication nor a basic understanding of Khan's epic life are necessary to enjoy the manga. The story is told again here, giving enough detail on Khan's life from a newborn baby up until his unprecedented uniting of warring tribes to form a great empire. Unlike the movie, the manga doesn't spend too much time on Khan's early life and boyhood, when he was known as Temujin. Racing to get to where the action is, the story doesn't quite fill in the details of Temujin's beginnings, but it certainly gives enough. The eldest boy, and with rumors swirling of his true parentage, Temujin seemed to have much to prove, and he did so. As a very young man, he meets Jamuqa, who ends up becoming his blood brother, and then later his sworn enemy. From the get-go, Temujin's life seems custom-made for manga storytelling. Perhaps because Nakaba Higurashi brings an interesting female perspective to the storytelling, Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea has a heart that mitigates some of the violence. To be sure, the manga is rated Teen+ by the publisher (meaning for 16 or older due to the violence inside), and it earns that rating (although no one would expect the story of Genghis Khan to be both lacking in bloodshed while still being remotely truthful). Perhaps taking some liberties with history, Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth is still a wholloping fun manga read, the kind that might appeal to new readers of the format. -- John Hogan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Short, sweet, and pretty,
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This review is from: Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea Vol. 1 (Paperback)
I bought my copy of this manga second-hand at a comic book convention in Philadelphia. I started reading it while I was sitting in my booth, and finished it that same evening in my hotel room.
I've since read my copy four more times. It's the first manga I've ever purchased for myself, and I'm glad I chose this one. I love history, and I'm somewhat familiar with the story of Genghis Khan already, so this manga seemed the logical choice. The story does gloss over Temujin's childhood, racing straight to the parts many people are more familiar with, but the story doesn't suffer for it. I think this book would be a good introduction to the history of Genghis Khan for teens studying history, because it's very approachable. Artistically, the book is beautiful. My sole criticism of the art is in the horses. Horses are so integral to the success of Genghis Khan's campaigns that it's a little disappointing to see the horses rendered with very little attention given to how a horse looks and moves.
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